Male Cat Licking Coal ~ WHY ?
- windyhill4.2
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Our 1 male cat is licking the nut coal in the buckets near our stove
We have seen him do this several times
We can't figure out the WHY ?
Bellyache ?
Some health benefit he has figured out ?
Anyone else ever see this or know anything about it ?
We have seen him do this several times
We can't figure out the WHY ?
Bellyache ?
Some health benefit he has figured out ?
Anyone else ever see this or know anything about it ?
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- freetown fred
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Some say lacking in certain minerals diet wise--I just figured it was cause he got tired of lickin his own nuts
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Yes the cat is "fixed"
He usually enjoys the cat food very much. We also have heard that mineral deficiency is a possibility .
BUT, Which mineral ?
He usually enjoys the cat food very much. We also have heard that mineral deficiency is a possibility .
BUT, Which mineral ?
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He looks a lot like our Fred. I don’t know why he would lick coal but our Fred does a lot of stupid stuff and we just figure that’s Fred being Fred.
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Does he lick pee coal too?
Is there any possibility of salt being a factor? Or mice having been in the coal?
It may just be the dust he is licking to get his vomit reflex thingy to work??? or maybe your cat is, well, no other way to say it, stupid
Thanks for the laughs everyone!
Is there any possibility of salt being a factor? Or mice having been in the coal?
It may just be the dust he is licking to get his vomit reflex thingy to work??? or maybe your cat is, well, no other way to say it, stupid
Thanks for the laughs everyone!
- windyhill4.2
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No pee coal here,other than the occasional pieces mixed in.warminmn wrote:Does he lick pee coal too?
Is there any possibility of salt being a factor? Or mice having been in the coal?
It may just be the dust he is licking to get his vomit reflex thingy to work??? or maybe your cat is, well, no other way to say it, stupid
Thanks for the laughs everyone!
No salt or mice have been in the coal
He has not been vomiting after licking the coal.
Stupid,NO !
This cat is a VERY smart dude.
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freetown fred wrote:I just figured it was cause he got tired of lickin his own nuts
Survey says.... He was trying to get the taste of his Balls out of his mouthRob R. wrote:He's trying to get the taste of that cat food out of his mouth.
Fred I don't know who this GAW cat is, but you need to get out in front of this one. and fastgaw wrote: I don’t know why he would lick coal but our Fred does a lot of stupid stuff and we just figure that’s Fred being Fred.
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In the winter, some of our drivers would toss a shovel of rock salt on the floor of their trailer before loading at the breaker to help the wet coal from freezing to the floor.
When we processed coal on below zero days, I would throw a handful every now and then on the rice and Barley chute.
Is there a slight white colored film on any of the coal?
Paulie
When we processed coal on below zero days, I would throw a handful every now and then on the rice and Barley chute.
Is there a slight white colored film on any of the coal?
Paulie
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Maybe cause he is just a stupid cat ...
I'm sure that there are people who do the same ...
I'm sure that there are people who do the same ...
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At first I thought you were talking about "our" Fred from freetown . I was thinking that ain't nice.gaw wrote:He looks a lot like our Fred. I don’t know why he would lick coal but our Fred does a lot of stupid stuff and we just figure that’s Fred being Fred.
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Damn guys, if I could bend that far I'd probably do the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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FF , Your balls or the coal ?