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The Spaghetti Looked Untouched. The Tabby Disagreed.

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A silver tabby sits upright at the kitchen table, and long strands of spaghetti dangle from his mouth like a very messy mustache. His round face is turned slightly away, and his big amber eyes are fixed somewhere on the horizon. Beside him, a plate of pasta with red sauce has been disturbed, and noodles spill across the wooden surface. A dish towel is bunched up behind the plate, and green houseplants sit in the soft blur beyond. We'll call him Gino, and he has no comment.

Cats are obligate carnivores, which means their bodies are designed to get nutrients mainly from meat. Pasta isn't toxic by itself, but it offers little of what a cat needs, and the sauce often includes onion and garlic, which are harmful to cats. Salt and heavy seasoning are also best avoided. If your cat steals a bite of something, the safest approach is to keep plates out of reach and offer him his own proper meal instead. If you think he ate a lot of something unsafe, call your vet. British Shorthairs are usually calm cats that are happy to be fed on a schedule.

Gino, though, is not interested in nutrition advice. He is working on a very long noodle, with the focus of a cat who knows the clock is ticking. Dinner conversation is going to be interesting tonight.

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