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My Cat Eats Raisins

October 8th, 2008 by monnibo | Pets, Whiskers on Wednesday

ETA: I found out that raisins/grapes are toxic to both dogs and cats. So we will no longer be feeding raisins to Henry, no matter how upset he gets. Apparently they can cause kidney failure. Fortunately Henry hasn’t been showing any of the common signs of kidney failure, so we think he’ll be fine… but no more raisins! For a list of foods toxic to dogs and cats, check here.


“What do you have?”

I feed my chinchilla, Chico, treats. He gets treats pretty much daily, from dried banana chips and nuts, to cucumber chunks and raisins. Well one day Henry, my cat, expressed interest in whatever it was that Chico was getting. So I gave him a raisin, thinking he’d sniff it, lick it, and abandon it. But no! He gobbled it right up. Now Henry gets upset if you give Chico raisins and he doesn’t get any.

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6 responses about “My Cat Eats Raisins”

  1. Jessi said:
    October 8th, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    I love Henry reaching for the raisins. lol Does he ever try to go after Chico or do they have a mutual respect for each other?

  2. monnibo said:
    October 8th, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    To be perfectly honest, I think Chico is too big to entice Henry. Chico has been around longer than Henry, and Henry met Chico pretty early on. So they’ve established a kinda “yea you’re there, okay big deal” kind of attitude. I don’t know really WHY Henry doesn’t go after Chico, but I expect it is something to do with his size… Chico is bigger than Henry’s head.

    I admit it was something I was worried about when I took Chico out and Henry was there. When Chico is out on my shoulder Henry doesn’t try to get at him or eat him or anything, unlike our previous cats with our long-gone hamsters and gerbils. But it seems like even though a chinchilla is classed as a rodent, it doesn’t entice Henry like a hamster or gerbil might.

  3. Chan said:
    October 9th, 2008 at 6:25 am

    I know raisins are supposedly toxic for dogs… ??

    Absolutely precious though. Isn’t it funny what foods pets go for? Sissy’s insane for milk, peppermint candies, and hot/spicy foods.

  4. Anita said:
    October 9th, 2008 at 6:34 am

    That Henry is just too cute! He just thinks that if anyone is getting treats that he should be included! LOL
    Chico is a cutie pie too, I love the little sounds they make.

  5. Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) said:
    October 9th, 2008 at 7:48 am

    Henry is a riot!

  6. Wendy said:
    October 11th, 2008 at 5:42 am

    Raisins are dried grapes and grapes are toxic to dogs, I do not know if they are for cats, but you may want to do some research. LOVE the pics of them together, I had a cat and a hamster that loved each other, the hamster would crawl up on the at and go to sleep…

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