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Would you eat food a cat licked?

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LeeshaPaper · 03/09/2025 13:12

I had the food out I was going to reheat from last night for my lunch. I wasn't particularly looking forward to it but waste not want not etc. I turned around to see the cat up on the counter eating/licking the food. I had only turned my back for a second so I'm fairly sure it was only one corner.
Should I throw the whole lot out or just eat the but that's probably safe?
Yabu : yuck throw the whole lot away
Yanbu : meh it's probably fine to eat most of it

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randomchap · 03/09/2025 13:18

I'd bin it

Sorry

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LeeshaPaper · 03/09/2025 13:17

Limth · 03/09/2025 13:16

If it was my own cat, I'd cut as much of the licked but off as possible and just eat it.

If it wasn't my cat, I'd bin it.

Not my cat!!!

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DramaAlpaca · 03/09/2025 13:16

Good decision, OP. However much I love cats, I wouldn't touch anything they'd licked. Their mouths are a hotbed of bacteria.

Limth · 03/09/2025 13:16

If it was my own cat, I'd cut as much of the licked but off as possible and just eat it.

If it wasn't my cat, I'd bin it.

SeagullSam2027 · 03/09/2025 13:16

Definitely not. I won't eat food prepared in a house with cats in it either, in case they've walked on the work surfaces. It makes me feel sick.

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LeeshaPaper · 03/09/2025 13:15

BluebellWoods78 · 03/09/2025 13:15

DD did it as a toddler and survived with no ill effects. Turned my back for one second and now I am forever traumatised by ‘look mummy, DCat and I are sharing ice cream’ 😭🤣 Taking it in turns - one lick for her and one lick for him. At least she was being kind😬

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Love this 💕

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LeeshaPaper · 03/09/2025 13:15

Ok. I'll bin it . I'm so glad I wasn't looking forward to it 😁 it was a reluctant lunch choice

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BluebellWoods78 · 03/09/2025 13:15

DD did it as a toddler and survived with no ill effects. Turned my back for one second and now I am forever traumatised by ‘look mummy, DCat and I are sharing ice cream’ 😭🤣 Taking it in turns - one lick for her and one lick for him. At least she was being kind😬

minipie · 03/09/2025 13:13

I’d probably cut off the licked corner and then fully nuke it in the microwave. But I have a strong stomach.

Cats’ mouths are notably germy.

Anjo2011 · 03/09/2025 13:13

No. Bin it.

KenIsAnAccessory · 03/09/2025 13:12

Absolutely not. Gross.