FOODS THAT ARE TOXIC TO CATS!

[@milk8182]

every time i tell my mom the cat can’t have a certain food she always pulls up the “but the cats where i lived ate anything” maybe bc those cats are strays and hungry so they eat anything to survive😐

[@gggg-tv9ud]

ME TOOOOOO

[@tres8737]

I feel youuu my parents don’t know jack about cats

[@arwasaad7573]

Same but instead of my mom it’s my sister I told her if you got a baby you don’t feed it left overs you feed it baby food so it’s the same with cats they eat cat food 👁👄👁

[@dilaisy_loone2846]

@@arwasaad7573 I mean cats in other countries eat anything and live long as hell

[@LunaticCultist15]

@@dilaisy_loone2846 AGREED. my cats eat chocolate normally lol

[@TheKisj]

Alcohol is toxic to every animal on the planet 😆 (yes, that includes humans too)

[@DKannji]

Humans have just found that the Intoxication is fun to experience in moderation.

[@shytown7083]

alcohol is party poison and i live by that

[@shameonyou1681]

so are all spices and foods like radish n garlic n onion that's what causes the burning sensation :D

[@basedintellectual9704]

Imagine drinking diluted ethanol and thinking you're healthy

[@bethanydavis9023]

Oh. So foods that make you have loose poops are bad for you. Makes sense.

[@Raynabananas]

Reminds me of those himalayan salt lamps that were really popular... and then one lady posted on facebook that her cat kept licking the lamp and warned everyone not to get those lamps because her cat almost didn't make it out. Would you perhaps do a video on random objects that aren't good around cats? For example, essential oils or certain cleaning agents?

[@danillerobertson9790]

Lavender kills cats. I used to use a lot of lavender until it killed my last cat. Before I got my Misser Kiddy, I got rid of all of it. It works wonderfully on humans for relaxing, but I am not chancing it.

[@Raynabananas]

@@danillerobertson9790 I'm so sorry to hear that !! :( Hope you are doing ok

[@danillerobertson9790]

@Rayna Bananas, thank you. It was a few years ago so I’m better. I just wish that it was something I knew before hand. Everything I have around Misser Kiddy, I google it first. I am super cautious about oils and food. Tomatos were left off the list and I hear that is super bad for cats as well.

[@Momma_AL]

I have one of those salt lamps (I don’t have a cat yet but I’m going to adopt soon) and I’m selling the lamp. The other things I have heard are bad for cats and I think also dogs is incense and candles. Even if they stay away from the burning candle, what the candle releases into the air is bad for them to breathe in.

[@tardisdance1236]

Glad I didn’t get one . .I was going to buy one to absorb cat odor but got these carbon purifying bags instead and they work great.

[@CP-nl1uo]

1:51 alcohol 2:10 caffeine 2:26 chocolate 2:44 xylitol 3:08 onion & garlic 3:50 bread 3:56 baking soda & baking powder 4:00 yeast 4:38 lactose intolerant 4:41 milk 5:20 grapes & raisins 5:48 nutmeg 6:04 salt 6:42 foods allowed in small amounts only: 6:55 avocado 7:26 fat 8:04 tuna 8:32 raw fish

[@selviselvi6039]

Thank you, I have a cat which gave birth yesterday, and not eaten anything

[@CP-nl1uo]

@@selviselvi6039 , ask a vet or at the zoo pharmacy what they have for young cat mommies

[@harikyt]

thanks a lot

[@TheJhoniceboter]

What are those numbers stands for?

[@CP-nl1uo]

@@TheJhoniceboter, minutes and seconds. Since the video had no contents (like in books, you know)

[@megabyte318]

I need a how to cats vs house plants

[@isobelb5750]

Yes! I second this.

[@Momma_AL]

Yes please!

[@quasimobius]

@@Momma_AL The ASPCA lists plants and foods that are toxic to animals. It's how I learned it's OK to indulge my Tommy's desire for roasted bell peppers. He thinks if I eat anything then he should get a share of it.

[@leylayasar86]

two of my cats have asthma and our vet told us not to have any!

[@debbiepoole2247]

I can't have houseplants anymore because my cats used to eat them. I grow grass for them to chomp on now.

[@thedarkcrystall]

So cat in the hat had it right then when he said no I'm lactose intolerant when he was offered milk. 💀💀💀💀

[@toriless]

yep

[@elvirag4197]

Please do common houseplants that are dangerous to cats.

[@dma93-ch]

yeah I have potted English ivy and I heard it can be toxic to cats, and I also have like 5 other types of plants so I'd really want to know before I go and adopt. I've been wanting another cat for 8 years, since I had to leave my last one with my ex, but I've gotten many plants since. I'm ready to throw away my plants and buy new ones if necessary.

[@suzannebowers8634]

@Marc-André Demers: Hopefully you won’t have to throw out those poor plants (unless they’re infested, then, by all means give them a little funeral, maybe play a dirge and call it a day.) Their green leafy lives matter too! 🌱 (No doubt I’ll get some backlash for that one 😬). Maybe they can be re-homed. Nevertheless, it’s a good thing you’re looking into this now before it’s too late. Best of luck for when you find your new furry feline friend. 😻

[@dma93-ch]

@@suzannebowers8634 yeah I hate killing plants lol but most people I know already have many. And I've got a couple spider mites that are in control here but could totally infest and devour the rest of the plants of the person I'd give them to. Giving and buying plants when you already have some is extremely risky if you don't have the space to quarantine the new ones and the knowledge to ensure they're not carrying something that could exterminate the others. I've seen it happen way too many times.

[@souljastation5463]

Talking about plants, my cat loves tobacco, I hope it's not dangerous.

[@toriless]

Just about any lily is not good, Day Lilies are fine for dogs but not cat and Foxgloves kill either, maybe even horses. Hostas are pretty common shade plants but I have mine where no cats ever goes and I have some strange cat wondering through every night, on the security video, and they never go there.

[@presleychar]

For anyone in a rush, the bad foods and drinks are: Alcohol Caffeine Chocolate Xylitol Onion and Garlic Baking Soda and Baking Powder Yeast Milk and Lactose Grapes and Raisins Nutmeg Salt Okay in small amounts: Avocado Fat Tuna Raw Fish I think this is everything, hope this helped!

[@joy-boblindskog6798]

Thank you!

[@jaz1551]

there is a milk commercial on now that espouses "even kitties love it!!" and showing a cat begging at the fridge door ... it drives me crazy that they (the Milk Board) would advertise something that is dangerous to cats just to promote milk =/

[@debbiepoole2247]

I used to buy kitten milk when my cats were younger.

[@lauramontgomery4674]

They make specialized milk for kittens to bottle feed, but also “treats” for adult cats that don’t have lactose.

[@theam4546]

I bought some of that Whiskas cat milk, thinking "Maybe my cat will like it, as a treat". She hated it. My old cat used to love chocolate milk, but he would only get a tablespoon of it when I was having some. This was back in the very early 00s so everyone were uneducated about cats. My current cat LOVES pancakes (the european kind). It's her favourite food and she won't leave me alone when I'm eating it (which is very rare, thankfully). She'll paw at my mouth and things like that. I do give her a tiny bit but not much. I just pinch off a little bit. I have no idea why she loves pancakes so much.

[@jadeauburn9220]

Please contact them!! They need to know it is harmful!

[@patricianoya]

Laura Montgomery i don't give it anymore to my cats, they got realy yellow teeth, now since a year their teeth are getting better.

[@Mikabell]

Lillies are EXTREMELY deadly to cats. It almost kills instantly. Most vets who have seen Lilly poisoning have never seen a cat live from it. So I would keep lillies out of my place (I personally think they are ugly anyway).

[@sherrihinton8567]

Thank you

[@tookitogo]

Mikaila Bell Well yes, but this video was about _foods_ that are toxic (meaning human foods), not about toxic houseplants. You don’t eat your lilies, do you? Right? :p

[@AmyLSacks]

@@tookitogo I think the buds of some lilies can be safely cooked and eaten... by humans, though. Not by kitties.

[@150mcl150]

It takes about 12 hours for the effects of lily poisoning to kick in. If they get treated before then, they have a high chance of survival. My cat experienced lily poisoning a few months ago; I got him to the vet about two hours after the poisoning and he was completely fine. But you definitely don’t want to have lilies around if you have a cat. I learned the hard way!

[@annabelutseth5455]

150mcl150 how did u know ur cat was poisioned?

[@pinkmochi5265]

I just adopted a little cute kitten this day, and this video is really helpful. Thank you for educating us.

[@bigjedimullet]

Congrats on your new buddy! Hope you have many happy years together. 😄

[@jonigore6630]

There are so many great videos by Jackson Galaxy. I have owned cats most of my life but I am still learning and Jackson's videos have taught me so much!

[@KandiXoXoXo]

Me too!! She was suppose to be a foster kitty but I fell in love with her so she is mine!!! I've been watching Jackson too because it's been years since I've had a cat and there's always something to learn. But congratulations on your new kitty 😺

[@pinkmochi5265]

@@bigjedimullet thank you very much

[@lapislazuli06]

That is so cute, hope it goes well and that you have many good times, and yes, take time to learn if u have any questions ❤🐱

[@larralo]

Since its Eid, im going to adopt myself a cat 🐱 and i’m very very excited!! But im also scared and worried that I might do something wrong so I want to know everything I should so I be the best owner I could possibly be for my wonderful cat 💕💕💖💖✨✨🐱🐱🐱

[@angi80]

This is great! I'd love to see a video on toxic plants, both indoor and outdoor (since I walk my boy on a leash). I recently had a friend almost lose her cat because it ingested just a little pollen from a specific kind of lily and that was how I found out that lilies are insanely toxic to cats. Then there are a lot of other common plants that appear to be toxic but only if the cat actually eats the leaves (so probably fine as long as you don't keep them indoors)... anyway, I would really love to see something more in-depth on this so that I know what I should be doing when I take my guy for walks.

[@thecatlady2710]

Yes I nearly lost my kitty Oscar because of an Easter lily he munched on.

[@angi80]

@@thecatlady2710 I'm so glad you didn't lose him! It was scary for me to realize I didn't know more about toxic plants + cats, I definitely think it would be a useful topic.

[@annesfeltedfriends]

Yes I would like to see a video on toxic plants too

[@paintnamer6403]

My foster cat would eat a little bit of tiger lily leaf and a friend who is an outdoors nature boy will eat the flowers. This year the cat lost interest in the tiger lilies but still chews and eats long grass.

[@angi80]

@@paintnamer6403 wow, that's incredibly dangerous. 😨

[@luathas1212]

We learned about the grapes being toxic when we almost lost our cat Gizimo after she ate about a dozen from our son snack plate while no one was looking. She is still around but has had liver issues ever since. And has recently gone blind. She is still very active and loving.

[@jenpierce2385]

Awe poor baby I wish all the best for Gizimo

[@flaminflamango5900]

how is Gizimo now if you don't mind me asking?

[@luathas1212]

@@flaminflamango5900 still up and going.

[@Nola5427]

Awe 💔

[@rosemaryclarke2348]

Oh what a shame!

[@Sleipnirseight]

Speaking of garlic, KEEP LILY FLOWERS AWAY FROM CATS!!! Ingesting just a teeny amount of pollen can kill them (lilies and garlic are in the same fam)

[@dma93-ch]

they are not in the same family, not even close. Still toxic, but that's not the reason why.

[@debbiesherrill7228]

Also Mistletoe, the red berries are very toxic!

[@toriless]

I had to pull dozens of pretty yellow day lilies from the back yard that the previous own left. I put a few out front where the cat never go. Cats always have a specific path they take through the front yard.

[@SassSafras]

I have asian lilley's growing outside and garlic, my cat does not go near them. Pretty sure if they haven't been in a house their whole life they know what's good or not, plus u don't see cats eat plants unless their stomach is upset or they desperately need something in their diet. On the other hand, I did have to bury a dead bat 🦇 she had on the porch this morning. it's usually bird feathers (cause she eats the birds.. taste like chicken) or mice or a chipmunk. She will trade them for temptations treats. I am 99% sure they're kitty crack.

[@StoryMing]

Jackson has a video specific to toxic plants to avoid.

[@ginnymaw]

Jackson - I live and die by your advice! I was raised in a family with cats and have just homed 3 old rescue cats, aged 8, 10 and 16 years. They gravitate towards wet rather than dry food and they love raw minced beef but I put out some tinned tuna and woke up to piles of vomit. I won’t give them that again. Thank you so much for all your helpful posts.

[@mayweallread4731]

The cat pianist is really talented carry the whole band

[@AlexiHolford]

Hahaha!

[@KarisMajik]

His parents must have been in the Aristocats

[@Luna11111]

😹😹😹

[@lorrie2878]

Good thing, because daddy can't sing!

[@christineheynen517]

:D

[@CombustibleCake]

My beautiful boy: Mother please spare me some of your food I am ever so curious and would love to try some Me, staring at a chicken thigh covered in 11 herbs and spices that's probably wreaking havoc to my own digestive and circulatory system: No sweetie eat your own food

[@basedyui._.3775]

Let me guess, you were eating KFC

[@Gamergirl-172]

i wash my chicken off so my cat can have some anyway lol

[@vanitamvelayudhan5638]

Give my dog kfc so far fine

[@Gamergirl-172]

@@vanitamvelayudhan5638 👁👄👁 please dont do that

[@boocrimson7720]

@@Gamergirl-172 I dig to the center of my tyson buffalo wing bites for clean plain meat just to share some with my cat. so i feel ya

[@iamanda211]

my cat be angry at me for trying to SAVE HIS LIFE

[@dma93-ch]

cats are like children in that respect

[@user-ze8fr9wq1t]

@Marc-André Demers heard people calling cats their “fur babies”, but never thought about it like that before, it is honestly so true tho!

[@KMuse-zr8kj]

Don't take it personally! probably in pain. Love him always!

[@jaytheamaturecook]

Me and my husband just got a stray cat,so these videos are very helpful.

[@CatMoth]

Wow, I didn't know Jackson is vegan! I'm glad he is like me, supportive of a cat's diet regardless of our life style.

[@cai0409]

I’m vegetarian and some of my cats food/treats gross me out (freeze dried salmon, ew) but you should never keep your cat from eating meat!

[@CatMoth]

@@cai0409 Exactly! I don't eat anything from an animal because I don't have to, but I don't hate others if they absolutely need to.

[@ellenbrooks8061]

Same here! It honestly makes me angry when other vegans try to make their cats eat vegan too. Makes me want to shake them. They're obligate carnivores!!! Stop it!!! If you want a vegan pet, get a guinea pig! 😂

[@fionawang6202]

Agreed! Cats need to eat meat, they will die or get sick from malnutrition if on a vegan diet. I have nothing against vegans, however, I am against vegans who do not feed their pets what they are supposed to eat. A cat's body cannot get all the nutrition they need from plants.

[@micanikko]

@@toflow1177 But why should you make your cat vegan?? Its not part of their natural diet in the wild.

[@giustyyt]

I don't know where the "cat drinks milk" stereotype came from, but it's so annoying. My parents insisted on giving my kittens milk, no matter how much I told them that cat's can't drink it, yet they were like "but cats drink milk, everyone knows that"! I had to look it up on google and show it to them before they were convinced xD Anyway, great video, your channel has been really useful to me. Also, I had no idea tuna had mercury! Though I did know that cats had to eat a different kind of tuna than humans.

[@irtap404]

Thing is they love it, it's hard to not to give them the milk when you see them drinking it so happily

[@muhammadzazulirizki1000]

In my case, Tom & Jerry series is the one to blame. There are countless scene promoting that and it made me believe that milk is actually good for cat

[@giustyyt]

Muhammad Zazuli Rizki that's understandable. As much as I can criticize others, to be honest I also used to believe that milk was good for cats. And yeah, it was mostly because of Tom & Jerry in my case too, along with other animated shows and movies.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

@@muhammadzazulirizki1000 Several ancestors were farmers; and my grandpa was a dairy foreman. Old time farm & barn cats were not at all lactose intolerant. Nor was the stray my grandma adopted.

[@leglessinoz]

Some cats can drink cow's milk and some cats can't. Almost all the cats I've had were just fine with milk.

[@mmedefarge]

Most of my cats have been strays and they had absolutely no interest in chocolate, caffeine, vegetables or fruit. Fruit and vegetables were only of interest to them when they were round and could be played with. I did have one cat who lived in a bar and followed my roommate home only to devour her FULL glass of Chablis when she left it unattended. I wound up adopting my little bar-fly and kept him on the wagon for the 15 years that he lived.

[@susanvandermerwe4679]

Well done!

[@toriless]

I have never met a cat stupid enough to try coffee or alcohol. The problem with dogs is the WILL eat chocolate or drink beer unlike a cat.

[@mmedefarge]

@@toriless The bar cat I adopted was only given wine and snack foods so he became used to drinking wine, poor fellow. It's why he escaped and followed my roommate home. He wasn't "stupid" by any means and was the best mouser I ever had. He also loved people and was a very affectionate kitty. He became one of my all-time favorite moggies and I will never forget him.

[@kathymisuraca5047]

Feral cats like Leo...the first year he lived with me...wouldn't touch human food. The he really changed in a big way...like GIMME that chicken breast and the mashed potatoes too....and while you're up I wouldn't mind some yogurt ..lol

[@aspensulphate]

"...only of interest to them when they were round..."? What does this mean? Are you using "circular logic"? 😊

[@lolalechat7743]

My tomcat could eat anything: cake,French fries, bread, ice cream... It used to make me laugh, but I am going to be more careful from now on. Thanks for the reminder Jackson.

[@allaboutmycats454]

As well as with people, sometimes strange cravings are because the animal is not getting what it needs in it’s regular diet.

[@patsys5357]

The good thing is that you’re informed and now don’t let your cat eat that.

[@CrowClouds]

​@@allaboutmycats454 Actually humans and cats will desire french fries, ice cream, cake and bread no matter if they are "getting what they need" in their diet.

[@paulbains9152]

This is just the right place to drop this information . A lady was using a joint pain cream , " Voltaren - Gei 10 % ' . It contains Dicdofenac and Flurbiproten . She had about 6 cats that often sat on her lap . They got some of this cream on their fur while playing , and later licked it off , Al but one cat died , A Vet confirmed it was this cream .

[@stacyrice814]

Purrfect place for that warning!!! I use that for my hand pain. My cats are attracted to it & try to lick my hands afterwards. I was worried it would be harmful so I luckily haven't let them. After 10 minutes from applying it, you can wear gloves, so I do. Then it can be washed off after 1 hour. I'll let others know about this from now on. Had never heard of this medicine until it was prescribed to me. Now I'm finding lots of people who use it when I apply it in public. It's truly a miracle drug for arthritic hands!!! Nothing else has ever given me relief, not even the morphine when I was hospitalized after major surgery, my hands still ached. Thank you soo much for sharing this information!!! 😻 I always read the information sheets included from the manufacturers. This does not have any warnings of it's toxicity to pets. Guess none actually do that, but I think it would be wonderful if they did. Glad I followed my instincts!

[@c8Lorraine1]

Thank you for sharing your information with us

[@Nekoakira12]

Thank you so very much for telling me! I use that cream, so I will be extra careful from now on!

[@Kimo0tJJ]

Ohmygod O_O Thank you so much for this warning. I use this stuff for my joints.

[@jerimegarcia960]

Jackson: "A ball of meat? Ew!" Meatballs all around the world : 🥺

[@feralbluee]

~~~LOL~~~

[@heathercollins4741]

My kitten has recently become an avocado thief!!! He gets super excited over it. Good to know he can have a little bit!

[@jack0cat]

Thank you Galaxy my cat loves it when I have steak I will always cut them into bite size chunks and he just goes crazy I avoid the fatty areas and not in an excessive amount. My wife used to think I could harm him but I told her that he is “technically” still a wild animal. I love your show My cat from hell and this channel as well. You’re awesome.

[@dumpstermeow]

We need a video on what Jackson recommends for a homemade raw diet.

[@TheIdeabaker]

dumpstermeow Yes, we do!

[@mandiwhite4190]

I am also curious as to what raw meat is ok. I worry because raw chicken is so dangerous to humans and Jackson said raw fish is dangerous because of the amount of mercury. My cat hates anything beef so what raw meat is ok??

[@divine.healing]

AGREED!!!

[@Kayvel54]

@@mandiwhite4190 There is a company that sells raw meat for raw home diets. If you do a google search you should be able to find it, but they use cage free chickens from local farms, rabbits, duck, pheasant, ect. The only meat I would not give a cat is pork. if under cooked you can risk the chance of them getting a parasite, but there has been no reported cases of the parasite in many many years. So just do research and go with what you think is best based on the information you can find. Don't listen to vegan "experts" when it comes to feeding pets.

[@YouTubeBinge-q1p]

@@mandiwhite4190 I'm equally concerned. I wish I could give my cat raw food! But U.S. meat is so contaminated with all sorts of things that are rendered more harmless when cooked off (for example, e coli, salmonella). So I'm going to cook my cat homemade meals, and I'm using a supplement blend from Holistic Vet that adds back what they need into the cooked food. I'm just starting this weekend, so wish me luck that she likes it!

[@amberhoward7807]

47 dislikes are the cats now not getting their daily milk bowl anymore...

[@holly205]

Cats: Darn them humans they found out >:T

[@LadyCoyKoi]

Nope. the dislike is due to this mans' cultural ignorance. He should go to Cuba. Cats over there eat all of this and other things , yet still live pass 16 and 18 years of age without any problems. This is a diet problem for spoiled shitty Americanized cats.

[@holly205]

Juci Shockwave Dude. Just chill, ok? Like please calm down. Maybe get off the internet, breathe and come back :) There are so many calmer ways you could have said that. 👍 Maybe instead of attacking people and cats, show us some statistics? That would be very helpful!

[@Nimbithefallen5326]

Juci Shockwave yo wtf?? Are you okay??? Like can you be kinder about it instead of insulting American cats like they can control that?? Why are you so hostile about it? Do you think the general public wanted that???? You should have explained in a better way. I don’t know what personal resentment you have against different lifestyles, but if there was a serious issue you should have said it without calling someone’s lifestyle “spoiled”. Imagine directing that energy towards a kid instead of a cat. “Kids in other countries can eat anything, it’s a diet problem for spoiled shitty Americanized children”. That’s a horrible thing to say. It’s their environment, not them. Calm tf down.

[@holly205]

Sky The Angel :3 Thank you :I

[@sarahb8147]

My cat DESPERATELY wants: muffins, ice cream, Chinese food, salmon, pepperoni, and sometimes eggs. I always have to watch out when leaving a plate unattended!

[@Neerja1905]

Sarah B my cat is the same! He is crazy for milk and allll dairy products

[@The-Cat]

Yep chinese food, the fried chicken is his absolute target

[@felixhenson9926]

are eggs not okay? whenever I've had a sick cat who won't eat the quickest way I've found to get them eating again is with scrambled eggs!

[@The-Cat]

@@felixhenson9926 cooked in oil (fat) or butter (fat ) grease/fat is not good

[@slinkytreekreeper]

@@felixhenson9926 I find microwave scramble eggs a nice treat from them, it's safe. No fat and I get to share some eggs he loves so much. I just do mine in the pan. Even a little fat isn't that bad, most cat treats owners feed them have around 20% fat so I don't give them that junk food on the daily. Titbits of lean meat is a far better snack all round.

[@muzhaffaralluwiealan4653]

Thanks Jackson.. my brother bought vitamin pills for my cats, which the main ingredients are yeast, garlic, thiamine and etc.. yup that'll go in the trash bin right now..

[@Maxy_9090]

Honestly I'm fearful that I'm feeding my cat & kitten the wrong brand and kinds of cat foods, and that I'm over feeding them..I just want them to be healthy and live a long happy healthy life full of love and play 🐾❤😺

[@wonderwonder30]

I would love to hear more about the raw food diet and I would love to hear your opinion on how to help an overweight cat lose weight when all other options have been exhausted. Thanks Cat Daddy!

[@jpteknoman]

making it lose weight is easy. buy chicken breast fillets, cut them in pieces that are at about the weight of a small bird and give one piece in the morning and one in the evening raw and have the cat play a lot. no other food, no treats, and ignore any begging. you should add a piece of another type of meat at about the same size every other day for some extra nutrients. cats can survive for a long time with nothing but a single mouse or sparrow a day as food so this amount is more than enough if you get your fat cat to burn the stored fat through exercise.

[@dorenX]

jpteknoman I agree with most of your comment, however feeding a cat raw meat is not as simple as giving them pieces of chicken breast. The food needs to be complete and balanced. If you think about it, a mouse that a cat would eat has bones and organs. As a general rule, feeding a cat raw meals should include 80% muscle meat, 10% organs and 10% bones. It is not healthy to feed cats non-complete and non-balanced meals.

[@littledabwilldoya9717]

dorenX when my cat catches a mouse, she eats the head first. Gross to listen to, but hey, I figure that’s intuitive, AND. keeps the mouse from ‘playing dead’ and running away when the cat starts to lose interest!🙀😹🤷🏻‍♀️

[@1Hawkears1]

The aspca link he put in the description says not to feed your cat raw meat. Most experts and even the CDC say you shouldnt :(

[@martinpalmers9061]

Hawkorvan shut up stuped. u sound like a five year old kid trying to be cool, wtf? what do cats eat in the wild? fcking man made food? think before you type, raw food is the best for cats.

[@Rise876]

The point about raw meat is that, yes, cat's can absolutely eat raw meat that's very very fresh, as in a prey that they've just newly killed, but raw meat that's given by a human is a completely different story. Raw meat given by a human has had time to develop all sorts of bacteria, it's not the same as a very fresh kill.

[@one_smol_duck]

Yeah, raw meat that's been processed by humans is way different from raw meat from a mouse they've just caught. Hell, we could safely eat significantly more raw meat if it was ultra fresh

[@evilsharkey8954]

The reason we cook meat is because it kills parasites, and humans that didn’t get parasites from eating raw meat tended to pass their genes on to more surviving offspring. Our ancestors have been cooking meat since prehistory. It has nothing to do with processing. Cats never stopped eating raw meat in their evolution. Until very recently, they ate rodents, insects, and birds along with human food scraps. Their guys can handle things we can’t. Domestic meat animals in developed countries rarely have the types of endoparasites and pathogens they used to, and humans still contract food borne illnesses mostly from contaminated produce and mishandled poultry. If anything, I suspect the reason not to give cats raw meat like beef or pork is because those aren’t meats cats evolved to eat. House cats didn’t take down pigs or cattle. They’re too rich and fatty. Similarly, you shouldn’t feed beef to Venus flytrap. It’s too rich for them, and the traps rot. I had one that ate buffalo wing meat, though.

[@tookitogo]

Evil Sharkey What do you mean “until very recently”? Cats still eat rodents, insects, birds (and other critters, too, like rabbits (which aren’t actually rodents!), reptiles, fish, and amphibians). Cats worldwide, even in western countries, kill billions of songbirds every year. They do this even if they have food at home, since cats have a strong hunting instinct.

[@lorrie2878]

@@tookitogo I can testify! I get dead little birds on the porch and little lizards partially eaten. Cats are hunters. Dogs can be, too. If I yell "get the bug!" all the beasts come running. P. S. I do not use pesticides in my home!

[@fuzzypumpkin7743]

It's also farmed in ways that make the possibility of disease a little more likely than in the wild.

[@siljemartins7447]

7:43 the bird in the middle takes a shit and the poor little dude underneath him almost got it in the head, he noticed it tho and shook he's feathers. I died.

[@miked9000]

common sense has always made me laugh when i would hear a "vet" say you need to cook poultry, fish, whatever, to human standards. meanwhile, my cat is on my back porch devouring a dead rat, nose to asshole, and everything in between. I am more concerned with worms, or even bot flies. thanks, Jackson.

[@toriless]

My cats was smarter the that. He knew to avoid the certain organs.

[@miked9000]

@@toriless Yes, I am sure your cat is the Einstein of the cat world. My cat does not eat the fur, or the digestive tract as well, the comment was made to illustrate a point, not give a history of his eating habits.

[@irtap404]

Lol when I'm chopping meat, my cats meow so much asking for a bite. Once I cook it they must think I spoiled it as usual it and just leave 😅.

[@A.Martin]

@@irtap404 my grandparents cat always loved when they went rabbit hunting, as it got the organs when the rabbit was cleaned out. Raw and still warm.

[@melaniesonier6493]

My beagle ate raw wild bunnies, raw salmon or trout, raw deer or moose lolll.. we hunted with him but stopped hunting when his health declined. He had a very bad heart murmur and his last year was awful. Bad CHF and was on medications. We lost him last december at 10yr. Best boy ever💕 We adopted our tortie/calico cat in march😸 The only thing she loves to eat aside her food and normal treats are fresh garden peas and not the pod loll she is wierd😆

[@TheCrazyDamon]

A lot of these I didnt know about. Crazy that milk is toxic, I remember always seeing it on TV and cartoons growing up.

[@atriyakoller136]

@@outlawtornuk666 I feel like I've never seen a lactose intolerant cat in my life, but I try not to give my cat milk unless she asks for it, which is rare, and she doesn't have problems afterwards, but I'm always on the lookout. But I also feel like cats can actually be mutating towards being able to digest milk, since I really have seen a few cats in my life and all of them were fine with milk and didn't have any issues after drinking it. Although they definitely prefer water, and I always have fresh water available for my cat

[@ashleyw9111]

I don't think it's technically "toxic" but will give your cat an upset stomach. Straight up milk is always a no-no but cheese or yogurt have considerably less lactose and can be given as a treat in moderation depending on your cat.

[@Ikajo]

It can wreck havoc on their digestive system. You can by lactose-free milk though.

[@carolined5001]

My cat loves mango for some strange reason. He started begging for it when we were eating it & I researched it & it was okay in small quantities. 💕

[@marenkuether-ulberg3311]

Our cat Hannibal adored mango but mostly papaya. We lived in Puerto Rico and so had fresh, wild fruit in the yard. We eventually had little papaya starts under the railing where he ate. He was also a prolific hunter!

[@lerwenliu9263]

Many thanks Jackson! Must reduce Tuna!

[@Exposingscammers]

I actually had some chocolate yesterday (Chocolate with nuts) and some broke away and hit the floor. I instantly got down on the floor looking for it as it was a perfect bitesize for my cat. He came rushing over and I found it just as he went to lick it. Saved just in time. Later in the day I was chopping raw onions but made sure he got none. It is so easy for this stuff to accidently fall on the floor (especially when chopping onions). Like all cats my cat always seems to find a used dirty plate to come lick. You've got to watch them like hawks or maybe wash your dish straight away which is annoying when watching a movie.

[@ninaw3748]

I had a cat with food allergies, it was even more work to make sure she would never eat even a crumble of anything other than her dry food. She couldn't have any other food, no treats, definitely not lick a plate or pan. Otherwise she would feel so itchy she should scratch and scratch until hair and skin came of, and it takes months for a wound like that to fully recover. 😱

[@IrishHeart]

Thank you so much!! So many people confuse "unhealthy" with "Dangerous" Some things as a once in a while treat are ok! Its just like humans, we can eat a peice of cake on occasion without fear of destroying our livers :P (im not saying cats should eat cake lol)

[@vsm6847]

Thanks for this. My cat has pica and will eat literally anything, so I have to be very careful. I'd love to see a video about pica and how to keep cats with pica safe.

[@tittlezz5636]

I just learned something new. I have two kittens (first time owner) so i been learning thru these vids

[@merylthepearl128]

I had a Siamese that would eat the sleeves of sweaters and the cuffs of socks... apparently this is very common...especially in the males. Breeders call them "Wool eaters" although mine was just as happy with nice polyester!

[@corvusblack7362]

My cat has pica too, he mainly goes for plastic... 😔

[@gabyap1010]

The dislikes are from the cats who don’t ger their daily milk bowl anymore from owner.

[@HikariTheGardevoir]

Cats are the perfect representation of someone who is lactose intolerant. I've never met someone who was lactose intolerant and wasn't prepared to risk it all for some cheesy goodness. Likewise, I've never met a cat who didn't try to steal any dairy products when presented with the opportunity. One even tried to jump on the table to lick the butter once.

[@fuzzypumpkin7743]

I'm lactose intolerant and I resemble that. Though, thankfully, I can eat reasonable amounts of most cheeses without issue. Or ice cream. Never, ever cheese followed by ice cream. And never straight milk.

[@firefly620]

I'm lactose intolersnt and I've learned to live with dairy free alternatives. I've begun to love the taste of my plant milk in my coffee more than I ever loved cow's milk :) only thing I haven't given up is mozzarrella on my pizza cause there's no worthy alternative yet

[@scarlett.23]

Firefly can you eat hard cheese? I could live without milk or cottage cheese... but I can’t imagine my life without pizza quatro formaggio 🙊🙊🙊

[@kategerber2893]

My god yes. I have 2 cats and one is, thankfully, super picky and doesn't care about most people food. But the other is like a feline garbage disposal and will eat nearly anything. He goes INSANE for cheese. Any dairy product, really, but especially cheese.

[@dma93-ch]

I just buy lactase enzyme drops and put them into milk, then let it activate for 24 hours before drinking the milk. It's pretty cheap on Amazon. You can also make your own yogourt and ice cream (and cheese if you're motivated) from milk and cream you've treated that way. I wonder if that milk could serve as an occasional treat for cats, or to moisten dry food for a cat who needs it.

[@twoships]

Yes! I love this content. More about cat diets, please! My cats are overweight and I'm trying my hardest to give them the best diet to help them lose weight.

[@emmekinsthesquirrel8126]

I saw a picture of some insta famous cat licking a beer bottle and was so shocked and worried that so many people are going to see that and think it's ok

[@theRealestBarbieD]

What people do for social media entertainment 🤦‍♀️😒

[@gastech7188]

Our male cat (17yrs old) has loved watermelon since he was a kitten, but we limit the amount. The 2 females could care less. Love them all. Thank You for all you do to help the feline cause. If you visit San Diego please go to the Gaines St shelter (SD City & SD Humane Society) and ask to see the kitten facility across the street.

[@johnzengerle7576]

We had a cat who loved cantaloupe. She lived to twenty years old.

[@Ashley-fj3hq]

I also had a cat that loved cantaloupe!! What's up with that? 🤔 I always thought it was just her.

[@ChaosAT]

What is that

[@johnzengerle7576]

Cantaloupe is melon. It is a fruit.

[@hayden6383]

@@ChaosAT if you're from Australia like me, we call them Rock Melon. We also live upside down however.

[@ChaosAT]

@@hayden6383 oh no, I got relatives there but I'm from Austria, but with ur word Google spite something out I understand and we call them honey melon or rather the German word Honigmelone.

[@emifujii3145]

There have been a couple of times when my cat jumped onto our table and licked our soy sauce dispensers and I don’t understand WHY

[@empressnikaila]

Salt. Soy sauce has lots of sodium and tastes salty. What animal doesn't like the taste of salt to some degree?

[@EHiggins]

Jackson Galaxy: "A Ball of meat, that's so gross" Me: Laughs in Italian from inside Ikea

[@LadyTreyah]

Yup considering chop meat/ground beef is really burgers in the making LOL

[@EHiggins]

@@LadyTreyah Wait until Jackson Galaxy hears about meat loaf.

[@LadyTreyah]

I'm not dumb, I actually love veggies too but I choose to eat meat as well. It doesn't make me ignorant, it make me someone who has the choice of what I ingest. You do you, Beau boo.

[@EHiggins]

@Anonny Moose Maybe, if you would have had some animal protein you would have replied faster than two weeks later.

[@LadyTreyah]

@Anonny Moose Long ago my ancestors hunted, and when they did they ate not just to survive but they made sure every part of the animal was used. We thanked it for giving its life so we may survive. We thanked Mother Earth for the vegetables we ate. We thanked Father Sky for the air we breathed, and the waters which replenished our bodies. I never waste food, I eat till my fill and no more. I give thanks to the Creator for what I have every day. I respect all things. Life is filled with Balance. It is a necessary thing. Without it nature becomes imbalanced and we suffer for it. The same question can apply to the grain and wheat, potatoes and corn we harvest. What right do we have to just take what Mother Earth provides? It is balance. Things must die so other things can grow, renew. That is how it has always been.

[@rikakemp6274]

Excellent info and advice thank you very much Jackson Galaxy if only all cat owners could inform others! And educate them! Thank you!

[@Petrichorscreen]

I do not OWN a cat. But i will share this information! Several precious, cute, little lives depend on it!

[@GnosticAtheist]

From a fishing family here. Back in the day, my family had several cats that only consumed fresh fish, or at least it was their main source of food. According to those examples it was not a problem. However, they were outdoor cats and it is not possible to know what else they had in their diets as we also had a small farm on the property and they worked as pest control.

[@trychillipie]

Raw food diet really depends on the animal, the freshness of the meat and the place. From where I come from, I wouldn't trust how they handle meat. Unless you are confident that your dealers follow strict sanitation standards, I'd rather not risk it. Edit: I get that some of us grew up feeding raw food or even the food mentioned above that should not be given to cats and still they get to live long lives. Good for those cats. We all have our own ways of caring for our pet. You want to feed them raw diet, sure. For me, I don't just feed my pets dry kibble. I always cook them a balanced meal I can serve along side their kibble and supplements, as advised by my nutritionist and vet. Not because I treat them like humans, but because I am aware of their specific needs. We aren't making any less of our cats by not feeding them raw food. Cooked meat would make them just as happy and healthy with less risks.

[@gothic_oma]

That's a good point. My German mother used to wash raw meat before she prepared it for us. Not ground meat, but solids like slabs of steak, pork chops, chicken, etc. Sounds kind of crazy, but maybe she was onto something.

[@sockeranna]

@@gothic_oma Iirc washing meat might just spread possible contaminants around. If you make sure to cook the meat properly there shouldn't be a problem.

[@gothic_oma]

@@sockeranna She was super clean and careful, so in her case I wasn't worried about accidentally spreading anything. But you are right, properly cooked meat takes care of that problem. She used to just freak me out about how some butchers just throw meat around, drop on floors, etc. Haha.

[@jpteknoman]

cats are not humans. humans have evolved for thousands of years to eat cooked food and this means that our gums, teeth and guts are not capable of handling raw meat. we traded the ruggedness of our digestive system for other things because of our environment and way of life. cats have been feral hunters up to 100 years ago. they lived among humans but were not domesticated nor did they have specifically designed cat food. they ate pests like rats and mice that are carriers of all kinds of pathogens and their digestive and immune systems were and still are capable of taking care of them. so unless your local butcher is lacing the meat with toxins, even if the meat was on the floor or even in the toilet its perfectly safe for the cat to eat.

[@Mishian]

@@gothic_oma Not really. The surface of the meat contains bacteria, but when you cook the surface, they die. That's why you can have a blue rare steak without getting sick. This does not apply for meat like chicken though. This is also the reason why ground beef should always be cooked properly, because when you grind it, the bacteria on the surface gets mixed in with the other bacteria free meat, and possibly contaminating it. This is also the reason why products that contain ground meat spesifically state that it needs to be cooked before consumption (like sausages, pre-cooked patties, meat loaf etc) But if butchers dropped meat around, I understand why your mother was concerned. That's not how it should be handled in developed countries...!

[@ashleighmellon6631]

Very informative. Thank you Mr Galaxy

[@bbikermama]

Can you make a book on homemade cat food recipes?? Thanks Jackson!!

[@flatty_patty]

when i was at my grandmas place, there's like stray cats come by and she only feeds them bread and nothing else, i tried to tell her and others to not feed them she just ignored :/

[@juliansilva371]

Yeah some family members are like that

[@claudiaGonzalez-vj5lx]

maybe she secretly knows this and she hates them

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Modern cat foods include lots of grain (organ meat flavored grains and soy.) And Cats evolved to eat the whole-mouse, etc, including what was in its stomach. If the cats like the bread and it seems they do, I don't see anything wrong with it. Jackson is scientifically wrong when he claimed "Yeast in bread will swell up..." Baking kills the yeasts. Bread won't rise in a cat's stomach, nor in ours. --My source for cats eating mice stomach contents and how pet foods are made: GULP, by Mary Roach, an excellent read, esp if your inner mid-schooler is still OK.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

@Chaotic Except it isn't.

[@sunmoon2812]

I really liked these tips =D thank you. My kiity is an avacado fiend though, he can smell it on my breath if I eat some without him and will paw my lip (no claws) till I give him some. I have no idea why he likes it so much! but its adorable =)

[@juliac9080]

Omg the cantaloupe comment at the end! I used to house sit for a fat grey cat named Ruby, and she was allowed a few spoonfuls of cantaloupe a day. She loved. I always thought the sugars in the fruit contributed to her overweight....

[@marianacastelo1626]

My cat loves the smell of coffee and he usually tries to steal it from me, I always give him a slice of ham or something to he get him distracted from forbidden nectar of the gods

[@nardalis4832]

Make sure the ham isn't salted. Some things like ham and shrimps are usually pre-salted. I do think they can handle small amounts of it though. If not, they might just throw it up :p

[@cheepymcpeepy]

7:45 look at the bird on the bottom, just got pooped on. 😂

[@nozveratu5020]

Looks like I am not the only one noticed that

[@jsfbay1]

Good eye(s) gentle people! I didn't catch it. But I'm laughing my butt off now :-)

[@DanceForrestDance]

Lol and then it looks up... great!

[@heathervona7883]

I saw that too...LOL

[@crischansan]

Looked for this comment lol

[@valericaambrus7105]

Keep making these videos, they're really helpful. They sure helped me educate myself about my cat. It would be really nice if you could do a video about how to stop your cat from destroying your plants and flowers. 🙀😻🐈🐱

[@ObamaoZedong]

I had to put my plants in a separate closed room in my house.

[@NatashaDiedricks]

My cat (16 yrs), is a coconut oil addict. He has a little bit morning and evening and I noticed an improvement in his mobility and tremors as a result. A Google search indicated it was okay in small doses, but I wish there was a more in-depth study on it.

[@Momma_AL]

Who else gave this a like immediately after the singing intro? 😂

[@jenmalcom7004]

You've apparently never had to fight a cat for your bread! 😂

[@lisaspikes4291]

My cat likes pannetoni. Luckily I only have it around Christmas time.

[@murdermysterymissing8044]

Is he starved? Cats don't usually like bread.

[@lupitasoup1703]

I’m a 90’s kid and you just taught me that everything I was taught in the media is false. I been letting my cat drink milk and cheese like nothing cuse I grew up being taught that cats CAN eat tuna and milk. Makes me sad.

[@jessicadeel8913]

They can eat tuna in small amounts. I grew up thinking cats could have milk to, then i learned later that it gives them horrible diarrhea, like when someone eats too much taco bell, lol

[@lupitasoup1703]

Spectralōcēlōtl I know what your saying but from someone saying “read more books” you have horrible spelling.

[@lupitasoup1703]

Spectralōcēlōtl thanks for the advice.

[@kiraPh1234k]

I'm also a 90s kid but was never confused about milk not being good for cats. I'm not sure what motivation you'd have to believe anything you saw on a media outlet (especially since most programs are just for entertainment, not for education. And I'm certain I saw 0 educational programs telling anyone to feed milk to cats), but the idea itself is silly. Why would a cat need milk? Milk is drank by baby animals in the wild, it's a meal specifically made for the young of that species. It doesn't make sense to give it to anyone else. Even most humans are lactose intolerant, it's something like 30% of adult humans that have enough lactase to digest milk, and those are typically concentrated around the areas where cattle have been farmed (i.e. western society). But anyways back to main point: Yes the media is full of non-educational information/false information/etc. No education should be based on entertainment.

[@lupitasoup1703]

kiraPh1234k stfu mr/miss*perfect.

[@kellyjohnson3617]

I switched my cat to an all raw meat diet and her digestive issues have pretty much disappeared. She had such horrid flatulence and extremely stinking feces. Now I smell nothing fowl in her box and her indigestion has stopped. She loves it and she looks and acts like a kitten again. Her fur is so soft and vibrant. I love how much better the house smells too. Lol

[@feralbluee]

i know it’s just a computer spelling thing, but when you said your house no longer smells fowl, i almost lost it, it was so funny. you mean you also had chickens and turkeys running around your house? whew, glad you put them outside. now you and your kitty can live in peace. LOL so glad your cat is so much better :) 🐈🐾🐈‍⬛🌷🌱

[@wintermoon7003]

​@@feralbluee What? I fail to see the humor. Unless your very young. And I'm not saying that as an insult. That is the only thing that makes sense.

[@samsamsoup]

@@wintermoon7003fowl also equals bird meat (:

[@garchomowner]

Please make videos of everyday objects that are dangerous for cats. I read stuff like shoelaces, rubber bands, ribbons, etc.

[@LadyVader33]

I need advise because this is seriously making me angry: a family I housesat for has a human who doesn't listen to the vet about NOT giving the household pets chocolate ice cream sandwiches and other human food crap. In fact, obesity and other toxic nutrition issues already killed one household pet. Has anyone else here witnessed a similar situation? Can this be reported as animal cruelty?

[@KoopaKontroller]

Nothing wrong with making a report, would be good to have evidence. But also be ready for never talking to them again if they figured out you were the reporter.

[@IbKinHaan]

I didn’t know cats couldn’t drink milk. There’s so many cartoon references

[@maymay5600]

cow milk they can't drink, i think even the cats know they can't bring it

[@Cerinaya]

It's like rabbits and carrots. Carrots have too much sugar and should only be given as treats.

[@areliz751]

Just how carrots are in cartoons with. bunnies but bunnies in real life can’t eat a lot of carrots as they are high in sugar

[@MXB2001]

Yes, cartoons are a good source of info about the real world.

[@danillerobertson9790]

@MXB2001, 😂😂😂

[@kathistriggow8928]

Thanks Jackson. I appreciate you 🤗

[@quil72]

I've learned this Halloween that my cat really likes pumpkin seeds. I always have to google whether or not something is okay for her to eat because I never can remember all of it

[@Lenjoker]

My baby girl does too!!!

[@KaRiNa-pj9sb]

@@Lenjoker Pumkin seeds without the shell or do they eat it all?

[@ilv1]

@@KaRiNa-pj9sb I think it goes without saying... WITHOUT THE SHELL. We can't digest the shell as humans, I doubt they can and their guts are smaller, might get harmed by the hulls.

[@God_of_Calamity]

I would remind people who have houseplants and/or flowers around to know what they are as cats can get poisoned if they eat the wrong plant, especially poinsettia. Cat grass and rosemary are a couple good plants to have that won't cause an emergency trip to the vet.

[@missb8652]

Thanks for the information. I was drinking Bailey's once and spilt a few drops on the floor. I went to grab a wet cloth to wipe the spillage and needless to say, by the time I entered my living room to clean it up, my cat was licking her lips and started to self-groom..... with not a drop of Bailey's left on the floor. My cat is fine (I was in more of a panic than her), but I've never drank Bailey's again, lol.

[@drakeishoterthanyou]

your videos are very helpful and entertaining! thanks for all of the great content :)

[@JosephKerr27]

When sharing food, I usually just give a chunk of unseasoned meat from what I've cooked: chicken, salmon, etc. Some of my cats go crazy for milk, ice cream, and simple cheeses like provolone, but that's very sparingly.

[@koivunen2489]

My cat refuses to eat uncooked meat. He's a silly city boi.

[@karenelizabeth1590]

Ha ha, mine too! If I offer him raw anything he just walks away like "I'm not some cultureless savage, woman!"

[@fuzzypumpkin7743]

I've had four cats and none of them would eat raw meat, or cooked (without herbs or salt). They wouldn't/won't eat freeze dried meat treats, either.

[@hani786ish]

Same here.

[@stefanmarchione6757]

😹

[@Spacey7]

That was interesting but I think it would be more helpful to know what is best to feed your cats on... 😼

[@K.Marie119]

Clearly, giving them what their ancestors ate, raw meat, is going to be the best. I buy ground meat (that includes organ meat) that's specially prepared for cats and then mix in the recommended supplements. If you can't do that, for whatever reason, the next best thing is going to be freeze-dried versions that you reconstitute. And after that is commercial canned food that had zero fillers like potatoes, cranberries, etc. (Just because it says "grain free" doesn't mean it's not full of plant based foods that cats can't digest.) Ingredients to steer clear of include meat byproducts and rendered fat. (These are everything that gets discarded when manufacturing meat for human consumption) A quality canned food will have the first 5 ingredients be whole ingredients like chicken, liver, duck, rabbit, etc. There's debate about the safety of carageenan and guar gum/guaran in cats. You'll have to decide for yourself if you want to avoid it or not. The only hard and fast rule about what to feed your cat I would suggest every cat owner follow is do not make dry food their primary food. Cats do not posses a strong thirst deive like dogs and humans do. They've evolved to get the majority of their fluids from the meat they eat. Cats that are only fed dry food have been found to be chronically dehydrated and have much higher incidence of urinary and kidney problems. My parent's cat had suffered from cystitis and regular UTIs, even after being put on a "prescription" food. (Prescription pet foods are a gimmick. There is no special criteria or oversight that a company has to comply with call their food a "prescription." The only difference is the price and where they're sold.) A few weeks after switching her to wet canned food, the problem disappeared. It's been 6 or 7 years and she hasn't had a single problem since. We still give them some dry food to munch on if they get hungry between meal times, but it's limited to 1/2-3/4 cup per day. I'm on mobile at the moment but can post links later to all the resources I've scoured and follow for my own cats' nutrition. They're all written by DVMs and one comes from someone who worked for Menu Foods (the makers of Iams, Science Diet, Royal Canine, Pedigree, etc.)

[@Spacey7]

@@K.Marie119 Hi. Thank you for all the information. My son has cats & one always has a runny stools & I've suggested after some research that he try changing them over to a raw diet specially produced for cats. I'm working on getting him to do it. Also thinking of changing my dog to a raw diet as the benefits are amazing so I've read. Appreciate you taking the time to write out all that information, so thank you again, much appreciated 😊

[@christopherellis2663]

Meat? Gizzards? Fur and feet. Mice, birds... the usual stuff that upsets dumb yuppies

[@toriless]

lean meats and some veg?

[@K.Marie119]

@@toriless No, don't give cats plant based foods. They're obligate carnivores. Cats can't digest plant matter like dogs or humans.

[@lenorabautista9450]

Thanks Jackson, I will stop giving my cat tuna. She has become an addict to it. Appreciate so much finding out about this.

[@kristacarr6124]

My mom just got a kitten last year and she has given me full responsibility for her and my mom is planning on giving me the kitten when I move out

[@chelseawhite7117]

“A ball of meat. Eugh, gross!” Do you mean a meatball?

[@shytown7083]

my favorite thing used to be to share a whole rotisserie chicken with my cat,, i would share with the other cats, but my room is his territory :)

[@pmbluemoon]

I would LOVE for you to make this a series! Thank you for this Jackson, I have a geriatric rescue cat I found on the streets (around 16 years old or so at the very least) who loves cheese, tomato products, lettuce, popcorn (I take the hulls off before giving him the pieces) and I've always wondered, WHY doesn't he like the cricket treats I get him? I assume he used to eat bugs/mice out when he was an "outsider" with no claws (whoever had him before me, or catch and release?) declawed him in a bad way and neutered him. His ear is clipped so I assume he was catch and release. I hope you're having a great week and thank you so much for your help, advice and being who you are! 💯😎👍

[@toshahiggins9696]

That poor boy. It is so cruel to declaw a cat, especially if your going to put it back or in the wild. They basically put him in a war zone with no weapons or tools. Lucky you found him.

[@pmbluemoon]

@@toshahiggins9696 I'm grateful I found him too! He's been my buddy ever since I found him. I agree that declawing is cruel, and whoever did it, really did a bad job to begin with. 😳 Right now he's all curled up on my couch snoring away all happy, warm and safe 😻

[@tie42013]

Good to know for Bread products. We have a rescued stray that is down right obsessed with bread. Since day one, does everything he can to get to any bread product he can. We'll be sure to keep our bread products safer

[@tamiajackson]

Probably because he was accustomed eating it ..

[@tie42013]

@@tamiajackson yea hard to say. Found him hiding under my wife's truck from some local kids trying to put him in a box with a string attached... poor thing was dirty malnourished, and looked to have lost a nasty fight with another cat. Took him inside, quarantined him from my other cats, and found him to be exhausted but super sweet. 2yrs later, and he is my best friend attached to my hip, but really likes bread

[@aspensulphate]

Humans are no different. We eat (and drink) all kinds of things that are not good for us, and often get absurdly fat and unhealthy in the process.

[@iangoppert6564]

My cat drank some of my coffee when she was a kitten 😬. I’m glad she didn’t drink a lot.

[@empittman1]

My cat loved to drink coffee from time to time.

[@elvirag4197]

I’ve actually been super lonely to the point of crying since December so I’m looking at adopting a cat. I don’t mind if he doesn’t always want love, just having company would be nice (although I’d love to shower it with love). Your videos has helped convince my cat-hating bf to support my choice. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@adriancacencu]

If you have a bf and you feel lonely you need a new bf

[@ktaarnia]

You should totally get a cat. It will transform your life.

[@Mohit-hz4ho]

I guess since all comments are about your bf, I'll tell something I've seen in cats, spayed female cats who have been socialized well are usually the way to go. my roommate got lucky with her adoption, as Dot(tiny lil squishy squishy now 2yo) is hands down one of the friendliest cats I have seen irl, granted I have seen very few but dot, she never fails to comfort her human. Goes and sits on her lap , walks around the laptop claiming both the digital contraption and her human with her scent, asks for pets and she even sulks when her human doesnt give enough attention! Find the right cat! Else you might have to put in a lot of work(whichis mostly patience and repetition if interactions to make them comfy with you, if you ask me its 80% coz of bad socialization and care during fostering.if you dont mind the work, any willing catwould be fine! (willing coz, some cats really just dont wanna be inside, please help them if you find one)

[@NdnUrbanCat]

If you have a bf who hates cats, you best get a better bf!

[@elvirag4197]

@@adriancacencu No. People need more in their life than just their partners such as friends or family which I don’t have. I also am disabled and my partner was working everyday 6-4 and studying 4-8 supporting me. No I don’t need a new bf so don’t act like you know peoples circumstances before telling them they need a new relationship lmao

[@merlefaibisoff8188]

Thank you for your information and would like to know more about their food especially a cat of 5 months old.

[@daisyharris4247]

Oh thank you so much for sharing this. My second cat Kyarah loves to steal my leftover lettuce and tomato from my vegan burgers. I usually don't allow them to eat table scraps but I used to let her eat the lettuce and tomato in moderation. Like once a month literally. I call her my vegan Kitty cause it's a struggle to get her to eat healthy meats but she loves to chew veggies.

[@dominiquefitzgerald7862]

My cat thinks his vegetarian too I’m slowly teaching him to eat some different meats but he is so fussy. He gets a bit of dry food with it to make sure he eats enough he gets occasional veges as a treat his fav is orange sweet potato and spinach the top fave.

[@damama630]

As a kid, I had a cat that would all but arm wrestle you for Jello and would drink a coke right out of a glass. Little booger lived for 23 years. He was the only one that we ever let it happen to but always makes us laugh in conversation.

[@jy840]

“A ball of meat ew” Forgetting that people eat those over their strings of grain and egg and mashed up tomatoes

[@zofyrose]

i believe Jackson is vegan

[@leila_de_hautjardin]

@@zofyrose Yes he is !

[@nardalis4832]

I think he was sort of thinking a football-sized ball of meat :p That.. might be a different level than the regular meat balls lmao

[@taleeaheadley4177]

I love you SO MUCH for always talking about eating RAW. It's the best thing for them.

[@imaginationgal1]

My big question is why there isnt rodent flavoured cat food. Or even "songbird mix". It seems like rodents would be easy to "farm" for cat food.

[@felixhenson9926]

Seems like the majority of cat food is made from leftovers from the animal agriculture industry, so basically anything humans won't eat or which doesn't have any other use gets sold to cat food companies. This means there's zero set up for cat food companies to get their main product. So it's unlikely that any would pay to set up to start farming and all of the associated (high!) costs of doing so.

[@imaginationgal1]

@@felixhenson9926 there is rodent farms set up for snake food already. They could expand their product range. And cats eat more often than snakes so it would be increased profits.

[@craigbenz4835]

There's a marketing problem with rodent and songbird cat food. People buy cat food, not cats.

[@felixhenson9926]

@@imaginationgal1 true!

[@toriless]

My cats love watching birds.

[@JimmySquiky]

My cat likes bread but now I'll be more careful when I bring it back. I didn't let her eat to much anyway.

[@mexyqueen29]

Jimmy same!! 🥺idk about it till now

[@kbaz6658]

Yeast in baked bread is dead. Not going to grow when eaten. Call bs.

[@PhoenixLyon]

All my Tuxedo bois have loved bread, (I don't give it to them, they steal it!) and will mug me for a glazed donut.✌

[@purplefireweed]

@@kbaz6658 caption on this vid specifically said *unbaked* bread, along with pics of bread rising pre-baking.

[@JimmySquiky]

@@PhoenixLyon Mine steals it to ! She goes head deep in the paper bag XD

[@savvapouroullis7927]

Why on earth would people feed a carnivorous animal things like grapes, chocolate or nutmeg? Like... What?

[@Joeykm1972]

Baked goods have chocolate nutmeg and sometimes raisins, but they also can have milk and butter and eggs, which can attract cats.

[@irtap404]

I was thinking I might have given my cats a bit of burger that contains garlic... Same with raisins, might be into other food 😓

[@cai0409]

I agree. Though some cats like weird foods and their owners might just give them something they want without thinking of what’s in it.

[@KatLovin]

I doubt most people feed their pets those things but it’s a good reminder to make sure that people are careful and don’t leave those foods out.

[@moodymauve-1906]

I am planning on getting a cat after summer(not so sure) and until now,this channel is the best source of information yet,I seriously don’t know how to thank you for spending all this time just to teach us about cats and how to keep them safe If your a new cat owner or you will get a cat,I highly recommend subscribing to this channel

[@Lhiwnes7279]

Im always telling my friends milk is bad for em and ofc they never believe me. Will have to remember this video so i can give em a reference next time.

[@meismeems1]

We think if we crave something then it should be good for us... Not true.

[@jesuguru2394]

Milk isn't bad for humans unless they're lactose intolerant (like me), in which case they (and their cats) can enjoy lactose-free dairy products or their substitutes.

[@oliviab.9194]

7:43 Thank You, Random Bird, For Dropping A Load On Screen.

[@huntley101888]

and the one underneath looked up and was all, "WTF, man? "

[@hannahhenderson1113]

I used to have pet fish that my cat ate. But he's also eaten lilies and poinsettias which I've heard are poisonous to kitties. I'm starting to think he refuses to die. Still doesn't mean I'll let him eat them! But he's a sneaky boy.

[@xRollermaniacx]

Even small amounts of any part of a lily leads to multi-organ failure. I think that "cat" might be something supernatural in disguise.

[@crazycats535]

You should NEVER have poinsettias in the house with a cat. It could die!

[@missnaomi613]

Wow, I wonder how many lives he's used up... I know, I shouldn't make light of pet health. Sounds like your cat is blessed with a tougher constitution than most.

[@blisswkc3344]

Thank y'all so much dearest 🌹 Y'all such an inspiration 🥰 Appreciate y'all from the bottom of my heart 💖 Be Blissful Eternally 🙏👼🌈