Pregnant cat ate cooked vegetable oil

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My cat is at the end of her pregnancy and i always keep a pot of vegetable oil on my stove. My cat recently started sleeping on my dryer right next the the stove and i caught her lapping up some of the oil. Im sure its not the first time. Ive noticed some diarrhea but she eats canned soft food so it could be from that. Any advice? Will she be okay? Will it hurt the kittens?

 
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Mine ate some saved bacon grease...quite a bit of it....only gave him the poos for about a day then he was fine.  He has also cleaned out a half of a tub of "I can't believe it's not butter" before.  It scared me to death on the bacon grease because pancreatitis was the first thing that went through my mind, but the vet said he would be fine. The main thing they told me was to watch for vomiting and bring him in if he started.
 
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Okay awesome. Thats what i was worried about too.  And since shes prego i wasnt sure if it would hurt the babies but she hasnt seemed sick and no vomiting. Ive cared for several pregnant cats but never had one drink cooked vegetable oil.  Lol Ill just keep a close eye on her. Thanks. 
 

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My cat is at the end of her pregnancy and i always keep a pot of vegetable oil on my stove. My cat recently started sleeping on my dryer right next the the stove and i caught her lapping up some of the oil. Im sure its not the first time. Ive noticed some diarrhea but she eats canned soft food so it could be from that. Any advice? Will she be okay? Will it hurt the kittens?
Nay, its harmless, unless you had something hefty in it, or it was very hot...

She may get runny poo, as vegetable oil is used for helping up BM, but in adult cats its more than just a few drops.

Also, a day or two before the delivery, they do often have naturally some runny poo.

For further reference, we recommend coldpressed oil - to be on the entirely safe side its good and healthy also in the long run. For cats and for humans...
 

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Are you feeding your cat enough wet food and dry kitten chow? She can have unlimited food while she is pregnant and nursing.
 
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