Here is a photo of our 12 year old cat chomping away at composted watermelon. He ate watermelon for over ten minutes. Although he is healthy, the watermelon must have had some nutrient his body needed. What do you think it was? After an hour or so in the sun, the watermelon had the texture of innards. Maybe he liked that!
We have two cats and their food preferences are completely different. The one who wasn't interested in eating watermelon is overweight and not as healthy as this cat. What quirks do your pets have? For our language buffs, English could use a little morphology here-- to help us in determining what is eating what! What if it were bacteria eating cat? Would the bacteria be eating the cat or the cat eating the bacteria?
We're sharing this one with the Ruby Tuesday gang that adores everything RED! Also, thank you to Moscow Daily Photo for reminding me that it is nice to comment on the commenters comments once in a while. Finally, Barbara Farr of Phoenix City (Alabama) Daily Photo posted about a Fresh Market that opened in her area. As you know, Fresh Market is a Greensboro Company!! So much to be thankful in this blogging world.
Regarding the cat that eats watermelon, was he eating B-B-Q Ribs before the watermelon?
Posted by: Bill B | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 07:44 AM
Maybe he just likes sweets, and your healthy food plan for him does not consider this inclination.
My cat loved bulochki, buns and blini and could kill for morkovka, carrot)
Thank you for mentioning Moscow blog!
Posted by: Irina | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 08:24 AM
Caught in the act! Sweet capture. Sometimes pets just like to eat things they normally don't have access to.
Posted by: SRQ | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 08:31 AM
What a cute shot! Maybe he needed some sugar?
I don't have a cat now, but my old cat liked yogurt. He loved to lick the yogurt tops. He was a big ol' tub kitty. :)
Posted by: Halcyon | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 11:20 AM
What a gorgeous clean looking cat! Tabbies are my favorites.
Watermelon seems an odd choice for any feline. Then again, as you say, there must have been some dietary need. Perhaps.
Posted by: Chuck | Monday, September 06, 2010 at 02:17 AM
This is new, my cats never eat any fruits. They even hated catnips.. I thinks it's the weather as watermelon is a thirst quencher ;p 90% of it is water and it is nutritious as well.
Great shot indeed!!
Posted by: fini | Monday, September 06, 2010 at 01:58 PM