Arri London wrote:
>
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>> "Jean B." wrote:
>>>> Arri London wrote:
>>>>> LOL. If he is named Ming, he is an Emperor Anyway they all know
>>>>> perfectly well they are descended from royalty.
>>>>> Probably the strangest thing our Ming liked was peanut oil. We only gave
>>>>> him a drop or two at a time but he licked it off our fingers with great
>>>>> enjoyment.
>>>> That is odd. How did he discover this taste treat?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jean B.
>>> We have a habit of offering any food we are preparing to the cats, who
>>> are usually hanging about the kitchen. Most reactions are predictable,
>>> such as shying away from onions, garlic and chiles. When offered the
>>> drop of peanut oil, he tucked right in. Offered a second drop and same
>>> reaction. The next time we used peanut oil, he got another drop to
>>> confirm. After that he got a drop every time we used it.
>> LOL! And it's lucky he shied away from some of that stuff, which
>> would be dangerous for a cat to eat!
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> They generally do shy away from things they shouldn't eat. Weirdly
> enough, none of the cats will go near bananas either. They pull their
> heads away, blink and back off. Something in bananas just doesn't smell
> edible to our cats.

Relatedly, I have noticed that raccoons don't like oniony type
things (or veggies, for that matter).

Speaking of which, is the rampant garlic mustard harmful to animals?

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Jean B.