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Friday, April 11, 2008

Should Cats Eat Veggies?

Providing some fresh additions to food can be very beneficial and tasty for your cat. It's not uncommon for cats to selectively eat food containing nutrients they may be deficient in. This instinctive act sometimes alerts their people to the particular deficiency.

An outdoor cat relies on natural greens to aid his digestion. Not all cats are plant eaters. But if your cats, you can plant a pot of grass for leisurely nibbles, so your cat will have his own grass and not have to seek out your plants.

Serving vegetables to your can can provide extra means of fiber, or extra boosts of easily destroyed vitamins.

Cucumbers. You're laughing, right? I've seen may cats go crazy for a slice of cucumber. Peel the cucumber if it has been waxed.

Garlic. "Garlic?" Garlic is very good for your cat. Yes, unfortunately you may have to endure his garlic breath. Garlic contains vitamins B and C. It can purify the blood and rid the body of excess glucose.

Here are some more suggestions: Broccoli, Green Beans, Lima beans, Peas, Tomato Juice, Carrots, Celery.

From the Cat Nips Newsletter.

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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Why A "Cat" Is Called A "Cat"

The English word "cat" is very similar to the word used for our feline pets in other languages spoken in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The table below lists the word for cat and the language:
  • Kat Dutch
  • chat French
  • Katze German
  • gatta Greek
  • kottur Icelandic
  • gatto Italian
  • qattus Maltean
  • katt Norwegian
  • kot Polish
  • gato Spanish
  • katt Swedish
Clearly "cat" is an ancient word that spread into many regions from a single source. The source appears to be Arabic because the oldest use of "cat" is in North Africa where the term is "quttah".

A few other terms relating to cats originate from the Mediterranean. One is the word "tabby", which is derived from the Turkish word "utabi". And the general word for a cat in Turkey is "kedi", which may be the ancestor term for the English word "kitty".

From the Cat Nips newsletter.

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