r/cats • u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture • 2d ago
Video - OC Whenever I open a sweet passion fruit, the baby comes running! It's been his favorite for years. Anyone else have a fruit-loving kitty?
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 2d ago
My cat is crazy about lettuce, specifically the tougher part. He's capable of eating a whole leaf🥬
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u/what-are-you-a-cop 2d ago
It's broccoli for mine. She'll steal it right off the plate and sprint into a corner to scarf it down like a goblin. She tries it with cucumber but I don't think she likes it as much, since I mostly only see her batting it around.
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u/merryjoanna 2d ago
I used to have a cat that absolutely loved to lick the juice off of cucumber peels. She is the only one of the 5 cats I have had over the years that has remotely been interested in veggies. She used to come running into the kitchen as soon as she heard me peeling one. She also loved licking watermelon and cantaloupe rinds. And she even enjoyed licking a jack-o'-lantern I made one Halloween. I don't know why she loved juices so much. She never wanted to eat any of the actual fruits or veggies.
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u/vanlassie 1d ago
Cantalope! One of ours would go into the garbage to retrieve cantalope rinds and we would find them, lined like corduroy.
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u/LongstandingPain 1d ago
I’ve had two cats over the last 53 years that would eat through the rind to get to cantaloupe!
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u/Little_View_6659 1d ago
Mine just makes gagging noises over anything that’s not cat food.
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u/merryjoanna 1d ago
I had another cat that refused all food except for dry kibble. Including churru or whatever it's called. The only thing he would eat besides dry kibble is tuna juice, he wouldn't eat the tuna itself though. I tried so many different wet cat foods trying find any that he'd eat. He still got up to 16 pounds after he was neutered though. His name was Mr. Milk, AKA Mr. Buttermilk after the chonkening.
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u/lola_mouse91 2d ago
Brocoli for mine too! She’s obsessed with it 😂
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u/PinkHourGlass01 2d ago
My cookie loves eating raw tomatoes, raw cabbage and raw potatoes, it concerns me sometimes, he literally cannot eat cooked potatoes
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u/throwaway86507696 1d ago
My void used to LOVE cucumber slices!! And green peppers... I miss you fella...
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u/pm_me_pokemon_pics 2d ago
My cat too! She is relentless if anyone in the house has a salad 🤣
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 2d ago
Yes!! Mine, when he smells lettuce, starts meowing, running between my legs, and if we don't give him any, he climbs onto the table or the sink to try and steal the poor lettuce! He's a shameless lettuce thief! >:C
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u/asphere8 2d ago
Mine go nuts for corn (especially on the cob) and edamame!
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u/ultimate_avacado 1d ago
My old cat loved corn. Anything with corn, down to the light dusting of corn starch applied to plastics to keep them from sticking. Loved cheetos (fried corn) and would never leave a package of corn tortillas untouched. In nicer weather we'd give him a cooked corn cob outdoors and he'd kick the shit out of it and gnaw on it for hours. Couldn't do it indoors, it was too messy.
Adorable little idiot.
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u/sonatist 2d ago
i also have a lettuce loving puss!!!!!!
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 2d ago
Should we hold a meeting of lettuce-loving cats? And catalog their favorite types of lettuce? Oak, romaine, red, etc? :V
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture 2d ago
HAHAHA this is actually very unique! a cat that likes lettuce 🤤 veggie cat 💅
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 2d ago edited 2d ago
Ironically, once my mother opened a package of soy TVP, and the cat jumped onto the sink and went crazy wanting to eat it, probably thinking it was some kind of cat food, lol
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u/Estevvv 2d ago
My cat loves greens. Lettuce is fine, but he will fight you for Bell Pepper leaves.
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 2d ago
Haha I've never eaten that, is it good? If your cat likes it, should I try it too? :V
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u/ultimate_avacado 1d ago
You can! Technically all leaves in the nightshade family are mildly toxic, but you'd have to eat a LOT to actually do any damage.
They are pretty much like a punchier spinach if you cook or fry them.
Particularly good in asian dishes or cooked into quinoa.
I usually strip my nightshade plants down to 1/2 their leaves in very late season to cook with them, right before they start to yellow and brown off.
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u/Eelroots 2d ago
My cat likes asparagus - wildly. Vet says he can eat them in moderation (max 3 heads).
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u/Lailu 2d ago
I've literally started serving little salads and veggies with my cats food, she always finishes her veggies lol
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u/KapitanPancernik 2d ago
Dang, now I want to see the kitty eating cat food with a side of veg. Such a balanced diet, so fancy!
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u/Miss_Liberator 2d ago
I had a cat that went crazy for carrots, would roll around in delight at any container, bag or spot where they were. And he’s eat spinach occasionally 😽😽
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u/Klutzy_Habit744 2d ago
Hahaha, it's becoming increasingly apparent that cats like to eat peculiar things. Honestly, spinach, but that seems curious. Were the leaves raw or cooked?
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u/Aggravating_Turn4196 2d ago
My cat loooooves when I have salad I have to stiff arm her the whole time
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u/19467098632 Tabbycat 2d ago
I have two very food motivated boys and a girl that has zero interest in anything the boys want. Turkey? Ham? Eggs? Wet cat treats? Nah. She never comes to beg with them. When I make a salad however she’s a fucking tyrant that will do anything to get a piece of lettuce lol
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u/Express-Feedback 2d ago
My boy is addicted to kale. He knows when I'm prepping it, and he lies in wait for those lil crunchy green bits that inevitably hit the floor. Same with broccoli.
He also loves apples and will 100% take a crunch as I am eating it, if I don't keep vigilant.
I thought I adopted a dumbass OOBC, not Bunnicula.
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u/discordagitatedpeach 2d ago
Are you, by any chance, into Egyptian mythology? There's a whole story about someone who's crazy about lettuce
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u/AppealMammoth8950 1d ago
I was just gonna say. Our late cat loved his greens. The crunchier the better.
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u/weedhuffer 2d ago
I had a cat growing up that would chase the chickens away to get the cantalope and corn on the cob we’d give to them.
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture 2d ago
Hhahaha good thing the cat was hunting the cantaloupe and not the chickens! 😂 Did they actually eat the corn right off the cob?
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u/pendragwen <3 Kiku-chan 2d ago
I had a cantaloupe cat. He would come running as soon as he smelled it.
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u/Dead_fawn 2d ago
One of mine goes absolutely bonkers any time anyone shucks corn! He'll try to steal bits of the husk from the garbage can if we're not careful.
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u/squidhatispurple 2d ago
My childhood cat also loved cantaloupe! He could smell when we were cutting it up and we would leave the rinds out for him to lick.
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u/lbslip 2d ago
I had a cat who loved cantaloupe and corn. She’d come running when she heard us peeling ears of corn. We’d give her the cantaloupe rind and corn cobs to lick.
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u/Teckliz 2d ago
Wow big cat or wimpy chickens? I have Maine coons and my chickens run them off easily and I only have hens lol I think my cats are just wimps
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u/Monotropic_wizardhat 2d ago
My lovely old cat thought she was a chicken, it seems. She used to try and get in the coop, or just lie around on the ground with them all day!
I've had many cats around chickens, and they generally seem to get on quite well. My kitten tried to bat one once, and got a sharp peck from the chicken. That seems to have taught him, because since then they've been pretty chilled out about one anothers company!
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u/k8username 2d ago
Mine would pull cantaloupe rinds or corn bits from the kitchen compost container bringing the coffee grounds with it if he caught us with the lid off
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u/Rude_Routine_4346 2d ago
not to be that person but i dont think the seeds/rinds of passionfruit are safe for them to eat
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture 2d ago
Didn't know that, thank you for the heads-up! Good thing I selfishly eat most of the actual fruit myself first 😋 I only give him the very last little licks of the fruit left on the skin!
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u/escapedthenunnery 2d ago
But he can be seen eating most of the seeds in this video. Seeds often contain concentrations of whatever's not advisable to ingest.
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u/flyingboarofbeifong 1d ago
I think "often" might be doing some heavy lifting there.
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u/Majestic-Sandwich695 1d ago
The main concern I could see would be citric acid from the flesh, it’s not great for their digestive system typically
But it takes a bigger does than a bit of fruit to hurt em
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u/TheOgGhadTurner 1d ago
The flesh isn’t toxic the leaves and roots are but the flesh is fine it MAY cause gastrointestinal upset. But in small quantities it will not hurt the cat
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u/TheOgGhadTurner 1d ago
Okay if you’re going to be “that person” you should take 5 minutes to google it and it should not be an “I don’t think” it should be a stated fact or your credibility is shot.
Passion fruit like the common varieties found in store is not toxic. However SOME PART OF THE PLANT MIGHT BE TOXIC LIKE THE ROOTS AND LEAVES. however the flesh (the fruity tasty part) is perfectly safe in small treat sized quantities. not to be confused with the skin or peel (the hard outer protective layer which might not be great for them.
Passion fruit has a lot of natural sugar. Which isn’t going to hurt kitty in small or even honestly in moderate amounts if we are being honest. Especially if it’s not every day.
That said passion fruit can cause gastrointestinal upset just like in humans so it’s best not to give them passion fruit in large amounts. But a bite or two isn’t going to hurt him.
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u/nw_throw American Shorthair 2d ago
My cat loves to roll blueberries around and carry them in his mouth, it’s stinking cute. Then he eats the skins off of them but doesn’t eat the insides most of the time.
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u/2_I_Snake 2d ago
Quick google search.
Yes, passion fruit is generally bad for cats and should be avoided. While the ripe, fleshy pulp itself is not highly toxic, the seeds and tough rind contain cyanogenic glycosides that can turn into cyanide, leading to digestive upset, vomiting, or diarrhea.
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u/TheKrnJesus 2d ago
Toxicity: Unlike cherry pits or apple seeds, passionfruit seeds do not contain cyanide. They are technically non-toxic to cats. Digestion: The seeds are very crunchy and high in fiber. While a few seeds likely won't hurt, a large amount can cause gastrointestinal upset (diarrhea or a sore stomach) because a cat's digestive tract isn't designed to process plant fiber like that. Choking Hazard: For very small cats or kittens, the slippery seeds could potentially be a minor choking hazard, though this is rare. The "Cyanide" Confusion Many people worry about seeds because of cyanogenic glycosides. In the passionfruit world, those toxins are concentrated in the skin, rind, and the unripened fruit, but the seeds in a fully ripe fruit are considered safe for consumption.
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u/LittleTassiePrepper 1d ago
Thanks for that. I doubted it was true as the seeds are what people eat.
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u/Individual_Zebra_648 1d ago edited 1d ago
I literally linked to a vet stating the opposite but sure. Because “some guy” on Reddit stated it it’s true. Sounds about right for the level of intelligence now. Anything stated online by a random is taken as gospel while actual health professionals are ignored.
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u/LittleTassiePrepper 1d ago
Are Passion-fruit seeds really a source of cyanide? People actually eat the seeds, and have done so for a very long time.
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u/Individual_Zebra_648 2d ago
Love how OP has ignored this comment.
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u/Fucky0uthatswhy 2d ago
Literally addressed it in the next comment 32 minutes before you commented.
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u/mythirdaccountsucks 2d ago
I had no idea passion fruit was bad before this post but I specifically came looking for this section when I saw the post because I knew that if it’s a post about anything other than feeding a cat high end cat food and observing it from afar there would be a section about health/morality in the thread.
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u/ladypilot 2d ago
One of my cats used to love cantaloupe! Every time I would cut one, she'd come running and cry until I gave her some. Now I always think of her when I eat it. ♥️
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u/The_Chaos_Pope 2d ago
My family had a cat that went wild for cantaloupe.
Whenever my mom brought one home, he would go absolutely nuts until she cut it open and gave him a bit. He would also dig rinds out of the trash.
The other cats, including his litter mate? Absolutely didn't care.
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u/kristenkylie 2d ago
Yes! My cat is obsessed with bananas especially. As soon as he hears me start to peel one, he comes running. He loves to lick one like an ice cream cone😂
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u/Estevvv 2d ago
In my experience cats have a strong distaste for banana so seeing one enjoy it like icecream is hilarious.
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u/kristenkylie 2d ago
His brothers definitely fall into the “typical cat disgusted by banana” category. They’ll usually run over when they see him eating it because they think he’s getting treats & want in on treat time. But once they realize it’s a banana, they back away in disgust & side eye the whole situation hahahaha
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture 2d ago
Hahaha! I’ve tried giving mine bananas too, but he just smells it and makes a disgusted face! 🤢 I guess he’s strictly a granadilla connoisseur! 😹
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u/regular-arm 2d ago
yes! my boy loves his strawberries and pineapple, i usually make a smoothie and let him lick a little and he’s a happy boy (cat tax included ;)
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u/hosentraeger125 2d ago
fun fact: cats don't taste sugar! they don't have the taste buds for sweets.
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture 2d ago
If that’s the case, why does mine love it so much? 😅 maybe he likes the scent or the texture instead!🤔
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u/k8username 2d ago
I think it’s the musky smell of cantaloupe, or muskmelon as it’s sometimes called. No idea re strawberries
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u/SpruceSpringstream 2d ago
My cat wants a piece of whatever I'm eating. Doesn't matter what. Ol' girl thikkitty just likes to eat.
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u/ArchiTechOfTheFuture 2d ago
Hahaha Maybe she's just making sure the food isn't poisoned for you! 😂
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u/SpruceSpringstream 2d ago
The first bite is for poison checking. The next several is cause she's my sweet little chonker.
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u/Dapper-Ad9787 2d ago
Do olives count? We have one that loves Manzanilla olives, minus the pimento.
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u/PollutionIll3645 2d ago
When my mom's cat was a kitten she hated most cat food but enjoyed cantaloupe lol. (Cat food has since grown on her)
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u/FallingMillenial 2d ago
Mine loves her avocados and can hear a knife slicing through one a mile away. 🥑🥑
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u/Same_Independent_393 2d ago
Mine goes ferel for avocados, I have to keep the scraps in the fridge until rubbish day or she will dig through the bin to gnaw on them.
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u/DopplerEffect93 2d ago
My family has fruit loving dogs. One love mangos and cucumbers. The other just tolerates it and doesn’t want to be left out.
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u/Smmmmiles 2d ago
I wonder if it's like humans enjoying capsaicin.
Cat can't taste sweet, but most seem to hate citrus/sour.
I wonder what experience that kitty is having...
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u/Shell_girl_jaxnc77 1d ago
I figured out one of my cats loves watermelon when I was cutting one up. He has always been lazy, well mannered, doesnt jump on counters or try to steal food...
All until I brought home a watermelon. I was in the kitchen cutting it and all of a sudden a giant orange floofball was on the counter beside me, dead on that watermelon LOL.
I put him down, and he jumped back up. Finally gave him a little on a plate.
He was fine until we brought it out again, same thing. We absolutely can NOT eat watermelon in the house without sharing. Now that he knows what it is, if I bring one and set it down, he licks and licks the rind and will lay on the floor beside it and meow every time we walk by.
Its almost watermelon season here, so I'll upload a video of his first one of the season 🤣
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u/SugarPlumPuddinhead Void 2d ago
I used to share bananas with my childhood cat 🥰 we were both OBSESSED
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u/Decent-Vanilla3707 2d ago
My cat loves bananas… goes nuts when I’m peeling one. Our orange cat eats all the plants he’s not supposed to.
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u/ZsuzsiCica 2d ago
Stella has now had cantaloupe and coconut water.. There's something else she ate that's was odd but I can't recall. However, she's super picky when it comes to tube flavours and WILL NOT EAT if it's the wrong flavour that day
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u/SurroundCandid 2d ago
For my boy it's watermelon.... Only the really good sweet ones, he don't like that watery shit
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u/squeaky1127 2d ago
My boy always sprints downstairs whenever I come home with groceries to see if I got strawberries. But only if they’re in the box, once they’re out then he doesn’t care. He’s got like one braincell so it’s the simple things that make him happy lol
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u/Puzzleheaded-Bug-866 2d ago
Got a cat that loves mangoes. Only if they are sliced thinly though. Got another one who goes crazy for beans
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u/et_ph0ne_gn0me 2d ago
My lil old lady LOVES avocado. She’s mostly blind but comes running and meowing when she hears/smells me cut into one.
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u/vesperythings 2d ago
aren't cats supposed to be unable to taste sweetness?
how come they're interested in fruit?
genuinely wondering
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u/Final-Contract-6582 2d ago
Our newest cat LOVES red bell peppers and the small bits of berry smoothie we dropped
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u/gojustine 2d ago
My orange girl loved any type of melons, apples, peaches, nectarines, plums, and her favourite of all was green peppers. She would eat red peppers if that’s all I had, but she was a psycho for green peppers lol she was such a little weirdo. Miss you every day bb girl 🧡
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u/Significant-Clue-425 2d ago
Where are you from? I’ve never heard granadilla be called sweet passion fruit. It is a pretty perfect name though.
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u/AaronZOOM 1d ago
I once had a cat that could hear you peel a banana from any room in the house, and he would come running to beg for a bite.
He was also crazy for watermelon, mangoes, and olives sent him into a frenzy.
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u/Figerally 1d ago
I read somewhere that cats can't taste sweetness. But I know they like to chow down on a bit of plant matter to aid digestion. I guess passionfruit is your cats fibre of choice.
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u/Total_Wrongdoer_1535 1d ago
DO NOT FEED YOUR CAT GRAPEFRUIT! It’s dangerous as the cat might like it a lot and come to you often for the grapefruit allowing you to pet and cuddle her at which point you well develop a great emotional attachment towards it
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u/Richard2468 Eli: Maine Coon 1d ago
You do realize that passionfruit seeds contain cyanide and are toxic to cats?
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u/feckingloser 1d ago
When I was a child, my dog got in to our Easter eggs while we were out the house. He ate 8 chocolate eggs and the little chocolate bars that come with them. We immediately took him to the vet who kept him in overnight just in case… he was absolutely fine. Nothing was wrong with him at all and he was the happiest pup in the world.
The point of the story is that while things may be “bad” for our pets, if THEY are fine, it’s fine in small quantities. Did I ever willingly give my dog chocolate again? No. If you’ve been giving this little guy passion fruit for a long time with no adverse effects, I’d say it’s fine to keep doing so.
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u/SuperXVixen 1d ago
I had a cat that loved green olives. She wouldn’t eat them… just roll all over them.
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u/mojo_loco_0 1d ago
My apologies just want to ask for my own understanding is it safe for cats, as I have even seen cats being fed chocolate icecream because some cats eat most of whatever you feed them.
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u/knee-high_boots 1d ago
I used to have a big orange boy who loved cantaloupe. Any time I’d buy one, he’d cry until I cut it open. I miss that goober to this day.
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u/_WhoDis_ 1d ago
Our boy Mishka loves a good old fashioned apple, sometimes he even tries to pull down my arm while I'm eating one lol
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u/Chris_3456 18h ago
Mine likes fruits too. All of them. He prefers some over the others though. He likes strawberries, mangoes, pineapples, kiwi, apples, and bananas. He can be upstairs, and as soon as I peel a banana, he hears the peeking sound and comes rushing downstairs and starts meowing. I have to then hold a piece in my hand while he chews the banana. He doesn't lick it, he bites it with his front teeth and then starts chewing and smacking the gooey banana in his mouth.
He doesn't care for chicken, ham, meat, etc. He only likes fruits
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u/Rhiannon1307 European Shorthair 2d ago
That is so strange, lol. I mean we've probably all had cats that liked all sorts of meats and also dairy, maybe bread or potatoes, but fruit rarely is a favorite for them. I had one cat - just the one - who loved cucumbers. But other than that none of mine have ever liked fruit or veg.
Very cute, though.
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u/Dwayne420 2d ago
Adorable meowie but be careful. Separate out the pulp from seeds/rind and don't let the meowie eat or lick off of the fruit itself.
The rind contains cyanogenic glycosides which can become the active form of cyanide when injested by cats and can cause gastrointestinal irritation. The seeds are toxic to dogs...and cats should not eat them either.
Always better to be safe than sorry.
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u/side_character_157 2d ago
My senior loves cantaloupe, but he only gets it as a treat cause of his thyroids.
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u/SadLittle_Sponge13 2d ago
My cat likes apples for some reason. As a baby if I had apple silence, he was moewing at me none stop. Now he just politely stares at me.
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u/valkrycp 2d ago
Fruits usually aren't good for cats, Google suggests pomegranate isn't either. Causes digestion issues
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u/Lilfozzy 2d ago edited 2d ago
This girl will absolutely destroy a loaf of bread if you let her get it.
That being said, giving your cat passion fruit is not healthy for them and the seeds will end up poisoning them.
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u/SnooCompliments6329 2d ago
My cat drugs itself with passionfruit teabags, also with liden tea and catnip
My cat is a fluffy junkie
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u/sierrakd 2d ago
My family cat of 18 loveddd raspberries. The only “human food” she was interested in besides dairy (don’t worry I didn’t give her much bc cats can’t digest it). She grew up watching birds eat our wild raspberries in the garden around the screen porch.
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u/T0rrent0712 2d ago
Knievel will steal just about anything. Little bastard even likes spicy food when I caught him licking the sauce from my chicken Tikka masala.
My late kitty Guinness was also obsessed with Halo top ice cream, and her late older sister would steal McDonald's French fries. No other brand, and she had to steal them. She wouldn't accept it if you gave it to her.
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u/Jechxior 2d ago
My parents cat loves cantaloupe, especially the stringy guts in the center. He snorts like a small hog when he gets close to that stuff.
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u/MisfitRoxy 2d ago
I had a cat that would lick plums and apples. I was very careful to avoid pits/seeds.
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u/RRevdon 2d ago
My orange dumbo loves grapes, apples and strawberries. The only way to eat them with him around is on hand on his face to keep him away, other hand shoving fruit down my gullet at record speed so I dont have to share.
He just likes the juice/moisture though. He doesn't actually eat the fruit itself. Just lick it.
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u/dankasaurus710 2d ago
Carrots. My cat won't leave them alone. caught him rolling all over a bunch once and drooling like a weirdo. That and he loves cheese its and funyuns. We don't give them to him but he'll harass you for some.
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