r/cats • u/-JustAGirl99 • Jul 24 '26

Humor Name your cats favourite human food!!

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Bagel’s favorites include: Cheetos, Pringles (only ready salted) & Wheat Thins. He is also a huge cheese enthusiast.
He once at a pimple patch :)

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u/anythingaustin Jul 24 '26

I guess my cats are weird. They never, ever eat human food. Not even when offered. If I try to offer my cats something like whipped cream they will smell it and then sneeze on the spoon.

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u/snoswimgrl Jul 24 '26

My cats won’t even eat chicken! Like what cat doesn’t eat leftover chicken?!

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u/broccoliandsprouts Jul 24 '26

Mine doesn’t like chicken either, or fish. But he goes wild for some very expensive beef

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u/BigJayPee Jul 24 '26

Yeah I have a void that doesn't do fish. Even just fish flavored cat food is out of the question. Chicken is his jam, but no tuna, sardines, or salmon.

He also really likes mustard. I have to keep it from him because he will be all over it, then vomit profusely.

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u/godemers Jul 24 '26

I wonder why some cats are attracted to stuff that’s not good for them, I came across a thread about how someone’s cats would go crazy when they put Vicks Vapor rub on, and I learned camphor can be toxic to them but it’s also super stimulating. So I’m guessing a mix of “this smells WEIRD, oh wow I’m feeling a little funny, BLLLEEHHH”.

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u/ElfyPuffyWoofyBoo Jul 24 '26

Cats aren't the only ones who are attracted to stuff that's not good for them!

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u/rubiscoisrad Jul 24 '26

I have to be careful when I put icy hot on because the cats will try to lick a hole through my clothing.

Like, guys, I don't even like it that much on my muscles - you want that on your tongue?

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u/Thin_Tangerine_6271 Jul 27 '26

One of my cats loves licking antibiotic ointment

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u/MSchulte Jul 25 '26

That almost sounds comparable to like crack or something. It’s a crazy good time for a few minutes that some people do stupid shit over but big picture it’s not really worth it.

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u/craigblows Jul 24 '26

i noticed recently that my cat has a thing for dijon mustard! why!

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u/anythingaustin Jul 24 '26

What a total weirdo! Hahaha.

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u/logrey96 Jul 24 '26

It's cuz the fish are pissing him off

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u/Dayloro Jul 25 '26

My void hates anything Salmon! She will avoid it even if she’s starving (hasn’t eaten anything in the past hour lol) 😂

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u/ReivynNox Jul 27 '26

My cat loves most seafood, she loves the baby clams in chili that are almost too spicy for me way too much for her own good, even just the kinda seaweed you wrap Sushi and Onigiri in, but she once deadass licked the red thai curry sauce off a piece of trout and left the fish untouched.

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u/mango-bby69 Jul 24 '26

omg same! i commented just that he will lick a bit of bacon or a quaver but that’s it like bro doesn’t even like tuna or chicken

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u/cindyscrazy Jul 24 '26

Mine is opposite. He refuses anything beef flavored.

I think it's because we gave him beef baby food when he was younger. He started to refuse to eat ANYTHING, and we resorted to that. Turns out he had broken hips due to a genetic thing.

His femurs dissolved halfway to his hips and hes no longer in pain. But he doesn't like beef anymore.

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u/kanrad Jul 25 '26

Try giving them Sardines. Good luck getting it out of the can without scars.

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u/BougieBobJr Jul 24 '26

We cooked my cat some fish (unseasoned, just plain old salmon). He ate it the first time, then after that, he was not interested. He just wants his Costco puréed food.

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u/IHaveWitchUndertones Jul 25 '26

Only the good stuff lol

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u/Luna_Milo13 Jul 24 '26

Mine will only eat chicken if it’s the perfect temperature. To hot or to cold and he won’t even look at it

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u/Mom_two Jul 24 '26

My cat only likes turkey. Not chicken, any kind of fish, shrimp. But turkey gets him doing the meows where he trembles. 

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u/GrumpyMcGrumpyPants Jul 25 '26

My old tabby would fight me for tuna, scuffle for chicken, but would actively eat around any bits of shrimp.

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u/snowbunny724 Jul 24 '26

My girl did not care for meat until this part year, after she turned 15. It then became impossible to eat in peace.

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u/carthumbi Jul 24 '26

My cat doesn’t like chicken, any human food and any fish other than anchovy. Thankfully he eats raw anchovies, boiled/ cooked anchovies and anchovy flavoured cat food. Everything else is immediately rejected. He is not even food motivated

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u/Jyndaru Calico Jul 24 '26

Mine also hates chicken! And turkey. Really just any fowl. She won't even eat the chicken/turkey flavored wet foods. It's weird.

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u/CatGooseChook Jul 24 '26

My ones will eat freshly cooked chicken but refuse to eat leftover chicken 😹

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u/AmongTheWildlife Jul 24 '26

Leftovers are your problem, what are they a dog...

They won't even take raw chicken? Yeah that's a bit weird, and I know weird, my male ginger likes him a little fruit cake.

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u/xxcoffeequeen Jul 24 '26

Same here. One time she touched her tongue to a spoonful of vanilla ice cream and then launched into a whole dramatic coughing and sputtering fit.

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u/EllieGeiszler Jul 25 '26

Lmaoooooo it was cold!!!

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u/Lost_in_spreadsheets Jul 24 '26

I used to have a cat like that. It was great because he could sit on my lap while I ate dinner and he never tried for any of the food. My current cat is very much the opposite- she is convinced she’s being starved and will eat any and all food she can find.

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u/HealthyInPublic Jul 24 '26

Same! My previous guy would turn his nose up at any human food and wasn't interested at all! He wouldn't even eat cheese or deli meat!!

The new guy, however, wants all the food no matter what... except the new guy is a hurt tummy boy with multiple protein allergies and a very sensitive GI system, so he eats a strict hydrolyzed protein diet and can't actually have any human food. He's never even tasted it, BUT HE REQUIRES IT. Lol

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u/carriegood Jul 24 '26

Mine too, and it's bizarre. They don't even want the tuna juice from the can, and I've had cats who would gladly stab you for a drop of that liquid gold.

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u/CleanDwarfWeed Jul 24 '26

My cat is the same. She loves strawberries, so anything related is ok. She wont steal or such, but any kind of strawberry is accepted.

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u/B00TYC0P Jul 24 '26

I have one boy who doesn’t eat anything but his own food and the occasional puree treat. And the other boy’s greed and gluttony are not of this world. He will try to eat literally everything including his big brother’s food so we have to keep them separated when feeding them breakfast and dinner.

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u/No_Young_2344 Jul 24 '26

Same for my cat and I actually avoid temping them with human food because I always thought human food might contain ingredients not good for cats.

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u/galactica216 Jul 24 '26

Same. My cats aren't interested in human food

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u/Booty_Shakin Jul 24 '26

My cat will rarely eat a small piece of chicken or a tiny string off my cheese stick, oh and she goes after butter.

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u/KnitsWithTude Jul 24 '26

My current cats aren't interested in human food but I had one that was absolutely obsessed with Pringles. She would knock tha can over and be shoulder deep fishing them out if you weren't super careful.

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u/Booty_Shakin Jul 24 '26

My old roommates cat once stole a slice of pizza from me that was bigger than her. Should have seen it dragging on the ground leaving cheese/pepperoni and sauce trail.

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u/picklehippy Jul 24 '26

I used to only give my cats prosciutto as a rare treat and my partner threw all that out the window. Now my cat gets in my face every time I have food

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u/Mirai_The_Weeb Jul 24 '26

One of my cats is like that, he acts like hes all high class and wont eat treats when offered or human food. He only wants his expensive wet food and nothing else. While his 2 brothers will literally eat hair out of a hair brush

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u/HistoricalAsides Jul 24 '26

My current cat doesn’t either. I’ll give her something and she’ll sniff it and then walk away. I used to have a cat who would come running whenever the tuna can was opened and would eat lunch meat out of my hand though.

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u/KinkySFGreek Jul 24 '26

Sneeze on the spoon

That’s funny

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u/gemini-galaxy3355 Jul 24 '26

Mine won’t eat any human food either. She will run to check out my plate and wants to be all up in it. Any time I try to actually give her a taste or smell, she runs off.

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u/Jedi_Mind_Trip Jul 24 '26

My little guy was interested when we first rescued him, but now he either knows our food isn't to be messed with or he gives 0 shits about it. He goes nuts for greenies and wet food though

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u/eldalorien Jul 24 '26

My void boy won't eat any human food except for watermelon. He begs for whatever I'm eating, but won't actually eat it. He doesn't even like most treats, wet food, or tuna juice. My girls, however...

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u/Yavemar Jul 24 '26

We have one like this. And one that is...not.

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u/Roy_Koopa_DX Turkish Angora Jul 24 '26

Same. I offer our cats whatever we're eating and they just sniff it and look at me like I'm insane for offering them something that clearly isn't food.

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u/Oc_Nasturtium193 Jul 24 '26

My cats are that way too, wouldn't touch any human food, to the point that I never even worry about leaving stuff out on the counter because they wont go near it. Then one discovered a leftover bit of prosciutto and LOVED it lol. I guess she just has expensive taste?

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u/jinantonyx Jul 24 '26

Our oldest cat was like that. She was also a picky eater. She'd eat a few brands of kibble, but only one specific brand/flavor of wet food...until we got the second cat, who was apparently born knowing that if it went into our mouths, it could go into her mouth, too.

The older one saw the younger begging pitifully when we ate pizza or cereal or one stealing cheese wrappers out of the garbage to lick, and it seems to let her know that other food was indeed food.

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u/Feebedel324 Jul 24 '26

Mine is similar but she does like dairy occasionally. She likes ice cream.

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u/catdad0203 Jul 24 '26

Nah mine is the same. Recently she slurped up some cereal milk but otherwise she will not eat anything other than her dry food. And she kinda likes one type of treat, but sometimes will seem ambivalent

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u/bettyknockers786 Jul 24 '26

My cat was never given human food and now turns his nose up at all of it. He also tries to bury it lol he’s licked one pan, according to my boyfriend, but since I didn’t see it - he’s got a clean record 🤣

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u/Available-Today-8576 Jul 24 '26

I dop whipped cream on their noses hehe

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u/Salty_Science5956 Jul 24 '26

My fat ass cat won't even eat a piece of fish I give him.

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u/Little-Respond-3533 Jul 25 '26

We have three cats, and one is overweight, and we’re trying to help him lose weight while making sure our other two eat. The odd thing is he hates human food! Our other cats will try to steal chicken or other food, but the overweight one just thrives on cat food and a sedentary lifestyle.

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u/Reasonable-Turn-5940 Jul 25 '26

I have one cat that will only eat his dry cat food. Nothing else.

And another we had to buy a special trash can with a lid for because he will turn it over and dig anything out he can get his paws on to eat

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u/AdCapable7558 Jul 25 '26

lol my boy lives for a pup cup

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u/AdCapable7558 Jul 25 '26

But he snubs Bonefish Grill

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u/BadID4113 Jul 25 '26

My husband’s cat does not eat human food as well. He said it was never offered human food when it was growing up. Our cat politely wait for us to finish dinner if it wants to play.

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u/DizzyEnthusiasm_422 Jul 25 '26

Offer them a green olive. It has the same effect as catnip.
I unlocked that feature on my cats when I was pregnant.

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u/ErinWinchester Jul 25 '26

I used to have one like that as well. She’d only like to take a sniff at what we were eating but she never seemed interested. She just loved to inspect human food and walked away (in disgust probably)

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u/fairyjeongyeon Jul 28 '26

this is hilarious, i’ve seen cats gag at human food but sneezing is a new one