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johnp3907

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4. I'll bet people have tried this.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 01:22 PM

Nov 2024

And found that cats don’t care for the taste of mice. They just chase them because they get into the house. It’s the scurrying motion that attracts them, not the allure of a meal of mouse meat. Just my own personal theory that I just made up this instant.

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Asking for a friend. Something to ponder. Why isn't cat food made from mice? Any suggestions? I understand fish and [View all] debm55 Nov 2024 OP

I think the aesthetic has to appeal to humans XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #1

Thank you XanaDUer2. That makes sense. debm55 Nov 2024 #5

Yeah it might make someone squemish XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #12

Probably mundane pragmatic thing like sourcing/processing them in huge volumes. RockRaven Nov 2024 #2

Thank you RockRaven. makes sense also. debm55 Nov 2024 #6

Until it moves like a live mouse, cats won't care! Raven123 Nov 2024 #3

Thank you that is very true. It's the hunt that turns them on. debm55 Nov 2024 #7

I'll bet people have tried this. johnp3907 Nov 2024 #4

Johnp3907 It's a very good answer. Thank you. debm55 Nov 2024 #9

I think I saw it at pet co. Something like this. The world's first cat food with cat's most natural prey: mice. Hotler Nov 2024 #8

I agree ,Hotler. yuck. But I am not a cat. Thank you debm55 Nov 2024 #10

I told my friend from China KT2000 Nov 2024 #11

My outside cat prefers chipmunks gab13by13 Nov 2024 #13

HAHAHAHAHAHH, that's funny debm55 Nov 2024 #15

We once had a cat who hunted chipmunks, Ocelot II Nov 2024 #19

Been asking for years. I would assume processing to be a nightmare. AllyCat Nov 2024 #14

Thank you AllyCat. those are two very true facts. debm55 Nov 2024 #16

Cats love chasing small animals, but not keen on feasting on them. Fla Dem Nov 2024 #17

thank you Fla Dem debm55 Nov 2024 #18