What is the strangest thing your pet eats?

maddox22
maddox22 Posts: 91
edited September 21 in Chit-Chat
My mom used to have a cat that ate spaghetti. My cat when I was younger used to lick our toothbrushes and tear apart mint tea bags to get at the leaves.

My dog eats green beans, peapods, cabbage, and watermelon, but wants nothing to do with carrots or apples (which my last dog loved).

What weird foods does your pet eat? (Or, what "normal" foods does your pet hate?)
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  • DawnOf1969
    DawnOf1969 Posts: 726 Member
    My dogs like watermelon, apples (sometimes), green beans, sugar snap peas, carrots (cooked only). My puppy (7 mos) is a garbage disposal. She will eat anything except I gave her a piece of raw potato that she didn't eat. She particularly likes dirty socks, dirty underwear and used feminine products from the wastebasket. :noway:
  • czar1978
    czar1978 Posts: 83
    I thought my lab was the only dog who loved watermelon! :laugh:
  • shalma
    shalma Posts: 80
    My dog goes nuts for the pods of fresh peas!
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    My cat loves beer. If I pop open a bottle, she'll come running in from the other room - even if she was passed out asleep. And she does have preferences. No Bud Light for that feline! (Like momma like baby) She also loves fudgecicles. haha My bf's cat wants nothing to do with real food - she's content with kitty kibble and treats.

    My parents had a dog that was a carb addict. They would leave and she's nab a loaf of bread from the kitchen counter.


    On a side note, the mint for the kitty kinda makes sense. Mint and catnip are related.
  • mychampio
    mychampio Posts: 2
    My cat LOVES Asparagus. LOVES it. If I cook asparagus, I always set aside a stalk or two for him which he will devour in under a minute. I understand that mint and catnip are closely related in the plant family, so I understand your cat going for mint tea bags. Why my cat loves asparagus? I have no idea.
  • redbedhead
    redbedhead Posts: 53
    My Male cockatiel refuses to eat any pellets that are yellow or green and will only eat red or brown pellets. However my Female Cockatiel loves yellow and green pellets and hates red or brown pellets. i always have to sort out the bag of cockatiel food (all four colors of pellets are mixed in the bag) when I buy it so that i do not have random bird pellets all over the floor. Those suckers hurt when you step on them!
  • IrishChik
    IrishChik Posts: 465 Member
    My two dogs seem to eat pretty much anything. But, they are boxers with really sensitive stomachs so I don't feed them anything. Once in a blue moon they get a piece of toast leftover from breakfast and when I make egg whites they get the yolks. When I was younger I had a cat that loved green olives! Funniest thing I ever saw an animal eat!!
  • mooz
    mooz Posts: 101
    I have 2 dogs and they've never eaten dog food. We've always cooked for them. One of them was a stray..the oddest thing she eats...my other dogs poop. I've been told it's a survival thing - she was starving when we got her and still has that instinct to eat the poop. Dogs will also do that to avoid predators following them. Go figure!
  • blackmamba886
    blackmamba886 Posts: 177 Member
    My husband was at my parent's house one day and he left a PB&J sandwich low enough for their lab to get to. She licked the globs of grape jelly right out of it but left the bread and PB.

    Not really strange but my dog is obsessed with cheese... guess he is his momma's dog. :blushing: My dog is also VERY interested in whatever is on my husband's plate. He leaves mine alone though.
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    what a funny thread! I thought I had the weird cat, mine races for my cantelope when I pull it outta the fridge, no clue why. Then within a 1/2 hour proceeds to puke it up on the rug. So needless to say I try hard to not feed him anything but his cat food. Which I also clean up offa the carpet every few days.:sick:

    Life with our furry friends!:heart:
  • maddox22
    maddox22 Posts: 91
    I have 2 dogs and they've never eaten dog food. We've always cooked for them. One of them was a stray..the oddest thing she eats...my other dogs poop. I've been told it's a survival thing - she was starving when we got her and still has that instinct to eat the poop. Dogs will also do that to avoid predators following them. Go figure!

    My dog eats her own poo if she gets a chance. She wasn't starving when we got her at all, so I don't know if that's it. I stop her when I see her at it, but I'm sure she sneaks in some when I'm not looking!

    I had a friend who said that a dog that eats its own poo is great--completed self-contained. No cleanup! :-) Not sure whether I agree or not.
  • Lisa0711
    Lisa0711 Posts: 1,405 Member
    My dog LOVES sliced cheese and potato peelings. He also likes chips, but he won't touch a cracker of any kind... I'm still confused about the cracker thing.. even though he loves cheese more than anything, he won't even eat cheese crackers. :huh:

    One of my other dogs will eat anything. She won't even chew if she doesn't have to. I've heard her yelp somethimes when she was eating because she wouldn't take the time to chew at all. I guess she thinks the food will spontaneously combust if she doesn't swallow it in 1.2 seconds? lol She also eats laying down.. LAZY dog! But then again, she loves going on walks and when you mention walking, she will hype up so much and jump/run around in circles and softly bite your arm to make sure you're going with her.
  • mamaDaisyJ
    mamaDaisyJ Posts: 395
    My dog likes to chop on the peppermints from Sonic. My daughter feeds him grass and tree limbs too, not as weird though :P
  • immacookie
    immacookie Posts: 7,424 Member
    I had a cat growing up that loved BBQ Chips (only BBQ) and peanuts.

    My current older cat loves bananas, I swear she can hear the peel pop open wherever she is. She also loves all meat (but no lunchmeat) and ice cream bars.... marshmallow creme... even mini-marshmallows... Oh and beer, she also prefers the good beer, no bud light for her. :laugh:

    The younger cat likes pizza crust, saltines (ONLY saltines) and ranch dressing (ONLY ranch). She won't eat meat at all, just stares at me like "WTF is that" until the older cat comes to eat her portion too. :laugh:

    Dog likes about anything but goes NUTS for green beans and zucchini.

    Pets are such weirdos :laugh:
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    I had a cat growing up that loved BBQ Chips (only BBQ) and peanuts.

    My current older cat loves bananas, I swear she can hear the peel pop open wherever she is. She also loves all meat (but no lunchmeat) and ice cream bars.... marshmallow creme... even mini-marshmallows... Oh and beer, she also prefers the good beer, no bud light for her. :laugh:

    The younger cat likes pizza crust, saltines (ONLY saltines) and ranch dressing (ONLY ranch). She won't eat meat at all, just stares at me like "WTF is that" until the older cat comes to eat her portion too. :laugh:

    Dog likes about anything but goes NUTS for green beans and zucchini.

    Pets are such weirdos :laugh:

    I wonder if we have sister cats!
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    Jack Terrorist - won't eat:

    Dill pickles, raw onion. Anything else he'll eat.
  • immacookie
    immacookie Posts: 7,424 Member
    I wonder if we have sister cats!

    Possibly :laugh:

    She'll take a sniff of the beer and if it isn't one of HER preferred brands... off she goes... :laugh: She loves yeungling, so maybe it's the malt in the lagers and darker beers?
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    I wonder if we have sister cats!

    Possibly :laugh:

    She'll take a sniff of the beer and if it isn't one of HER preferred brands... off she goes... :laugh: She loves yeungling, so maybe it's the malt in the lagers and darker beers?

    Yeah, mine loves the darker/richer beers too. We have a yearly Oktoberfest with plenty of malty beer and she goes nuts.
  • MrsRLD
    MrsRLD Posts: 25
    Shadow (lab): Pantyhose
    Trixie (lab): drywall, cabbage
    Jake (golden retriever): not really ran into anything he won't eat. Recently chips and salsa.
  • Christin09
    Christin09 Posts: 143 Member
    My cat eats any veggie she especially loves lettuce, argugala too! Oh and strawberrys and pretty much any fruit. But she won't eat any meat or cheese. Strange thing I ever heard of
  • jdsouthernbelle
    jdsouthernbelle Posts: 274
    The WEIRDEST thing my dog eats is Q-Tips...literally the cotton ends off the Q-Tips. Ewwww!

    But she LOVES Pizza, French Fries & Bananas too!
  • heidiberr
    heidiberr Posts: 643 Member
    My dogs like watermelon, apples (sometimes), green beans, sugar snap peas, carrots (cooked only). My puppy (7 mos) is a garbage disposal. She will eat anything except I gave her a piece of raw potato that she didn't eat. She particularly likes dirty socks, dirty underwear and used feminine products from the wastebasket. :noway:
    I TTHOUGHT MY DOG WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WENT AFTER USED FEMININE PRODUCTS. It's SOO gross.
  • ErinGiam
    ErinGiam Posts: 396 Member
    Our dog loves apples, but yesterday when I was gone she helped herself to a packet of banana nut oatmeal? I couldn't believe she ate the whole thing..dry too! Later on I found another sealed packet on the couch..guess she was saving it for dessert :laugh:
  • krinio
    krinio Posts: 138 Member
    She particularly likes dirty socks, dirty underwear and used feminine products from the wastebasket. :noway:

    :devil: Mine does that too :blushing: and then runs and hides under a bed when you try to take something off him :mad: lol

    My last dog used to love brussell sprouts! Loved most (dog suitable) veg to be fair but that was his favourite. Of my current two, our terrier won't accept vegetables at all, she's a meat/dogfood only kinda dog. Our poodle is a big fan of carrots and would eat your hand off for potato wedges the odd time they're around. Both LOVE cheese! Every poodle we've ever had loved their veggies though:huh: Strange thing is he's picky with dog treats!
  • lilmissy2
    lilmissy2 Posts: 595 Member
    I know it is the biggest cliche in the book but back in Australia, Mum has a kangaroo at home and she eats the strangest things haha. She loves cookies, especially anzac cookies and chocolate chip... also cheese and coffee (we don't offer her this of course, she tends to come stick her nose in the cup hahaha!) :laugh:
  • Tobi1013
    Tobi1013 Posts: 732 Member
    From time to time, my chihuahua mix , Bella, will help herself to treats from the cat box. I always know when she has been snacking when she comes around the corner into the living room licking her lips. So. Gross.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    My dogs like watermelon, apples (sometimes), green beans, sugar snap peas, carrots (cooked only). My puppy (7 mos) is a garbage disposal. She will eat anything except I gave her a piece of raw potato that she didn't eat. She particularly likes dirty socks, dirty underwear and used feminine products from the wastebasket. :noway:
    I TTHOUGHT MY DOG WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WENT AFTER USED FEMININE PRODUCTS. It's SOO gross.

    I guess they like the smell... girl dogs get periods just like humans so I'm sure it has something to do with that. Maybe the boy dogs are proud their "woman's" fertile so they like the smell and taste? Not sure.
    My cat eats any veggie she especially loves lettuce, argugala too! Oh and strawberrys and pretty much any fruit. But she won't eat any meat or cheese. Strange thing I ever heard of

    haha Your cat is a vegan!

    Our dog will eat anything except onions and garlic. He's eaten the top of one of my magic bullet cups because it had some shake left in it and he's eaten numerous wooden spoons that had leftover food on it.

    Growing up, we had a dog that would take bites out of raw potatoes and when my mom was on a diet and only eating egg whites, she would feed the yolks to our cats. They looved them.

    And my sister's cat won't eat tuna. WHAT?!?
  • maddox22
    maddox22 Posts: 91
    The dog I had growing up used to go for the used ladies' products (quite embarrassing when you're a teenager and have a friend over to have your dog come down with one of those in her mouth....). I've never given my current dog a chance to develop the taste--I now keep my garbage can under my sink, inside a door, so my dog can't get to it :-) My old dog also used to love to snack at the cat box, until we moved it where she couldn't get to it. I suspect a lot more dogs do those things than people realize. Just like a lot more of people's pet cats hunt and eat critters than we probably realize :-)
  • sandara
    sandara Posts: 830 Member
    My kitties now are pretty normal but I used to have a very sweet cat that loved ranch salad dressing from Zaxby's. I'd have to open her a little pack every time. She didn't want the chicken, just ranch salad dressing.

    And I work with a lady whose kitty loves lettuce and has to have some every day.
  • PLUMSGRL
    PLUMSGRL Posts: 1,134 Member
    just saw this thread, so:
    2 kitties I had loved mangos, peas, and anything with mayo in it
    another desert wine or champangne (no beer:tongue: )
    my pup loves my coffee, now that I put vanilla almond milk in it!
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