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By weird I mean outside of regular cat diet, things like cornflakes, ketchup or banana bread (these are real examples from my and my friends' cats).

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It has a flavour!!

[–] christian@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

One of mine likes chewing on wires to electrical devices. He used to do it only occasionally, but at some point he got the hint that I'm shooing him away when he does it and now he'll start whenever I'm at the computer and he's upset I'm not giving him adequate attention. He stops by and stands up against the chair to let me know he wants attention, and if I explain to him that I'm working on something and you'll need to wait, he'll immediately move to chewing at the wires.

This along with the fact that he's more interested in me the second I start talking on my phone means I have to leave the room absolutely any time I want to answer or make a phone call.

I love him and he might have the happiest disposition of any cat I've met, but he's really an asshole sometimes. He pounces me when I'm sleeping sometimes too which can really hurt if his nails get me.

Olives, corn, Taco Bell hot sauce.

Ranch dressing, plain white rice.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Corn and peanuts. Either of those might as well be cat treats.

[–] God_Is_Love@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oat milk and nutritional yeast. And he barely shows interest in any other food we eat; not meat, not even wet cat food.

We're flabbergasted!

[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You eat wet cat food!?

Edit: Hi Charlie Kelly, nice to meet you

[–] God_Is_Love@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I saw that joke coming when I wrote it but was too lazy to rephrase 🀣

[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I'm glad you left it. Gave me a good laugh

[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Phone charger cords.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 3 points 2 years ago

Last one: keyboard

[–] tophneal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Anything with cheese flavored powder. He'll lick that stuff off sun chips, Doritos, Cheetos, etc

[–] jimp@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Popadoms. If there’s any left after curry night he will search them out and eat the lot

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Cat food probably

[–] Lennnny@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Cookies! He's not interested in salmon, ham, cheese, tuna, or any of the usual things. But you have a chocolate chip cookie and he's in your face until you give him some. He's not allowed the chocolate, and I don't think that's what he wants, he just loves the sweet beige American diet.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My cat didn't have a particular food, he just wanted anything I was eating. One time he caught me off guard as I put a piece of chocolate (dairymilk oreo bar) to my mouth and took a big old chomp out of it.

[–] RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

😱 I hope your kitty was ok after that!

[–] QualifiedKitten@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I let my cats sniff almost everything, and they usually walk away. For example, today I let them sniff some both raw chicken that I was preparing for my own dinner, and both gave it a few good sniffs before walking away. Most recently, I discovered that my youngest enjoys peanut butter! I believe it was the same cat who has also tried to eat my dried mango on multiple occasions. It was either my oldest or a friend's cat who repeatedly took me up on the offer of banana chips.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I know a cat that loses it's mind for Nutzo, the one with a bunch of different nuts. I've seen it even get the classic dog and peanut butter mouth situation going on too lol

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