I cant believe its not butter?????

hallycat

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Will a tablespoon of, I cant believe its not butter, hurt my lil girl? she is 7 months old. and dearly loves it, the way i know this is, i was making toast and turned my back and she helped herself to the oleo. so now i just put a little bit in her bowl when i make my toast. so every morning she get about a tablespoon of it,, My thinking was instead of fur ball stuff the oleo should do about the same thing,, am i really wrong,? please help , i dont want to hurt her.. Hallycat
 

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not likely but I dont advise it regularrly since it is full of plant oils
 

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a tablespoon a day seems like a LOT.

I don't know about the whole hairball thing, but even with standard remedies my cat gets it once every few days in a 1 inch strip.
 

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A tablespoon is a HUGE amount - way too much to be a good idea. It's about 15% of the calories she needs in a day, so either she will end up obese from the extra calories or malnourished since she'd need to eat 15% less real food. Plus it would probably cause diarrhea.

A little bit won't hurt but a tablespoon is way too much.
 
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Thank you so much for all your respones.. I hadnt thought about the calories.. so i will for sure cut way back and maybe just give her a little bit every other day. which will help me too. since i dont nee toast every day piled with I cant beleive its not butter,, She is my first kitten/cat so i am learning, i read all the posts on here, and it really has helped .. Thank you guys for your input..
 
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