SFR Cats and salmon...

[Shad]

So, everyone knows cats love fish, and there are all kinds of salmon-based foods and treats on the market. That said, I know it's not safe to feed dogs salmon caught from most of our local rivers, because most of our rivers have a parasite that gets into salmon and can be lethal to them. Does that same parasite affect cats in a similar way?

I've got a new feline friend around my place, and I'd like to share some fresh salmon with him if I can, but I'd hate to give him something that might hurt him. This was 2 weeks ago; he's about twice as big now....

 

[BriGuy]

So, everyone knows cats love fish, and there are all kinds of salmon-based foods and treats on the market. That said, I know it's not safe to feed dogs salmon caught from most of our local rivers, because most of our rivers have a parasite that gets into salmon and can be lethal to them. Does that same parasite affect cats in a similar way?

I've got a new feline friend around my place, and I'd like to share some fresh salmon with him if I can, but I'd hate to give him something that might hurt him. This was 2 weeks ago; he's about twice as big now....
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Cute kitty! It will have all of you wrapped around its little paw.

Personally, I wouldn't risk the salmon until you at least get the go-ahead from the vet.

 

[Dr. Magill]

Nice looking little guy
My last cat didn’t like fish
Go figure

 

[Canuck from Kansas]

So, everyone knows cats love fish, and there are all kinds of salmon-based foods and treats on the market. That said, I know it's not safe to feed dogs salmon caught from most of our local rivers, because most of our rivers have a parasite that gets into salmon and can be lethal to them. Does that same parasite affect cats in a similar way?

I've got a new feline friend around my place, and I'd like to share some fresh salmon with him if I can, but I'd hate to give him something that might hurt him. This was 2 weeks ago; he's about twice as big now....
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Cute kitty.

Had 2 pups that got salmon poisoning - caught in time and right as rain after a day on treatment.

Cats apparently do not get salmon poisoning (nor do humans)

Salmon Poisoning

What is salmon poisoning disease? Salmon poisoning disease is a potentially fatal condition seen in only dogs after they eat certain types of raw fish, like salmon and other anadromous fish (fish that swim upstream to breed), that are infected with a parasite called Nanophyetus salmincola. The...

hospital.vetmed.wsu.edu

"The disease is mainly seen in domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, and foxes, although it has also been reported in black bears"

Salmon Poisoning | VCA Animal Hospitals

Salmon poisoning is caused by a type of bacteria found within parasitic flatworms that infect the tissues of wild fish found in coastal streams of the Pacific Northwest.

vcahospitals.com

Still, not sure I would give him locally caught raw salmon, just to be safe.

cheers

 

[Divad]

Cook to 140 and kill the parasite, error on the side of caution and take it to 150. Don’t brine or season.

 

[bobduck]

So I'm reading posts on a "do you have bird pics" thread and see this one about cats. Let me be the bad guy and put a little damper on all you cat lovers and remind you that domestic cats are an invasive species responsible for approx. 2.4 billion (BILLION) bird deaths in the lower 48 each year. I have a close friend and fishing buddy that owns a cat and he does the right thing by keeping it indoors. He provides everything the cat needs inside his home which is the only way to prevent bird predation by cats. I listened to a acquaintance say that cats killing birds is just nature and I disagreed. Domestic cats killing our song birds is a crime against nature that can be avoided. They look cute and cuddly to you but not to a bird. Please keep them inside.

 

[Dr. Magill]

So I'm reading posts on a "do you have bird pics" thread and see this one about cats. Let me be the bad guy and put a little damper on all you cat lovers and remind you that domestic cats are an invasive species responsible for approx. 2.4 billion (BILLION) bird deaths in the lower 48 each year. I have a close friend and fishing buddy that owns a cat and he does the right thing by keeping it indoors. He provides everything the cat needs inside his home which is the only way to prevent bird predation by cats. I listened to a acquaintance say that cats killing birds is just nature and I disagreed. Domestic cats killing our song birds is a crime against nature that can be avoided. They look cute and cuddly to you but not to a bird. Please keep them inside.

Almost the same # killed by flying into windows
My cats are hired to kill mice
Rats
Bunnies
Moles
Weasels
Etc
I’ve found if you don’t encourage birds by feeding them the cats aren’t that much of a factor
I guess I feel differently than you

 

[Stonedfish]

My cat as well as my dog loved cooked salmon. For some reason the skin in particular. I’d cut it up and they’d both just chow it down. Maybe it was the fat attached to it being the reason they liked it so much. I don’t know if it was good or bad for them, but they both lived 15 years without it killing them.
SF

 

[Mossback]

Same

My cat loved the cooked skin, lived to 18.

 

[TicTokCroc]

Almost the same # killed by flying into windws
My cats are hired to kill mice
Rats
Bunnies
Moles
Weasels
Etc
I’ve found if you don’t encourage birds by feeding them the cats aren’t that much of a factor
I guess I feel differently than you

We are looking at getting a couple barn cats because the mice were so bad this year, like a plague.

 

[Dr. Magill]

The largest problem with cats V birds are the feral cats. I’ve lived in the country for a long time
Once I took down the bird feeders the bird mortality almost ceased
The world isn’t perfect unfortunately

 

[Salmo_g]

Shad, cook the fish and your cat should be fine.

 

[mcswny]

My cat has been eating a bunch of lingcod and rockfish lately and he doesn’t seem mad.

 

[Chucker]

I can’t see a cat in that picture, just a bunch of dubbing material….

 

[krusty]

You can see the pure evil and bloodlust emanating from that creature's vicious eyes.

 

[Mossback]

You can see the pure evil and bloodlust emanating from that creature's vicious eyes.

More dangerous than an Otter !!!

 

[Shad]

Thanks, folks. Went and picked up the groceries today. Bet he likes it poached....

 

[Wanative]

My cat as well as my dog loved cooked salmon. For some reason the skin in particular. I’d cut it up and they’d both just chow it down. Maybe it was the fat attached to it being the reason they liked it so much. I don’t know if it was good or bad for them, but they both lived 15 years without it killing them.
SF

I feed my dogs cooked salmon often.
They love it skin too.
Have always done it.

 

[Pescaphile]

We regularly feed our cat raw Coho and have for years.

 

[RCF]

Our cat loves cooked salmon. Been feeding it salmon for years. He is my wife's best buddy when cooking and eating it for dinner. Will not leave her side and is constantly talking to her "my turn - do not forget me"...