Boiled eggs?!

[Tanya]

Alfie ate half a hard boiled egg this evening ..... here is the story....

I fancied egg sandwiches for work tomorrow. I boiled the eggs and took the shell off them and left them in a bowl on the side (to cool) while I ate my tea.

I went back into the kitchen to see half of an egg had been gobbled up and Alfie was stood licking his lips.#

Will it harm him? Or will he have smelly side effects/be bunged up?

Thanks

Tanya

[dandysmom]

I'm no vet but I shouldn't think it would do him any harm at all. Eggs are nutritious, cats would probably eat them raw in the wild when they could. Mine have always loved a little bit of scrambled egg with no side effects .....

[angieh]

I don't think it will harm him ..... just a plain boiled egg. Several Catsey cats seem to like scrambled egg ..... whether he will suffer smelly after-effects ..... time will tell!

[dandysmom]

Found this for you, Tanya. Perfectly safe, as it wasn't a raw egg .... chance of salmonella!
http://www.suite101.com/content/can-i-feed-my-cat-eggs-a188200#

[Tanya]

Thank you for the replies! :)

He didn't seem to have any side effects -;)

[Pickalilly]

Cats are fine with eggs!

[Kim]

I agree, won't do him any harm at all.

Eggs are very nutritious and I regularly give my dogs raw eggs. I don't think the cats would eat them!!

[Netty]

My Mindy used to like raw eggs. She quite happily lapped it up. But I didnt give her too many!

[dandysmom]

I'm aware of the salmonella/raw egg bit, but have always let the resident cat lick the bowl that I'd beaten the eggs in ........

[JBalways2000]

AJ actually likes stealing a bit of fried egg sometimes:lol: Boiled and scrambled egg are definately the healthier options, but try telling him that:lol: Our boys used to like scrambled egg, especially Rhino and Hernie, but lately have gone off it:? maybe its because AJ has been telling them the joys of having it fried instead:lol: