| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
|---|
| 3685.1 | | FRAGLE::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Fri Jun 08 1990 09:31 | 7 |
|
Good idea! Nippa *loves* spinach salad.....this would be a lot easier
for me to make for her....
M&N
|
| 3685.2 | Healthy Treat! | SAGE::SPINGLER | | Fri Jun 08 1990 09:53 | 8 |
|
GREAT IDEA!! Panther loves plain cooked spinach, I wonder how she will
react to this?
Feline Experimental,
Sue & Panther (I love salad) & Spot (I'll eat anything!)
|
| 3685.3 | Can you make this from scratch? | CGVAX2::LANDRY | Closer to the Heart | Fri Jun 08 1990 10:00 | 8 |
| Is there a way you can mix this yourself without having to buy the baby
food? My two *love* to eat grass, maybe this would be a good
alternative when they can't go out?
I'm gonna get some this weekend and see!
Anna/Zildjian/Spunks
|
| 3685.4 | | TOPDOC::TRACHMAN | EmacX Exotics * 264-8298 | Fri Jun 08 1990 10:28 | 13 |
| re: 3
HMm, intersting idea - my Nikolas LOVES grass also - needless to
say, he doesn't get grass but once or twice a year when he shoots
out past my feet. I gotta say, that creamed spinich baby food
doesn't make me want to run to the store, but the kids might
like it. Actually, maybe I should just wash some raw spinich
every now and then.
Anyone else's cat like spinich? Could really be a good alternative
to grass!
E.T.
|
| 3685.5 | WHO MAKES THIS? | MCIS2::BOISVERT | | Fri Jun 08 1990 10:46 | 2 |
| Who makes this stuff (the commercial product I mean)? Gerbers?
Beechnut? I just don't remember seeing it on the shelves....
|
| 3685.6 | Never knew there was such a thing | PROSE::GOGOLIN | | Fri Jun 08 1990 10:47 | 7 |
| Several years ago I was trying to live-trap a family of woodchucks
that were dining on my garden. I was instructed to use spinach as bait
in the Hav-a-hart trap. Sure enough, I caught all six woodchucks, plus
a skunk and a cat. I thought the cat just wandered into the trap by
mistake. Now I'm not so sure...
Linda
|
| 3685.7 | Spinach and peas | DECWET::GIRDLER | | Fri Jun 08 1990 13:03 | 15 |
| I once made a recipe that had a filling consisting of spinach, ricotta cheese
and chicken, that was wrapped in springroll wrappers and baked. Well I gave
a sample of the filling to Snickers and he would have killed aynthing in his
way to get more of that stuff!!!
I find spinach to be OK, but even easier is to keep a big bag of frozen peas
in the freezer. Both my cats LOVE peas, I think they taste like grass also.
I just put some in a dish and microwave them for about 45 seconds. It has
gotten so that I can't microwave anything without 2 littles faces appearing
under the microwave, squeeking for peas. (not too spoiled, huh?) Since I
started giving them peas, their oats and grass have pretty much just become
play-things. They don't even want kitty treats anymore, they would rather have
a little dish of peas...
Debbie Snickers and Raisin
|
| 3685.8 | My babies love baby food | WILLEE::MERRITT | | Fri Jun 08 1990 13:05 | 10 |
| I always keep a few jars of baby food (Veg beef, Veg chicken, Ham)
in my house so if one of my babies have problems with going to the
bathroom or throwing up...I have this on hand to feed them. They
just love it and gobble it right down! I figure that if a baby
can eat it..it must be light on the stomach for the kitties!
I'll have to try the cream spinich!! I cooked them chicken last
night...are they spoiled or what!!!
Sandy (Tamba, Poco, and Barkley)
|
| 3685.9 | Try a blender | GENRAL::BALDRIDGE | Spring has Sprung | Fri Jun 08 1990 13:35 | 9 |
| Yes, creamed spinich is in with all the other baby foods from Gerber,
Beechnut, et. al.
I expect one could throw whole spinich in the blender with a tiny bit
of milk and it might work, but we've never tried it. Don't know if it
needs to be cooked.
Chuck
|
| 3685.10 | me too | AIMHI::MCCURDY | | Fri Jun 08 1990 13:45 | 7 |
| I also keep baby food on hand,, Happy will eat anything that does not
eat her first,, Preschie shares Happy's philosiphy ,,HRH on the other
hand is a more selective.. she will only eat the turkey baby food..
(strained) and it must be GERBERS.. I am going to pick up some
of the creamed spinach..
Kate
|
| 3685.11 | | FRAGLE::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Fri Jun 08 1990 13:59 | 3 |
| re: .7
Another pea lover.....Nippa LOVES peas!!!
|
| 3685.12 | Here's a recipe.... | BOOVX1::MANDILE | | Fri Jun 08 1990 15:44 | 21 |
| How about a homemade recipe?
Cream base: 2 TBL butter
2 TBL flour
1 cup milk
Melt butter in saucepan on low heat. When completely melted,
use a wire whisk to stir in the flour. Let cook, stirring
constantly to break up lumps and keep from burning. When
mixture is smooth and well mixed, add cup of milk and keep
stirring. DO NOT BOIL. Let cook until mixture becomes thick
and flour taste is gone. Add approx 1/2-1 cup of cooked
chopped spinach (food processor chops nice & fine) to cream
base and let cook for 10 min or so. Add more flour if you
want a thicker base, less etc. etc. More or less spinach, etc.
(I love creamed chipped beef on toast, and the crew love it
too!)
Lynne & crew
|
| 3685.13 | Or SOP as some call it | VAXWRK::SKALTSIS | Deb | Fri Jun 08 1990 16:31 | 8 |
|
>(I love creamed chipped beef on toast, and the crew love it
>too!)
My father used to make SOS for my late cat Jet all of the time.
Personally, I can't stand the smell of it.
Deb
|
| 3685.14 | | SANFAN::FOSSATJU | | Fri Jun 08 1990 19:36 | 14 |
| Once a week my husband buys about a dozen jumbo shrimp for my three
- we have to put them out on the back porch while they are being
boiled and then cooled off. Sunday is usually prawn day (this is
spoiled especially with the price of #13 prawns around here).
So I think what I'll do is set a kitty table and serve the prawns
with a side disk of creamed spinich.
People don't eat this good - but what the he** are kitties for!
I know mine will go for the spinich because all three are veggie
junkies. On my way home to buy a few jars.
Giudi, Pippin, Gino & Stitch
|
| 3685.15 | | SANFAN::FOSSATJU | | Fri Jun 08 1990 19:37 | 6 |
| Correction to #13.
Should have read: side dish - not disk - this job is getting to
me
Giudi
|
| 3685.16 | I'll even learn to purrrr..... | SAGE::SPINGLER | | Mon Jun 11 1990 10:13 | 10 |
|
Giudi,
Can I go to live with you as *YOUR CAT*????
Feline Hungry,
Sue (Who won't tell Panther & Spot how well your cats dine at your
house!!)
|
| 3685.17 | my gals loved it | SMEGIT::ROSSI | | Mon Jun 11 1990 10:51 | 14 |
| This weekend when I was at the grocery, I picked up some creamed
spinach and as the base noter suggested would happen my 2 kids loved
it. I was very surprised that Maxine who only eats dry cat food even
ventured a taste. She had a spoon full and that was enough. But my
little tortie point, shes just twelve weeks, K.C. (Kahlua N' Cream)
loved it. she ate half the jar.
I was just wondering if feeding them too much spinach would cause
loose stool .
Please advise..
Valerie
|
| 3685.18 | add another to the veggie list! | CSSE::CST | isn't that a moon cat? | Tue Jun 12 1990 17:25 | 8 |
| My cat, Shin Khann has always liked those lesuer baby peas and also
prefers the canned spinach to fresh. I will also feed them wax and
green beans (they prefer the wax) whenever we are having them for
dinner. Silly critters aren't they?! In addition these things are
great for cockatiels too!
Karen, Ruby, Wing and Shin Khann (alias: Stinky)
|
| 3685.19 | | SANFAN::FOSSATJU | | Tue Jun 12 1990 20:23 | 15 |
| I have one cat that goes absolutely crazy over asparagus - runs
off with them - hides under the bed and stuffes his face with the
suckers. I asked our vet about this (Stitch I think would rather
eat veggies than other stuff (except shrimp/praws/crab) and Dr.
Scott said that veggies in moderation were fine.
Sue, prawns are not the half of it - Richard has a special way of
preparing chicken breasts, de-bonned and skinned, mind you, for
the "babies". There are other treats that I'm afraid to mention.
We don't over do it but when they get treats, ahemmmm, they get
treats. Oh well - what am I working for??
Giudi
.
|
| 3685.20 | | FRAGLE::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Wed Jun 13 1990 09:17 | 9 |
| Stop & Shop seems to be moving their isles around, so they didn't
have much to pick from.....no spinach.....but I did try the strained
peas, and Nippa went NUTS!
DOes anyone know if feeding babyfood several times a week will hurt
the kitties?
Michele & Nippa
|
| 3685.21 | popeye he is not... | SANFAN::BALZERMA | | Wed Jun 13 1990 12:46 | 18 |
|
Bailey eats just about everything---except creamed spinach. I went
to the market and was so thrilled that I could get him a new treat.
I mean, all of the kitties loved it, right??? I dipped the spoon
in the jar so he could lick it off (it works with the non-fat
strawberry bannana yogurt), he sniffed it, looked up at me with
a "you've GOT to be kidding" look on his face and walked away.
Undaunted, I put some down in a dish. Not a lick was taken. Sure
Bailey, you wouldn't eat the spinich, but you were right there when
I was eating the sourdough bread with melted jack cheese on it!
I just don't understand it. The smell is so aromatic... ;-)
Marlene & Bailey (who would rather have have yogurt, tortilla chips,
pasta or pork chow fun)
|
| 3685.22 | To Becky | BEDAZL::ZICKEFOOSE | LENNICE | Wed Jun 13 1990 14:27 | 8 |
| The first poem I ever writ, 30 some years ago:
I love my little pussy cat,
My pussy cat loves me.
She's black and white with big green eyes.
Her favorite food's green beans.
|
| 3685.23 | Yummmmmmeowyummmmm... | SAGE::SPINGLER | | Wed Jun 13 1990 17:16 | 19 |
|
Re: .19
Guidi,
Sounds like the cats in your house are in good hands!! I agree with
your philosophy too. Why not spoil them, isn't that why they own us?
I have been known to cook meals of chicken livers in garlic and butter
just for the cats. They love chicken, turkey, ground turkey is a
special treat, and Spot likes Pizza! (I think she is after the cheese
and tomato sauce.)
I would still like to dine with your cats on prawn day!!
Feline Hungry again!
Sue (Who is leaving Panther & Spot in the Dark on this note!)
|
| 3685.24 | Attention Bridge club members....... | FRAGLE::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Wed Jun 13 1990 17:30 | 5 |
| purrp.....this sounds like a topic for the next bridge club or
equitation meeting......purrp, I think we are getting ripped off....
prawns????......my favorite!!!!
Nippa (who snuck a peak at FELINE while michele stepped away)
|
| 3685.25 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313 | Thu Jun 14 1990 09:11 | 4 |
| Well, Bob goes nutz over Broccoli. I thought he was just being
strange, which is normal for Bob. Purrhaps not. I'll have to try
the spinach too. My gang loves to graze.
Nancy
|
| 3685.26 | I tried the creamed spinach too! | NATASH::ANDERSON | | Thu Jun 14 1990 09:37 | 37 |
| I went grocery shopping last night - and HAD to go the baby food
section to get my kids their treats. (I honestly think I enjoy this
more than they do - I get so excited to think I am going to surprise
them with something special.)
Otis (pardun my expression....THE HOG) was licking it out of the jar
as I was trying to get it in the bowl. He ate about 3/4 of the jar
before he went to bed. (Still waiting to hear from someone of
whether or not he will get the _runs_ from eating too much of it.)
Tiffany - well, she's a snob. She was nosy, got her face in there but
then looked at me like - 'so, what's the big deal?' However, I dabbed
some on her nose - she licked it and then ate about a teaspoonful.
Sam - wanted nothing to do with it. He's a straight fish man!
So, I guess Otis's special treats will consist of Gerber's creamed
spinach. Tiffany likes poached chicken breasts and I haven't found out
yet what Sam's preferance is.
I had bought fresh salmon, cod and a pound of scallops and was
wrapping individual servings (FOR ME) to put in the freezer and all
three came from NOWHERE when I opened the container of scallops. I
shooed them all away and proceeded to finish the chore. Later on I was
getting the crew ready for bed and all finally settled in when I heard
this banging downstairs. Sam had managed to open the kitchen cabinet
and knocked over the trash barrell and dumped it ALL over the kitchen
floor - trying to get to the container where the scallops were.
What a mess!
Needless to say - I will give them a bite of my supper tonight - but
then I always do.
What I won't do for those babies of mine.
Marilyn
|
| 3685.27 | Nippa, thank you for informing us!! | SAGE::SPINGLER | | Thu Jun 14 1990 10:13 | 18 |
|
Purrrpppp... Gentle Nippa, thank you for the note concerning our diets.
I thought it most reprehensible of my Mummie not to tell me what other
genteel cats were eating. I am going on strike. Starting today!! I
demand (politely of course) prawns, scallops, fresh salmon, fresh tuna
steaks, creamed spinach, fresh chicken liver, caviaer, lobster, fine
french wine, the freshest dairy cream, truffels, the finest chocolate!
After all I deserve it!! NO MORE OF THIS SCIENCE DIET BROWN STUFF!!!
Mummie the time has come for me to eat as I deserve to!!!! Buurrrpppp
Panther Jane Spingler
P.S. Part of our Bridge Club meeting this friday will be devoted to
Strike Strategy.
|
| 3685.28 | | WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO | set home/cat_max=infinity | Thu Jun 14 1990 13:12 | 10 |
| I am also interested in knowing if the creamed spinach gives kitties
the runs. I would think so, what with the milk content. Anyway,
could someone fill us in?
When I want to treat my cats, I give them a can of sardines in oil.
Boy! I have never seen my cats eat more heartily than when they
are munching on sardines. Personally, I hate them...but I can't
deny my babies.
Jo
|
| 3685.29 | Haven't seen a problem yet | GENRAL::BALDRIDGE | Spring has Sprung | Thu Jun 14 1990 15:45 | 9 |
| I've seen several questions about whether cats get the "runs" from
eating the spinich baby food and all I can say is: We've never had
a problem in that regard. None of the cats want to eat much more than
1-2 tablespoons at a time. I suppose a "piggy" cat, like some are, could
have a problem with a whole jar at a time, but I don't have any
experience to draw from. "Your mileage may vary"
Chuck, Jane, Peaches, Cassandra and Purrkins
|
| 3685.30 | So far no problems with 'piggy' Otis! | NATASH::ANDERSON | | Fri Jun 15 1990 09:22 | 13 |
| Well, my piggy Otis, COULD eat the whole jar and tried valiantly to get
his mouth in it (knocking it to the floor) while I was spooning it into
his dish.
He did eat almost a whole jar the first night at bought it - however
not all at once - and he is fine. I didn't notice any change in the
litter box.
Next time I am going to try the peas - I wonder if Gerber or Beechnut
makes a creamed asparagus?
Marilyn, Otis, Tiffany & Sam
|
| 3685.31 | Just when you think you know your cats... | SAGE::SPINGLER | | Fri Jun 15 1990 17:04 | 30 |
|
Well, I went out with great confidence and bought not one but TWO jars
of strained creamed spinach. (Silly Me!) I was sure that with the
track record of my two girls that they would both LOVE creamed spinach.
*WRONG!!!!!* It serves me right for being so sure of myself about
ANYTHING that those two will do!!!
It gave them the runs all right. They ran in the other direction!!
Picture this: I gleefully call them
to the kitchen and open the jar. Relishing the thought that they will
really love this special and healthful treat. Well, Spot ventured a
taste, (she will try anything) and made a funny face and stalked off
mumbling to herself. Panther took one sniff and looked at me. I'm
sure that if she were not such a lady that she would have given me
quite a cussing out. She was totally disgusted with that awful looking
and smelling green stuff I had brought home just to poison her with!!!
I think this little caper is going to cost me. Argus J. Please be
gentle!
Now I have a problem. How do I exchange the unopened jar? "Umm... I'd
like to trade this in for maybe turkey or lobster flavor. The reason,
ummm... well, ur, my cats didn't like it???" I think I will win the
"Wackey Lady of the Week" award at the Market Basket.
Feline Chagrinned!! :-}
Sue & Panther - "This is going to cost you Mummie!"
& Spot - "What was that awful green stuff???"
|
| 3685.32 | | JJLIET::JUDY | Health spa? HA! | Fri Jun 15 1990 17:54 | 9 |
|
"Wackey Lady of the Week"
ahahahhaha hee hee hee!
Thanks Sue! I needed that laugh!
|
| 3685.33 | ahahahahaha!!!!! | AIMHI::MCCURDY | | Mon Jun 18 1990 13:55 | 12 |
| Gee. Sue.. it would appear that you had an interesting evening
after you left my house.. Wackey Lady of the Week... ahahaha
I suspect your little FAUX- PAU.. will be the talk of
HRH P.I.T. SEMINAR being held at at stately "Pookie Manor....
for al of you that do not know.. HRH is holding a Princess
in Training Seminar for Preschie today.. Panther Jane Spingler
is assisting in delivering the "course.. I am sure that Pookie
will be "billing " all of the attendess kittyparents.. transportation
is being provided as well as "HIGH TEA " after the graduation ceremony.
AJP is officating as master of ceremonies.. Gee I wonder if
they will have any kitty tea left over.. hmmm..
Kate
|
| 3685.34 | Only the Best for our Princess In Training | NUTMEG::SPINGLER | | Mon Jun 18 1990 16:50 | 13 |
|
Kate, I'm sure there will be some 'Kitty Tea' left over. Panther Jane
all ways orders more than she thinks she will need. She is a very
generous hostess. I understand they are having Nashua fish Market
deliver. I'll be over after work for the smoked salmon. Yummmmmmmm
Feline Silly today!
Sue & Panther (gracious hostess) & Spot (Why wasn't I invited???)
P. S. I believe A. J. P., Esquire will be delivering a seminar on "Feline
Contract Law" or "What's yours is now MINE."
|
| 3685.35 | And for those wishing to even further their education | VAXWRK::SKALTSIS | Deb | Mon Jun 18 1990 17:31 | 4 |
| And for those who are interested, The Lovely Pip will be hosting the
Graduate School seminar, QIT (Queen In Training).
Deb
|
| 3685.36 | And now for the flip side... | NUTMEG::SPINGLER | | Tue Jun 19 1990 09:37 | 10 |
|
Spot, not to be out done by a "bunch of stuffed shirt kitties" (her
words,) is hosting a Kitty Motorcycle Rally. This is strictly for the
unrefined. Dress code, leather jackets and anything goes!
Feline James Dean,
Sue & Panther (Oh NO! I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS!)
& Spot IT'S PARTY TIME!!!!!!
|
| 3685.37 | ..With fresh catnip! | ESCROW::COCHRANE | Rack and Rune | Tue Jun 19 1990 12:49 | 6 |
| re: .36
Boogie will supply fresh catnip for all who attend the
motorcycle rally!!!!
Mary-Michael and the Gang o'Tabbies (Boogie, Misha, Mips and Belle)
|
| 3685.38 | England swings!!!!! | AIMHI::MCCURDY | | Tue Jun 19 1990 13:28 | 4 |
| re: Deb.. ti was also my understanding that this seminar was being
held in England.. and that "tour packages" were included.., the
Palace, a cruise on the Thames... etc..
Kate
|
| 3685.39 | Pip has granted the Queen an audience | VAXWRK::SKALTSIS | Deb | Tue Jun 19 1990 14:33 | 8 |
| That is indeed the one. And Pip wants to thanks HRH for arranging with
Liz to make Buckingham Palace available for their sleeping quarters.
Deb
P.S. Students are urged to "bring money" as Pip recently passed the
real estate bar and understand that it is a "buyers market" for those
drafty old castles.
|
| 3685.40 | Will they caharte a private Jet? | NUTMEG::SPINGLER | | Thu Jun 21 1990 12:58 | 11 |
|
OH Oh...That must be why Panther was on the phone with her travel agent.
She has always wanted to visit "Jolly old England" she is quite
interested in being the first pussycat knighted by the queen.
(Purrhaps for catching royal mice?)
Feline Anglophile,
Sue & Panther & Spot (who would rather visit Graceland!)
|
| 3685.41 | No thank you | HOCUS::FCOLLINS | | Thu Jun 21 1990 15:39 | 13 |
| I also went out and bought a jar for Oliver and came home excited
that he would be experiencing something wonderful. I put in one
spoon full and he took a sniff and looked at me and said "what is
this?" Honest. His mouth didn't move but his eyes sure were talking.
I walked right past the baby food section on my next trip to the
market, but wondered if there was anything else there he might like.
Love to make him happy.
Flo and Oliver - almost typed in Oliver and Flo
|
| 3685.42 | | SANDY::FRASER | Never try to outstubborn a cat. | Fri Jun 22 1990 09:45 | 9 |
|
Well, being a sucker for my cats, I went out and got a jar of spinach
for the horde, too. The verdict: two went wild over it, two looked
at me like I was trying to poison them, and the fifth ran away from
the spoon, but all ate it happily when it was mixed in with their
salmon (and boy, is that an interesting color combination!) :^}
Sandy, slave to Smudge, Tas, Jenn, CC, and Beau . . .
|
| 3685.43 | Gotta kill them green beans first! | RHODES::GREENE | Catmax = Catmax + 1 | Fri Jun 22 1990 11:12 | 16 |
| I've GOT to try the spinach for the troops. Wouldn't want them
to be deprived...
Meanwhile, an old FAVE is whole (halves will do) string beans.
Not only do they [apparently] like the flavor, but before/during
nibbling, they of course have to fling the beans all around and
"kill them good".
Alas, I found this out years ago, when, in the midst of one of my
elegant (for a while, at least) dinner parties, I went to the kitchen
to get the main course, including veggies -- freshly sauteed green
beans. The green beans COVERED the entire [large] kitchen floor.
EACH bean had several nibbles out of it, and the 2 cats were
deliriously flinging them around, attacking, and eating.
A real treat, I guess!
|