I am owned by four rescue kitties; three inside and one outside.
Two are Maine coon mixes.
OK to feed them cooked shrimp?
Usual diet is dried food and treats.

It's safe but think about the future. If they get the taste for it, they'll be annoying as all get out every time you cook shrimp.

Don't really know, but my 2 cats don't care for much fish at all, other than canned Tuna once in a while.

Their favorite food is Costco Rotisserie Chicken. They know the sound of the container.

My vet(s) have all said 'no wet food'. So my two cats get Purina Cat Chow in their bowls.

Bandit:



Smokey:



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Originally posted by TomV:
Don't really know, but my 2 cats don't care for much fish at all, other than canned Tuna once in a while.

Their favorite food is Costco Rotisserie Chicken. They know the sound of the container.

+ 1 for Momma Kiki. Rarely eats fish/shrimp but loves fowl. I usually keep leftovers in the fridge as a treat for her so she spends a lot of time sitting in front of the fridge or pawing my leg to let me know it's treat time.

I did a standing rib roast for Christmas and she wouldn't touch any of it.

What tatortodd said. Mine gets dry Iams blue label from Walmart when they have it.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
It's safe but think about the future. If they get the taste for it, they'll be annoying as all get out every time you cook shrimp.

This ^^^^^

None of our three cats were beggers until one day I made the mistake of offering one of them a taste of what I was eating.

Oops

I have 2 indoor cats and 2 outdoor cats. The indoor cats get Purina Indoor Cat Chow and the outdoor cats get Gourmet Special Kitty from Walmart. The outdoor cats seem to thrive on the Special Kitty along with racoons, possums, squirrels, skunks, blue jays and whatever else might wander through. None of the cats like any of the wet food with fish in it. Personally, I think feeding cats shrimp on a regular basis might be too rich a diet for a cat.

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OK to feed them cooked shrimp?

Based on Hartz offering shrimp in some of their cat treats, I'd have to guess shrimp's not going to cause health problems for cats. That said, I'm not a vet.

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posted December 26, 2021 09:51 AM Hide Post
My vet(s) have all said 'no wet food'. So my two cats get Purina Cat Chow in their bowls.

Dang, those two cats could qualify as balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade! (But I gotta admit that both do look very contented.)

I see no harm in making the shrimp an occasional treat.

I wouldn't feed them seasoned shrimp, but plain steamed should be fine.

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Originally posted by Southern Rebel:
Dang, those two cats could qualify as balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade! (But I gotta admit that both do look very contented.)

Bandit's a big boy, but Smokey is a tiny thing. I should probably re-size the photos so they don't look like such greedy pigs!

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Originally posted by msfzoe:
OK to feed them cooked shrimp?

Sadly, yes. I found out the hard way. Now I can't have any without sharing some.

I currently have 5 indoor cats and 3 outdoor ones. At one time there were 7 indoors, but 2 have died over the years. Until recently I had one regular outdoor kitty, but a family of new ones moved in and the original one has left. New family was a mom, 3 kittens, and an occasional male (father?). One of the kittens died, so now there are only 4 coming to eat in my back yard. (They get help from an occasional opossum or raccoon.)

You can see all my kitties at https://www.flickr.com/photos/...s/72157632943756937/. Currently indoor are Goldie, Silver, Smudge, Socks, and Taupe. Outdoors are Salem, Tom, Tux, and Sable. (Holstein is the kitten who died, and Mollie is the older cat who stopped coming--she and Salem don't get along).

The indoor cats get ProPlan kibble and a daily Temptations. Outdoor cats get cheap kibble and a can of wet food.

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Moses the Cat has little interest in seafood. Chicken, on the other hand, will cause him to lose his Feline mind.

@ Pyker:

"Smokey" and "Bandit"...I see what you did there...

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
@ Pyker:

"Smokey" and "Bandit"...I see what you did there...

Had to be done!

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:

Moses the Cat has little interest in seafood. Chicken, on the other hand, will cause him to lose his Feline mind.

If his name is "Moses," he probably knows that shrimp isn't kosher (see Leviticus, Chapter 11).

Chicken is fine.

One of my relatives named their two cats Mason and Dixon. The shelter named him Moses. As in: Let my people (cats) go!