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Warpy

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42. Alpo might be better

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 06:34 PM

Apr 2013

About the only cat food I could get past my nose was tuna. It could be made into a fair tuna salad/egg salad hybrid and I think that's what most people talk about when they talk about eating cat food. I would imagine it does fair tuna croquettes, also. Premium brands of poultry plus liver and giblets might be used to make a decent pate to spread on crackers. The rest of it smells pretty awful, although the cat seems to like it.

I do know a woman who fed her STBX Alpo on her way out the door. He told her it was the best thing she'd ever cooked for him and then she was gone. I imagine, based on that, that Alpo is likeky more palatable.

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Has anyone here ever eaten cat food? [View all] avaistheone1 Apr 2013 OP

Get Ready For Mice - They Are Cheap If You Can Catch Them. TheMastersNemesis Apr 2013 #1

My stomach turns thinking about that. Ewwww. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #9

Haven't you heard? Jamastiene Apr 2013 #29

Too damn expensive. dawg Apr 2013 #2

Ramen kills. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #11

I'll find out LittleBlue Apr 2013 #3

Not yet... HubertHeaver Apr 2013 #4

It's bland and greasy. Needs a lot of salt. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #5

I am salt sensitive. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #12

When I was a kid we had a neighbor who ate it for some time until my mother and some ladies of the hrmjustin Apr 2013 #6

Sad. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #14

That is true. I have 5 cats and i spend about 200 a month on food and litter hrmjustin Apr 2013 #16

Never, but there are some big, fat squirrels in my neighborhood. WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #7

Here's a primer from Granny avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #19

Yee-haw! I've seen possums in my yard, too... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #22

Squirrel stew RantinRavin Apr 2013 #68

Hmong Squirrel Stew WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #70

A friend of a friend used to eat canned dog food LeftInTX Apr 2013 #8

Many cats bring their dead prey home to their humans as a gift. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #10

Mine brings home gophers. No thanks. I'll go vegan before I eat one. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #35

I played a joke on my sister's friend and made her eat a cat treat tabbycat31 Apr 2013 #13

It's better than dog food. reflection Apr 2013 #15

Yup....When I was being initiated into my college fraternity we had a pedge banquet... Armstead Apr 2013 #17

Sounds less disgusting that the real thing, fish eggs. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #37

I'll second that! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2013 #78

Here is the menu for Fancy Feast: TexasTowelie Apr 2013 #18

I'll pass on the pot. It will cost $$ and just make me hungry anyway. LeftInTX Apr 2013 #54

A somewhat twisted and morbid joke. TexasTowelie Apr 2013 #60

LOL - Texas Towelie. LeftInTX Apr 2013 #80

Dry dog-food is edible... or was when I was a child cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #20

As I recall, Milk Bone Dog Biscuits were pretty good. A little tough, but they kept my teeth clean. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2013 #21

Yes Milkbone was ok tasting...hard to eat and HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #25

Del Monte needs to introduce "Milk-Bone Senior" Buns_of_Fire Apr 2013 #34

At the time in my life when I ate Milkbone, I would have softened in Diet Dr Pepper. HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #36

Cat Food Fritters... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2013 #79

Surprising how many of us had sampled the dog biscuits when we were kids. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #40

I ate Milk Bones too! Freddie Apr 2013 #45

LOL - I ate them too MadrasT Apr 2013 #59

Dry cat food wasn't bad. Jamastiene Apr 2013 #27

Gravy Train wasn't so bad... n/t cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #61

I tried some Meow-Mix once just for the hell-of-it. BlueJazz Apr 2013 #23

As far as nutrition goes, dog food would be better suited for humans than cat food. Jamastiene Apr 2013 #24

We used to have tea parties using dog kibble siligut Apr 2013 #26

Not cat food, but I used to eat the dog's biscuits when I was a kid. Cleita Apr 2013 #28

There was a point in my childhood where a couple friends and I seemed to be... JVS Apr 2013 #30

Yes. Kibbles are better than the wet stuff eridani Apr 2013 #31

No, but I might have had a dog biscuit when I was a kid. MrScorpio Apr 2013 #32

I used to eat our spaniel's charcoal biscuits. dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #41

I think we need to invent an underground economy. Cleita Apr 2013 #33

At various times there have been productive conversations here about that very thing Hekate Apr 2013 #53

It's just a brain fart right now. Needs some work, but I think if everyone works Cleita Apr 2013 #56

It would make a difference in the community, but also in the souls of individuals Hekate Apr 2013 #57

Let me know when you put it up and I will help you keep it going. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #58

It's up now Hekate Apr 2013 #64

Truth? Yes. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #38

No but my cat eats my Turkey Jerky.... AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #39

Alpo might be better Warpy Apr 2013 #42

Alpo is good. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #74

If as happens on occasions dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #43

There should be another forum added. aandegoons Apr 2013 #44

The Cooking & Baking Group will rise to the occasion Warpy Apr 2013 #51

Eaten plenty of canned corned beef hash from the food bank Glitterati Apr 2013 #46

When I was in boarding school, we got hash once a week. Cleita Apr 2013 #50

Sometimes we get an itty, bitty can of Vienna Sausage Glitterati Apr 2013 #52

Is it because it's donated? Cleita Apr 2013 #55

Refrigeration Glitterati Apr 2013 #69

there are canned hams that do not require refrigeration. I used to keep one on hand for niyad Apr 2013 #75

Yum! That sounds heavenly! Glitterati Apr 2013 #76

Yep same here. redqueen Apr 2013 #62

Wet or dry? Rex Apr 2013 #47

KurtNYC routinely eats dog food. KamaAina Apr 2013 #48

Thank gawd some of the staples like tuna, pb, rice and beans are cheaper still than cat food! riderinthestorm Apr 2013 #49

Nope, I've eaten out of the trash though. redqueen Apr 2013 #63

No. Never... Callmecrazy Apr 2013 #65

I prefer beans and rice, cheaper and healthier madville Apr 2013 #66

I'll do beans and rice MNBrewer Apr 2013 #67

Exactly, cheaper and better tasting. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #72

I've never understood the cat/dog food thing madville Apr 2013 #73

Here's one persons opinion Revanchist Apr 2013 #71

Beans and Corn together form a complete protein, just as good as meat. raging moderate Apr 2013 #77

its that 1 of the 'substitutions' those economists are talking about? pansypoo53219 Apr 2013 #81