Is it safe to feed cats (shelled) hard boiled egg as a one off treat?
October 27, 2022 6:53 AM Subscribe
Is it safe to feed cats (shelled) hard boiled egg as a one off treat?
Response by poster: Thanks cooker girl! I did google first before I asked, but the google results I got were 50% it's safe and 50% it's not safe, so...
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 7:38 AM on October 27, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 7:38 AM on October 27, 2022 [2 favorites]
Yeah, cooked eggs are fine. I have a boy who loves him a soft-boiled egg (seriously, he once tried to walk along my arm to get one I was holding at arms length, and he weighs 20 pounds), and he gets an egg for his birthday.
posted by jackbishop at 8:32 AM on October 27, 2022 [6 favorites]
posted by jackbishop at 8:32 AM on October 27, 2022 [6 favorites]
Anecdata on cats and eggs - we’ve fed our cats a raw diet which includes a not insignificant amount of eggs (2 eggs for every 3 lbs of chicken) for going on 9 years and our cats are thriving.
(Not trying to weigh in on the raw vs cooked piece, just providing a data point that our cats eat a lot of eggs and are very happy campers)
posted by arnicae at 9:14 AM on October 27, 2022
(Not trying to weigh in on the raw vs cooked piece, just providing a data point that our cats eat a lot of eggs and are very happy campers)
posted by arnicae at 9:14 AM on October 27, 2022
Feral cats (and really everything, even herbivores) eat eggs.
posted by rockindata at 10:00 AM on October 27, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by rockindata at 10:00 AM on October 27, 2022 [1 favorite]
Had a cat ate fried eggs o the regular, but only over-easy, a broken yolk would result in the whole egg being dragged from the bowl to the trash can.
posted by Iteki at 10:36 AM on October 27, 2022 [8 favorites]
posted by Iteki at 10:36 AM on October 27, 2022 [8 favorites]
My cats loooooove hard boiled eggs. The sound of one getting cracked is the most exciting thing ever.
posted by spamandkimchi at 10:37 AM on October 27, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by spamandkimchi at 10:37 AM on October 27, 2022 [1 favorite]
Yeah the risk of salmonella is quite low but lots of vets advise against raw eggs. Cooked eggs are always okay!
posted by cooker girl at 11:08 AM on October 27, 2022
posted by cooker girl at 11:08 AM on October 27, 2022
answer: Yes! Absolutely! [….] JUST NOT RAW, which this question clearly states is not the case.
posted by cooker girl at 6:58 AM on October 27
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posted by meijusa at 2:30 PM on October 27, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by cooker girl at 6:58 AM on October 27
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posted by meijusa at 2:30 PM on October 27, 2022 [3 favorites]
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posted by cooker girl at 6:58 AM on October 27, 2022 [7 favorites]