can cats have fig newtons?

can cats have fig newtons my cat mikaela keeps trying to sneak my fig newton out of my hand even thou she has food out and her kits Jazmine Thumper and Marty stare at me like if i had catnip so any who can cats have fig newtons?

I don't think it is the best thing for her. If she steals one, so be it but don't make it a regular part of her diet. Too much sugar. Now are this Italian fig cookies or Fig Newtons?

I wouldn't get them started eating Figgys. All the sugar wouldn't be good for them or their teeth.

I haven't given any fig newtons to any of them I was asking because they been trying to sneak them out of my hands and if they managed to do it i just wanted to know if they will be fine or not since I know some fruits are vary harmful to cats

The only fruits I know of that may be harmful to cats are avocados and grapes/raisins. I do not believe figs are harmful to cats.

I usually pinch a tiny corner off whatever I'm eating to share with the kitties .

Willowy said:

The only fruits I know of that may be harmful to cats are avocados and grapes/raisins. I do not believe figs are harmful to cats.
I usually pinch a tiny corner off whatever I'm eating to share with the kitties

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maybe if i give them a taste thy might not stare as hard and try to sneak as hard? they even tried stealing my cheese earlier

My cat stole a ginger cookie from me the other day and ate the whole thing. 

i can understand stealing meat or even cheese, but cookies?

lol. 

Maybe something about the figs smell good to them.

My sister's extremely obese cat 'Roundy' once took a whole cheesecake off the kitchen counter and devoured the entire thing!  She had company over and planned to serve it for dessert Roundy lived a good many years after that incident.  He was the fattest cat I have ever seen tho.

TobyTyler said:

My sister's extremely obese cat 'Roundy' once took a whole cheesecake off the kitchen counter and devoured the entire thing!  She had company over and planned to serve it for dessert

Roundy lived a good many years after that incident.  He was the fattest cat I have ever seen tho.

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that was kinda funny

Mewlittle said:

that was kinda funny

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We sure laughed   Roundy actually lived to the ripe age of 16, which was incredible considering his girth.   Now my sis obviously has a different philosophy on letting a cat get that obese, but I'm quite sure Roundy had a most wonderful life when he died peacefully in her arms.

TobyTyler said:

We sure laughed

  Roundy actually lived to the ripe age of 16, which was incredible considering his girth.   Now my sis obviously has a different philosophy on letting a cat get that obese, but I'm quite sure Roundy had a most wonderful life when he died peacefully in her arms.

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I'm sorry about your loss I know how it feels

Very old thread but just incase anyone comes across this looking to find out the real answer -
I highly recommend you DO NOT give your cat fig of any kind
"Causes of Fig Poisoning in Cats. ... Figs trees also produce fruit (figs) which, while safe for humans to eat, are also dangerous if your cat ingests them. Thetoxic substances in fig plants are proteolytic enzyme (ficin) and psoralen (ficusin), both of which can attack the DNA of your cat's cells."

Fig Poisoning in Cats - Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Recovery, Management, Cost

To back up what Roguee posted, the ASPCA says the same thing: figs are toxic to cats. (Link here)

I know I'm kind of a buzzkill about this stuff but beyond the toxicity, I have to agree with the earlier posters on this thread, that it's best not to get cats started on this kind of people food. Particularly since a cat's natural diet is meat. There are just too many things -- like those enzymes -- that aren't good for cats that we don't even realize are in our foods.

Thanks for the info. I didn't know that about figs. They are not something I eat very often, but it's good to know.