Purina Cat Chow: Cat Care Center: Nutritional: Peculiar Eating Behaviors

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Subjects in this section include: nutrients essential to keeping your cat physically healthy, feeding tips, nutritional needs of senior cats, switching foods, things to avoid feeding your cat, and more.

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Topic: Peculiar Eating Behaviors

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My cat sometimes munches on my Mexican Lavender plant. There doesn't seem to be any immediate effects, but are there any long term ones?

My cat loves to chew on anything, like cardboard, paper, leather chairs. What do I do? Is he lacking some vitamin?

I have observed two of my farm cats licking at loose soil in the yard and apparently eating small quantities. Why would they do this?

Why does my cat occasionally lie down next to her food bowl and eat lying down? She looks too cute.

I have found that my cat likes to eat and rub her face in my Oregano plant. Is this harmful? Also does it give them the same affect as Cat Nip would?

Is it harmful for my cat to eat an occasional gecko lizard or beetle? She enjoys hunting and eating anything that moves. She's eaten spiders, small beetles, 2 geckos, and tried to eat a cockroach before. Should I let her hunt and eat what she pleases or try to intervene?

I have a lot of bowls of oat grass that were given to me from a friend. When I grow it, my male cat, Moses, goes wild. He cries for it and bugs me until I get it down from where ever I put it and give it to him. Why does he like this grass so much? My other 3 don't care about it at all. They are indoor cats. When he eats it he goes after it with a hardy appetite. He seems very healthy and has a great appetite; he also drinks enough water. He isn't sick is he? I always heard eating grass was an indication of illness.

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	Mentor Steffen Runquist shares her years of experience in this video series

Your cat's appearance tells a lot about what type of nutrition she is getting. If your cat has a dry, scruffy coat, a warm dry nose, flaking claws, bad breath, or offensive stools, she may not be receiving the nutrients she needs.

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