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Beef cat food. Do your cats like it?

38 replies

Youdontknowwhatyoureonabout · 01/05/2021 20:42

Does anyone’s cat like this flavour? I buy variety packs so she has a mix of meat/fish but every variety pack has beef in it which she doesn’t like so I end up losing 1/4 of the pack. I have no problem donating the beef flavour to our local cats protection or food bank with our other donations but I feel a bit mean if some poor cat is being fed beef every day but doesn’t like it either. Do your cats like beef? She isn’t overly keen on duck but will at least at half of it if I give it her occasionally.

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jenesaisqu0i · 01/05/2021 20:49

My cat likes it. She has a beef and tomato pouch which is rotated with other meats. She loves them all (and is currently meowing very excitedly for her supper!)

MrsApplepants · 01/05/2021 20:50

Our cat only likes fish and chicken varieties. I think this is probably because she is spoilt.

mayblossominapril · 01/05/2021 20:52

Only really likes the fish ones, won’t eat food in sauce or gravy. Interestingly she will eat the dogs food and any human food including cake.

lljkk · 01/05/2021 20:55

Least favourite flavour with my last 3 cats. They don't like venison/deer either.

Lellochip · 01/05/2021 21:08

Mine doesn't have beef flavoured food but can be instantly woken by the sound of a packet of sliced roast beef Grin Doesn't like any other human food, no interest in what I'm eating at all. But sandwich beef must be shared!

DancesWithDaffodils · 01/05/2021 21:12

Only fish or chicken here.

However my old cat used to sit by the oven if we ever roasted a joint of beef (nothing else) and demanded his share of that.

InpatientGardener · 01/05/2021 21:13

Both hate it, in the meat selection packs it ranks even lower than the chicken one.

ElizabethinherGermanGarden · 01/05/2021 21:13

I'll swap you! Beef is my cat's favourite, whereas she will usually turn her nose up snootily at chicken.

KnottedFern · 01/05/2021 21:15

Mine dislike beef and refuse to eat it! Chicken or fish only. It makes my one cat terribly trumpy as well!

RainbowMum11 · 01/05/2021 21:17

My cat doesn't like fish and only likes poultry with gravy, not jelly.
Awkward sod.

PivotPivotPivottt · 01/05/2021 21:19

Least favourite in this house too.

SnowdaySewday · 01/05/2021 21:24

It ranks above chicken but below duck and turkey in this house.

Today.

Cleverpolly3 · 01/05/2021 21:25

Roast beef that we are eating
Sliced beef in sandwiches
Steak
Minced beef

Yes please to all of the above
And they love raw minced beef

Put a “cat food” beef anywhere near them - except gourmet beef and tomato in those little overpriced tins - and they would go on hunger strike

@mayblossominapril one of my three cats loves our dog’s dried food and all three of them love cake. Especially Madeira or Victoria sponge Grin

AthelstaneTheUnready · 01/05/2021 21:29

Beef's fairly popular. It's Turkey that's so revolting they can't even look at it.

Chicken is the best, up until the moment it isn't. Ditto Tuna.

EcoCustard · 01/05/2021 21:34

My dear old cat used to turn her nose up at the beef flavour. Had many a battle with her at 2am after pestering me for ages for food, only to turn away in disgust when beef was put in her bowl before resuming the gentle but annoying poking of my head GrinBlush. I used to think I have never seen a cat (domestic) hunt a cow, maybe that’s why she doesn’t like it Grin.

TableNiner · 01/05/2021 21:35

My car will eat all the flavours, as long as they are rotated properly, eg not two beef in a row

TableNiner · 01/05/2021 21:35

*Cat

Kotatsu · 01/05/2021 21:36

Mine aren't fond of fish, but any meat flavour is gobbled down.

Mzy123 · 01/05/2021 21:40

No, my 2 turn there nose up at any beef flavoured food. They like fish/chicken/even turkey or duck but will not entertain the beef flavour.

AnneElliott · 01/05/2021 22:43

Mine don't love it but they eat it reluctantly. I don't give it 2 meals in a row as otherwise they wood revolt!!

Youdontknowwhatyoureonabout · 02/05/2021 06:37

I have never seen a cat (domestic) hunt a cow, maybe that’s why she doesn’t like it

Grin

So the majority of our cats don’t really like it. I think I will have to just buy individual flavours and mix them up myself. Those poor cats protection cats that have been getting our beef ones! I will have to send them a tasty selection to make up for it.

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Icequeen01 · 02/05/2021 08:24

I have 3 cats and 2 of them won't eat the beef sachets but one of them will. None of them will eat anything that has lamb or liver in it. Luckily my neighbour's cat will eat anything so I give them to her for her cat.

Iwantacookie · 02/05/2021 08:37

Mine wont touch any beef cat food.
Steak, mince etc they love

DobbyTheHouseElk · 02/05/2021 08:44

No beef here. I give it to my mums cat who isn’t that keen but less fussy than my cat.

At the moment salmon is not wanted either. So only tuna and chicken acceptable in the Felix AGAIL multi pack. So I’m not buying that anymore. Looking for a muti pack that doesn’t include salmon or beef is hard. I’m trying the DD salmon/stathe next to see.

Salmon in gourmet perle is acceptable.

inappropriateraspberry · 02/05/2021 08:48

One of my cats will refuse the beef and tomato, but the other eats it.
I suppose they're allowed likes and dislikes like us!