Tried hoppers today

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Blackberry

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Purred: Wed Jan 25, '12 1:47pm PST


	So I was in Petco today and I couldn't help buy check out the freezer in the fish section. They had little packages of mice, so I bought a package of 3 hoppers (I think they are 1 size bigger than fuzzies?). Now I fully expected Shade and Smudge to be uninterested, but I was hoping the Blackberry and Chaucer would go for them since they both eat whole prey quail chicks. Here was every-cat's reaction: Shade: sniffed for a long time, then hid in a box. Smudge: sniffed for half a second then jumped up onto the kitchen stool to watch the proceedings. Chaucer: batted one around the kitchen for maybe 10 minutes and then just layed down on top if it. Blackberry: kept picking one up and putting it down. Finally I cut one in half and put it in his bowl. He ate all of the back end and a bit of the front. I cut a second one in half and he again ate the back half, but left the head. The 3rd mouse ended up in the garbage. Overall, considering the rather outrageous price of hoppers, I don't think that I'll be bothering to purchase them again. Oh well!

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Spike

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Purred: Wed Jan 25, '12 3:07pm PST


	Hoppers are THE quintessential Sri Lankan dish. Since they are made from flour, I would think they are not an ideal kitty food. Cats need protein rather than carbs.

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Spike

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Purred: Wed Jan 25, '12 3:17pm PST


	If you MUST feed your cats hoppers, I would advise you to make them yourself, rather than using store bought kinds. Do be aware that coconut milk is not necessarily considered safe for cats. Watch for signs of diarrhea.

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Purred: Wed Jan 25, '12 3:26pm PST


	Spike, I think you misunderstood the kind of hoppers Blackberry was referring to! BB, I think your brothers' reactions are hysterical! And isn't your mom brave to cut a hopper in half? My mom says she doesn't know if she could do that. Eww!

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Save Plants - Let Me Eat- Meat!!!

Purred: Wed Jan 25, '12 3:30pm PST


	I bought a pack of hoppers for Nightmare a while ago - he didn't consider it to be food. I got one of the others to eat them buy slicing the belly of the mouse open, so they could see that it was meat. Spike, hoppers 14-18 day old mice, which is what Blackberry is referring to

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Spike

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Purred: Wed Jan 25, '12 3:36pm PST


	Sorry, I live in Asia, where hoppers are crepe-like pancakes. I would recommend that you avoid giving your kitty any of the usual accompaniments to hoppers, such as curries.

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Spike

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Purred: Wed Jan 25, '12 3:58pm PST


	I would also advise against serving the hoppers with chutney, pickles, or sambol. Yes, dhal is a good source of protein for humans, but cats need animal protein. Please do not force your kitty to be a vegetarian! Edited by author Wed Jan 25, '12 7:49pm PST

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Ralphie &- Randy

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Purred: Wed Jan 25, '12 4:29pm PST


	I would LOVE to try feeding Ralphie and Randy a mouse one day and see what happens. I know they ate mice during their days as semi-feral kittens, but those were live prey, and of course, I'm not about to let a live mouse loose in my kitchen. I don't know if they'd recognize a pre-deceased mouse if I dropped one in each of their bowls! Your experiment sounds like it was fun, so I may try it! Spike, I can assure you that Blackberry's mama is very well-informed about the nutritional needs of cats. She is in no way trying to turn her cats into vegetarians, nor would she feed them spices or condiments. I think there is just a language difference here, as far as words having different meanings in different countries! When she talks about hoppers, she's talking about mice!

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Blackberry

Somewhere there- is love for- everyone

Purred: Wed Jan 25, '12 6:11pm PST


	Hi guys! @BK - Well, when you've paid $6 for 3 tiny mice, you have incentive to cut them in half as a last ditched, desperate attempt to tempt the predators to eat. The trick is to not really look at the mouse while you're doing it! @R&R - I think the live vs. pre-deceased issue is a problem here too. I'm not sure about Chaucer, but I know the other 3 have caught and eaten their own mice and I think they consider the ones that just show up dead as insulting and S&S think they are inedible. However, I think you should try it for fun if you can afford to blow the 6 bucks. Thanks guys! BB's mom

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Pete- Fountain

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Purred: Fri Jan 27, '12 7:51am PST


	I learned two things today: There are different names for the various ages of frozen mice, and "hoopers" are a favorite dish in Asian countries. At first I thought Spike meant people in Asia ate the tiny mice!!! Did make me laugh......not at you all, but how a word can have different meanings and then the confusion that comes from that. The New Orleans Kitties

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