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Cat ate cake....HELP!

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Catdogmum · 03/02/2018 17:48

DCat has eaten a large chunk of birthday sponge cake...do I need to ring energency vet or wait and see if it disagrees with him?! He generally has a stomach of steel and is a renowned food thief (once came home with a pork chop which an unsuspecting neighbour had obviously left out to defrost Blush) but I don’t know if cake is too sugary?!

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thecatneuterer · 03/02/2018 17:53

I've never heard of cats dying from a surfeit of cake. I wouldn't worry.

ineedamoreadultieradult · 03/02/2018 17:53

He will likely want to drink a lot to dilute the sugar. Our dog ate a huge about of haribo then drank and drank until he spewed then was fine. Make sure plenty of fresh water is available and look out for piles of sick.

Bananarama12 · 03/02/2018 17:55

There's probably more sugar in cat food.

sirlee66 · 03/02/2018 17:56

He will be fine and nothing to worry about (as long as he doesn't make it a regular habit!!) Naughty kitty! I hope he blew out the candles first :P

Gingaaarghpussy · 03/02/2018 17:59

My cat goes nuts over blueberry muffins the weirdo she's not dead yet.

TroysMammy · 03/02/2018 18:01

One of my cats was caught helping himself to Eve's pudding and custard and he was fine. My sister's cat enjoyed some boiled fruit cake, he lived until he was about 18.

athingthateveryoneneeds · 03/02/2018 18:02

One of my cats is always after cake. She's a nuisance!

Shortfatandangry · 03/02/2018 18:04

My cats partial to a mince pie (the sugary Christmas kind, not the meaty one) if he can get his mits on it. Also been known for the kids to share a biccy with him. Never done him a jot of harm but keep an eye on him jic.

viques · 03/02/2018 18:05

The Lovely Jenny loved a bit of cake, she would always appear and sit pleadingly when cake was about. Victoria sponge was her favourite!

The beast on the other hand would go to great lengths to get his paws on baked beans, or curry.

They have their quirks.

yawning801 · 03/02/2018 18:06

He might be a bit hyper, but he should be fine. Grin

Madbengalmum · 03/02/2018 18:07

My cat eats everything, loves cake, cheese, fruit, yohurt. No need to worry. I had one that used to go crazy for doughnuts. They have all lved to be over 18, some 20.

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Terpsichore · 03/02/2018 18:14

I once left two lovely Victoria sponges cooling on a cake rack in the kitchen. Came back having popped out to find a mangled pile of scraps and a very guilty-looking tabby hiding in the corner trying to look innocent despite the crumbs liberally adorning her whiskers.

We laughed. No harm was done. Except no cake for tea for us that night.

KenDoddsDadsDogIsDead · 03/02/2018 18:18

My tom loves a curry- literally fights for the leftovers. He is surprisingly robust albeit a bit overweight...thankfully he hasnt discovered cake yet.

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Catdogmum · 03/02/2018 18:27

He’s looking very sheepish!

Cat ate cake....HELP!
Cat ate cake....HELP!
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Vinorosso74 · 03/02/2018 18:53

I'm sure he'll be fine as a one off. As a kid my cat licked butter icing off half a cake and had no adverse effects.
Our now departed dear old girl who was diabetic and had IBD ate some cake and bread one day after we had people over.
The litter tray the next day wasn't pleasant and she drank gallons. I was due to do a glucose curve for the vet so I held off for a week!!

Couchpotato3 · 03/02/2018 18:58

My cat regularly steals cake and is none the worse for it. He/she might be sick, but that's all that is likely to happen.

MumGoneMild · 03/02/2018 19:00

Mine's partial to a Victoria sponge,she's not above shoving her full face in a trifle either

Flomy · 03/02/2018 19:04

She might poo little swirls of pretty pink icing Grin[santa]

(Im not the poo troll)

BigcatLittlecat · 03/02/2018 19:04

One of ours goes wild for bara brith which is a type of Welsh fruit loaf. We can't have it in the house! The other loves a piece of kebab meat!

falang · 03/02/2018 19:04

No. You don't need to ring vet. Why would you?

bananaramallamana · 03/02/2018 19:23

One of ours has stolen the following from the bin and the kitchen cupboards (before we managed to make them all cat proof)

  • roast potatoes
  • cooked pasta
  • fresh bread
  • cooked eggs
  • a cooked chicken leg (this one scared us but she was fine)
  • carrots
  • as well as every type of meat or seafood

I'm sure your cat will be fine

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Catdogmum · 03/02/2018 19:30

Thanks! He’s stolen things before but never anything so sugar loaded! I’m an anxious cat mummy! Thanks for reassurance!

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sillyswimmer · 03/02/2018 19:36

My cat loves nothing more than cake. She's opened a pack of Welsh cakes and nibbled all 6. She also ate half a lovely spiced bun that I'd been salivating about all day. We now keep cake in the microwave, as she know how to open cupboards and drawers Grin

TwigTheWonderKid · 03/02/2018 20:21

Good job the Welsh cakes are locked up sillyswimmer, I think raisins can be quite dangerous for cats' kidneys

My cat is partial to sticky toffee pudding...