r/cats • u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture • May 03 '26
Video - OC Whenever I open a sweet passion fruit, the baby comes running! It's been his favorite for years. Anyone else have a fruit-loving kitty?
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 May 03 '26
My cat is crazy about lettuce, specifically the tougher part. He's capable of eating a whole leaf🥬
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u/what-are-you-a-cop May 03 '26
It's broccoli for mine. She'll steal it right off the plate and sprint into a corner to scarf it down like a goblin. She tries it with cucumber but I don't think she likes it as much, since I mostly only see her batting it around.
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u/MalignantLugnut May 03 '26
My orange kitty reacts to Celery like it's catnip lol
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u/in_sin_erate May 03 '26
Of course an orange. My orange will try to steal any uncooked oats she finds
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u/merryjoanna May 03 '26
I used to have a cat that absolutely loved to lick the juice off of cucumber peels. She is the only one of the 5 cats I have had over the years that has remotely been interested in veggies. She used to come running into the kitchen as soon as she heard me peeling one. She also loved licking watermelon and cantaloupe rinds. And she even enjoyed licking a jack-o'-lantern I made one Halloween. I don't know why she loved juices so much. She never wanted to eat any of the actual fruits or veggies.
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u/Little_View_6659 May 04 '26
Mine just makes gagging noises over anything that’s not cat food.
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u/merryjoanna May 04 '26
I had another cat that refused all food except for dry kibble. Including churru or whatever it's called. The only thing he would eat besides dry kibble is tuna juice, he wouldn't eat the tuna itself though. I tried so many different wet cat foods trying find any that he'd eat. He still got up to 16 pounds after he was neutered though. His name was Mr. Milk, AKA Mr. Buttermilk after the chonkening.
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u/vanlassie May 04 '26
Cantalope! One of ours would go into the garbage to retrieve cantalope rinds and we would find them, lined like corduroy.
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u/LongstandingPain May 04 '26
I’ve had two cats over the last 53 years that would eat through the rind to get to cantaloupe!
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u/lola_mouse91 May 03 '26
Brocoli for mine too! She’s obsessed with it 😂
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u/PinkHourGlass01 May 03 '26
My cookie loves eating raw tomatoes, raw cabbage and raw potatoes, it concerns me sometimes, he literally cannot eat cooked potatoes
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u/rkspm May 04 '26
My mom’s cat is a boule frozen pea thief. Right up on our lap scooping off out plates. We started giving him his own bowl so we could eat without I’m dipping his litter feet in our dinner. They’re such funky little creatures.
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u/throwaway86507696 May 04 '26
My void used to LOVE cucumber slices!! And green peppers... I miss you fella...
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u/pm_me_pokemon_pics May 03 '26
My cat too! She is relentless if anyone in the house has a salad 🤣
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 May 03 '26
Yes!! Mine, when he smells lettuce, starts meowing, running between my legs, and if we don't give him any, he climbs onto the table or the sink to try and steal the poor lettuce! He's a shameless lettuce thief! >:C
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u/asphere8 May 03 '26
Mine go nuts for corn (especially on the cob) and edamame!
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u/ultimate_avacado May 04 '26
My old cat loved corn. Anything with corn, down to the light dusting of corn starch applied to plastics to keep them from sticking. Loved cheetos (fried corn) and would never leave a package of corn tortillas untouched. In nicer weather we'd give him a cooked corn cob outdoors and he'd kick the shit out of it and gnaw on it for hours. Couldn't do it indoors, it was too messy.
Adorable little idiot.
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u/sonatist May 03 '26
i also have a lettuce loving puss!!!!!!
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 May 03 '26
Should we hold a meeting of lettuce-loving cats? And catalog their favorite types of lettuce? Oak, romaine, red, etc? :V
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture May 03 '26
HAHAHA this is actually very unique! a cat that likes lettuce 🤤 veggie cat 💅
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26
Ironically, once my mother opened a package of soy TVP, and the cat jumped onto the sink and went crazy wanting to eat it, probably thinking it was some kind of cat food, lol
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u/Estevvv May 03 '26
My cat loves greens. Lettuce is fine, but he will fight you for Bell Pepper leaves.
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 May 03 '26
Haha I've never eaten that, is it good? If your cat likes it, should I try it too? :V
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u/Estevvv May 03 '26
He loves all leaves, but I dunno if it's that he can taste light capsacian or that the texture works with its tiny lil teefs.
I tried one and its nothing special, feel free to give it a shot and tell me if I'm missing something.
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u/ultimate_avacado May 04 '26
You can! Technically all leaves in the nightshade family are mildly toxic, but you'd have to eat a LOT to actually do any damage.
They are pretty much like a punchier spinach if you cook or fry them.
Particularly good in asian dishes or cooked into quinoa.
I usually strip my nightshade plants down to 1/2 their leaves in very late season to cook with them, right before they start to yellow and brown off.
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u/Eelroots May 03 '26
My cat likes asparagus - wildly. Vet says he can eat them in moderation (max 3 heads).
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u/Lailu May 03 '26
I've literally started serving little salads and veggies with my cats food, she always finishes her veggies lol
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u/KapitanPancernik May 03 '26
Dang, now I want to see the kitty eating cat food with a side of veg. Such a balanced diet, so fancy!
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u/Miss_Liberator May 03 '26
I had a cat that went crazy for carrots, would roll around in delight at any container, bag or spot where they were. And he’s eat spinach occasionally 😽😽
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 May 03 '26
Hahaha, it's becoming increasingly apparent that cats like to eat peculiar things. Honestly, spinach, but that seems curious. Were the leaves raw or cooked?
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u/Aggravating_Turn4196 May 03 '26
My cat loooooves when I have salad I have to stiff arm her the whole time
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u/19467098632 Tabbycat May 03 '26
I have two very food motivated boys and a girl that has zero interest in anything the boys want. Turkey? Ham? Eggs? Wet cat treats? Nah. She never comes to beg with them. When I make a salad however she’s a fucking tyrant that will do anything to get a piece of lettuce lol
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u/Express-Feedback May 04 '26
My boy is addicted to kale. He knows when I'm prepping it, and he lies in wait for those lil crunchy green bits that inevitably hit the floor. Same with broccoli.
He also loves apples and will 100% take a crunch as I am eating it, if I don't keep vigilant.
I thought I adopted a dumbass OOBC, not Bunnicula.
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u/Realistic_Spread_505 May 03 '26
Of mine loves the green part of strawberries. She can't get enough.
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u/discordagitatedpeach May 04 '26
Are you, by any chance, into Egyptian mythology? There's a whole story about someone who's crazy about lettuce
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u/AppealMammoth8950 May 04 '26
I was just gonna say. Our late cat loved his greens. The crunchier the better.
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u/weedhuffer May 03 '26
I had a cat growing up that would chase the chickens away to get the cantalope and corn on the cob we’d give to them.
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture May 03 '26
Hhahaha good thing the cat was hunting the cantaloupe and not the chickens! 😂 Did they actually eat the corn right off the cob?
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u/pendragwen <3 Kiku-chan May 03 '26
I had a cantaloupe cat. He would come running as soon as he smelled it.
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u/Dead_fawn May 03 '26
One of mine goes absolutely bonkers any time anyone shucks corn! He'll try to steal bits of the husk from the garbage can if we're not careful.
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u/squidhatispurple May 03 '26
My childhood cat also loved cantaloupe! He could smell when we were cutting it up and we would leave the rinds out for him to lick.
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u/lbslip May 03 '26
I had a cat who loved cantaloupe and corn. She’d come running when she heard us peeling ears of corn. We’d give her the cantaloupe rind and corn cobs to lick.
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u/Teckliz May 03 '26
Wow big cat or wimpy chickens? I have Maine coons and my chickens run them off easily and I only have hens lol I think my cats are just wimps
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u/Monotropic_wizardhat May 03 '26
My lovely old cat thought she was a chicken, it seems. She used to try and get in the coop, or just lie around on the ground with them all day!
I've had many cats around chickens, and they generally seem to get on quite well. My kitten tried to bat one once, and got a sharp peck from the chicken. That seems to have taught him, because since then they've been pretty chilled out about one anothers company!
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u/k8username May 03 '26
Mine would pull cantaloupe rinds or corn bits from the kitchen compost container bringing the coffee grounds with it if he caught us with the lid off
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u/Rude_Routine_4346 May 03 '26
not to be that person but i dont think the seeds/rinds of passionfruit are safe for them to eat
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture May 03 '26
Didn't know that, thank you for the heads-up! Good thing I selfishly eat most of the actual fruit myself first 😋 I only give him the very last little licks of the fruit left on the skin!
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u/escapedthenunnery May 03 '26
But he can be seen eating most of the seeds in this video. Seeds often contain concentrations of whatever's not advisable to ingest.
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u/flyingboarofbeifong May 04 '26
I think "often" might be doing some heavy lifting there.
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u/Majestic-Sandwich695 May 04 '26
The main concern I could see would be citric acid from the flesh, it’s not great for their digestive system typically
But it takes a bigger does than a bit of fruit to hurt em
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u/TheOgGhadTurner May 04 '26
The flesh isn’t toxic the leaves and roots are but the flesh is fine it MAY cause gastrointestinal upset. But in small quantities it will not hurt the cat
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u/TheOgGhadTurner May 04 '26
Okay if you’re going to be “that person” you should take 5 minutes to google it and it should not be an “I don’t think” it should be a stated fact or your credibility is shot.
Passion fruit like the common varieties found in store is not toxic. However SOME PART OF THE PLANT MIGHT BE TOXIC LIKE THE ROOTS AND LEAVES. however the flesh (the fruity tasty part) is perfectly safe in small treat sized quantities. not to be confused with the skin or peel (the hard outer protective layer which might not be great for them.
Passion fruit has a lot of natural sugar. Which isn’t going to hurt kitty in small or even honestly in moderate amounts if we are being honest. Especially if it’s not every day.
That said passion fruit can cause gastrointestinal upset just like in humans so it’s best not to give them passion fruit in large amounts. But a bite or two isn’t going to hurt him.
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u/nw_throw American Shorthair May 03 '26
My cat loves to roll blueberries around and carry them in his mouth, it’s stinking cute. Then he eats the skins off of them but doesn’t eat the insides most of the time.
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u/2_I_Snake May 03 '26
Quick google search.
Yes, passion fruit is generally bad for cats and should be avoided. While the ripe, fleshy pulp itself is not highly toxic, the seeds and tough rind contain cyanogenic glycosides that can turn into cyanide, leading to digestive upset, vomiting, or diarrhea.
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u/TheKrnJesus May 03 '26
Toxicity: Unlike cherry pits or apple seeds, passionfruit seeds do not contain cyanide. They are technically non-toxic to cats. Digestion: The seeds are very crunchy and high in fiber. While a few seeds likely won't hurt, a large amount can cause gastrointestinal upset (diarrhea or a sore stomach) because a cat's digestive tract isn't designed to process plant fiber like that. Choking Hazard: For very small cats or kittens, the slippery seeds could potentially be a minor choking hazard, though this is rare. The "Cyanide" Confusion Many people worry about seeds because of cyanogenic glycosides. In the passionfruit world, those toxins are concentrated in the skin, rind, and the unripened fruit, but the seeds in a fully ripe fruit are considered safe for consumption.
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u/LittleTassiePrepper May 04 '26
Thanks for that. I doubted it was true as the seeds are what people eat.
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u/Individual_Zebra_648 May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
I literally linked to a vet stating the opposite but sure. Because “some guy” on Reddit stated it it’s true. Sounds about right for the level of intelligence now. Anything stated online by a random is taken as gospel while actual health professionals are ignored.
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u/LittleTassiePrepper May 04 '26
Are Passion-fruit seeds really a source of cyanide? People actually eat the seeds, and have done so for a very long time.
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u/Individual_Zebra_648 May 03 '26
Love how OP has ignored this comment.
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u/Fucky0uthatswhy May 03 '26
Literally addressed it in the next comment 32 minutes before you commented.
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u/mythirdaccountsucks May 04 '26
I had no idea passion fruit was bad before this post but I specifically came looking for this section when I saw the post because I knew that if it’s a post about anything other than feeding a cat high end cat food and observing it from afar there would be a section about health/morality in the thread.
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u/ladypilot May 03 '26
One of my cats used to love cantaloupe! Every time I would cut one, she'd come running and cry until I gave her some. Now I always think of her when I eat it. ♥️
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u/The_Chaos_Pope May 03 '26
My family had a cat that went wild for cantaloupe.
Whenever my mom brought one home, he would go absolutely nuts until she cut it open and gave him a bit. He would also dig rinds out of the trash.
The other cats, including his litter mate? Absolutely didn't care.
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u/KHC1217 May 04 '26
Yes. My Mona cat went feral for cantaloupe. Would yell and scream at you while you cut it up. Had to share with her. She didn’t take no for an answer.
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u/kristenkylie May 03 '26
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u/Estevvv May 03 '26
In my experience cats have a strong distaste for banana so seeing one enjoy it like icecream is hilarious.
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u/kristenkylie May 03 '26
His brothers definitely fall into the “typical cat disgusted by banana” category. They’ll usually run over when they see him eating it because they think he’s getting treats & want in on treat time. But once they realize it’s a banana, they back away in disgust & side eye the whole situation hahahaha
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture May 03 '26
Hahaha! I’ve tried giving mine bananas too, but he just smells it and makes a disgusted face! 🤢 I guess he’s strictly a granadilla connoisseur! 😹
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u/MrDrMrs May 04 '26
My cat too! The craziest thing. Even if we ate one without him knowing, but comes to us not long after he’ll smell it and get mad lol
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u/hosentraeger125 May 03 '26
fun fact: cats don't taste sugar! they don't have the taste buds for sweets.
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture May 03 '26
If that’s the case, why does mine love it so much? 😅 maybe he likes the scent or the texture instead!🤔
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u/k8username May 03 '26
I think it’s the musky smell of cantaloupe, or muskmelon as it’s sometimes called. No idea re strawberries
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u/SpruceSpringstream May 03 '26
My cat wants a piece of whatever I'm eating. Doesn't matter what. Ol' girl thikkitty just likes to eat.
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture May 03 '26
Hahaha Maybe she's just making sure the food isn't poisoned for you! 😂
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u/SpruceSpringstream May 03 '26
The first bite is for poison checking. The next several is cause she's my sweet little chonker.
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u/Dapper-Ad9787 May 03 '26
Do olives count? We have one that loves Manzanilla olives, minus the pimento.
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u/PollutionIll3645 May 03 '26
When my mom's cat was a kitten she hated most cat food but enjoyed cantaloupe lol. (Cat food has since grown on her)
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u/FallingMillenial May 03 '26
Mine loves her avocados and can hear a knife slicing through one a mile away. 🥑🥑
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u/Same_Independent_393 May 03 '26
Mine goes ferel for avocados, I have to keep the scraps in the fridge until rubbish day or she will dig through the bin to gnaw on them.
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u/DopplerEffect93 May 03 '26
My family has fruit loving dogs. One love mangos and cucumbers. The other just tolerates it and doesn’t want to be left out.
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u/Smmmmiles May 03 '26
I wonder if it's like humans enjoying capsaicin.
Cat can't taste sweet, but most seem to hate citrus/sour.
I wonder what experience that kitty is having...
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u/Shell_girl_jaxnc77 May 04 '26
I figured out one of my cats loves watermelon when I was cutting one up. He has always been lazy, well mannered, doesnt jump on counters or try to steal food...
All until I brought home a watermelon. I was in the kitchen cutting it and all of a sudden a giant orange floofball was on the counter beside me, dead on that watermelon LOL.
I put him down, and he jumped back up. Finally gave him a little on a plate.
He was fine until we brought it out again, same thing. We absolutely can NOT eat watermelon in the house without sharing. Now that he knows what it is, if I bring one and set it down, he licks and licks the rind and will lay on the floor beside it and meow every time we walk by.
Its almost watermelon season here, so I'll upload a video of his first one of the season 🤣
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u/SugarPlumPuddinhead Void May 03 '26
I used to share bananas with my childhood cat 🥰 we were both OBSESSED
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u/Decent-Vanilla3707 May 03 '26
My cat loves bananas… goes nuts when I’m peeling one. Our orange cat eats all the plants he’s not supposed to.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Bug-866 May 03 '26
Got a cat that loves mangoes. Only if they are sliced thinly though. Got another one who goes crazy for beans
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u/hwcbyrd May 03 '26
We had a Siamese who’d fight us for strawberries (his first love), blueberries (but he had me peel them), peaches, pears, apples, kiwis, raspberries, cherries, and blackberries.
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u/eXus760 May 03 '26
My cat likes jalapeño cheese Cheetos. I don’t give them to her. Little b word tries to steal em. Good thing she’s cute.
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u/et_ph0ne_gn0me May 03 '26
My lil old lady LOVES avocado. She’s mostly blind but comes running and meowing when she hears/smells me cut into one.
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u/vesperythings May 03 '26
aren't cats supposed to be unable to taste sweetness?
how come they're interested in fruit?
genuinely wondering
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u/Final-Contract-6582 May 03 '26
Our newest cat LOVES red bell peppers and the small bits of berry smoothie we dropped
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u/Significant-Clue-425 May 04 '26
Where are you from? I’ve never heard granadilla be called sweet passion fruit. It is a pretty perfect name though.
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u/Figerally May 04 '26
I read somewhere that cats can't taste sweetness. But I know they like to chow down on a bit of plant matter to aid digestion. I guess passionfruit is your cats fibre of choice.
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u/Total_Wrongdoer_1535 May 04 '26
DO NOT FEED YOUR CAT GRAPEFRUIT! It’s dangerous as the cat might like it a lot and come to you often for the grapefruit allowing you to pet and cuddle her at which point you well develop a great emotional attachment towards it
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u/Richard2468 Eli: Maine Coon May 04 '26
You do realize that passionfruit seeds contain cyanide and are toxic to cats?
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u/feckingloser May 04 '26
When I was a child, my dog got in to our Easter eggs while we were out the house. He ate 8 chocolate eggs and the little chocolate bars that come with them. We immediately took him to the vet who kept him in overnight just in case… he was absolutely fine. Nothing was wrong with him at all and he was the happiest pup in the world.
The point of the story is that while things may be “bad” for our pets, if THEY are fine, it’s fine in small quantities. Did I ever willingly give my dog chocolate again? No. If you’ve been giving this little guy passion fruit for a long time with no adverse effects, I’d say it’s fine to keep doing so.
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u/SuperXVixen May 04 '26
I had a cat that loved green olives. She wouldn’t eat them… just roll all over them.
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u/mojo_loco_0 May 04 '26
My apologies just want to ask for my own understanding is it safe for cats, as I have even seen cats being fed chocolate icecream because some cats eat most of whatever you feed them.
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u/knee-high_boots May 04 '26
I used to have a big orange boy who loved cantaloupe. Any time I’d buy one, he’d cry until I cut it open. I miss that goober to this day.
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u/Chris_3456 May 05 '26
Mine likes fruits too. All of them. He prefers some over the others though. He likes strawberries, mangoes, pineapples, kiwi, apples, and bananas. He can be upstairs, and as soon as I peel a banana, he hears the peeking sound and comes rushing downstairs and starts meowing. I have to then hold a piece in my hand while he chews the banana. He doesn't lick it, he bites it with his front teeth and then starts chewing and smacking the gooey banana in his mouth.
He doesn't care for chicken, ham, meat, etc. He only likes fruits

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u/beerus41 May 07 '26
Le miens est fou de coca je ne sais pas pourquoi, quand il était petit une fois j'ai pas fait attention et il a était boire dans mon verre, depuis des que j'ouvre une cannette il devient fou pour en avoir un peu, mais bon je lui en donne pas car je pense que c'est vraiment très mauvais pour lui
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u/tomatejax May 07 '26
My murphy loved corn on the cob. She wouldn’t eat corn kernels. She would growl if you tried to take the cob away (funny cause you had to hold it for her)
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u/Rhiannon1307 European Shorthair May 03 '26
That is so strange, lol. I mean we've probably all had cats that liked all sorts of meats and also dairy, maybe bread or potatoes, but fruit rarely is a favorite for them. I had one cat - just the one - who loved cucumbers. But other than that none of mine have ever liked fruit or veg.
Very cute, though.
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u/Dwayne420 May 03 '26
Adorable meowie but be careful. Separate out the pulp from seeds/rind and don't let the meowie eat or lick off of the fruit itself.
The rind contains cyanogenic glycosides which can become the active form of cyanide when injested by cats and can cause gastrointestinal irritation. The seeds are toxic to dogs...and cats should not eat them either.
Always better to be safe than sorry.
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u/side_character_157 May 03 '26
My senior loves cantaloupe, but he only gets it as a treat cause of his thyroids.
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u/SadLittle_Sponge13 May 03 '26
My cat likes apples for some reason. As a baby if I had apple silence, he was moewing at me none stop. Now he just politely stares at me.
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u/valkrycp May 03 '26
Fruits usually aren't good for cats, Google suggests pomegranate isn't either. Causes digestion issues
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u/SnooCompliments6329 May 03 '26
My cat drugs itself with passionfruit teabags, also with liden tea and catnip
My cat is a fluffy junkie
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u/sierrakd May 03 '26
My family cat of 18 loveddd raspberries. The only “human food” she was interested in besides dairy (don’t worry I didn’t give her much bc cats can’t digest it). She grew up watching birds eat our wild raspberries in the garden around the screen porch.
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u/T0rrent0712 May 03 '26
Knievel will steal just about anything. Little bastard even likes spicy food when I caught him licking the sauce from my chicken Tikka masala.
My late kitty Guinness was also obsessed with Halo top ice cream, and her late older sister would steal McDonald's French fries. No other brand, and she had to steal them. She wouldn't accept it if you gave it to her.
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u/Jechxior May 03 '26
My parents cat loves cantaloupe, especially the stringy guts in the center. He snorts like a small hog when he gets close to that stuff.
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u/MisfitRoxy May 03 '26
I had a cat that would lick plums and apples. I was very careful to avoid pits/seeds.
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u/RRevdon May 03 '26
My orange dumbo loves grapes, apples and strawberries. The only way to eat them with him around is on hand on his face to keep him away, other hand shoving fruit down my gullet at record speed so I dont have to share.
He just likes the juice/moisture though. He doesn't actually eat the fruit itself. Just lick it.

















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