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Giving my cat olive oil?

post #1 of 4
12/29/11 at 10:59pm
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How would I feed olive oil to my cat? I read a couple articles saying it was good for them. Do I mix it in their food? What if she eats dry food? or can give it to plain? 

 

My cat is long-haired, and grooms herself often, so would olive oil help the hair pass through her system so she can poop it out instead of throwing it up? 

 

Thanks :) 

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post #2 of 4
12/30/11 at 9:09am
I have not used Olive Oil. But my SIL gives her older long-haired cat the Olive Oil. She also leaves it down in a dish. I think if you mix it into the wet food 1/4 tsp. only, then that could help. Some people also use Salmon oil which might be a better as it is from a meat source. wavey.gif
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post #3 of 4
12/30/11 at 9:33am
Why feed olive oil? Is it supposed to be good for their digestive system, their coat... ??? Why not supplement with an Omega-3... or something like salmon oil, or green lipped mussel oil (look into Moxxor), if you feel the need to supplement? (Something more aligned with what a cat's digestive system would utilize properly?) dontknow.gif
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post #4 of 4
12/30/11 at 12:14pm

It sounds like you want to do this so she passes her hairballs out the back end vs the front end, right?  For that, you could try giving her a teaspoon of canned pumpkin several times a week (though it sounds like you feed dry food, so your baby would need to like pumpkin straight, and some cats do and some cats don't.)  Or, as Laurie stated, try using a fish oil rather than olive oil. 

 

Now as to how to get it in her...that's the mystery.  My own cats all four refused their dry food when I added salmon oil to it.  Period.  So that was the end of that in our house laughing02.gif (cat's RULE here)  I'm thinking if they wouldn't go for fish oil, they certainly wouldn't go for olive oil.  BUT, if your real objective is the hairballs, then you can simply give her a little bit of butter or petroleum jelly, and that should help.  If she won't eat it flat out, spread it on her paw and she'll lick it off.  (just a dollop, not too much)

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