Babysitting my mom’s three cats. She left a box of Churu. They like them a lot. I was surprised. I thought it was just a few rare internet videos I have watched. Cats really like this.
It’s good on crackers
Fuck you now I’m actually curious
How’d it go
I haven’t been able to bring myself to do it yet, I feel like it’s going to cause involuntary barf, but unsure. I may try it this weekend, but I’m still working up the nerve.
Lol report back if so, but also don’t do that
Friend of mine who works at a vet gave me some churu once, but my cats were totally uninterested in it. Only way i got them to eat any was to mix it in with their dry food lmao.
My cat will sprint to her bowl when she hears me opening the churu pouch
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One of my cats climbed on top of the cabinets and ate an entire box of churu after she tried it once. That stuff is like cat crack I swear
Who put drugs in those things?! Also do they make a human version? I wouldn’t mind my pizza with a little something special.
No idea if it’s true or not but there was a rumor back in the day, that “natural flavors” was code for just a tiny bit of catnip essence.
Crack. They put crack in it.
Neither of our cats seem to have the catnip liking gene, but they still go out of their mind for churu.
My cats actually prefer Delectables over Churu (they tell me it’s a consistency/texture thing). But I think both brands have some form of bone marrow in them to make them extra umami. Not nip. Could be why your nip-resistant kitties still lose their minds over Churu.
Anecdotal data point, my cat hates catnip. Spray it? He flips shit and runs. Drop some flakes? He approaches it slowly and then just walks away. Toys? Won’t touch them.
But he’ll eat the shit out of Churu
We ruined it for our cat by putting his medicine into it. Prior to that it was like crack
Same for greenies for me. Used to love them, now sees them and nopes out of the room.
We do this too, but we crush up the pill first. She’s never noticed, and we only use a half tube for it.
Gotta crush it first. And until they get used to it only do a tiny amount in each “serving” so like an eight of the pill in the first quarter of the churu, slowly getting more.
Trust me, we’ve tried it all. Crushed pills, liquid, whatever. Homeboy takes one sniff and nopes out.
you have a drug sniffing cat?
Maybe he could get a job and support this damn household!
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Hmm, I feel like I’ve been warned by stumbling across this thread. And at first I thought it was stealth marketing.
It totally is.
Stealth marketing on Lemmy? Congratulations everyone, we’ve made it!
would you believe my calico does not really care for them but my tortie absolutely LOVES them? even if i take some out of the tube and put it on my finger, the calico will just not bite.
even my vets are shocked when they offer them at exam and i’m like yeah callie won’t bother
that cat looks BUZZED
The photo was taken mid-licking.
Cat crack!!!
My cat weirdly aggressively hates them. She hisses at them and tries to bite me the like two times iv ever offered her one.
She normally doesn’t even purr she makes no noises and gets scared if she catches her self making any. So for her to actively hiss is wild.
Cats are wierd
It aint healthy for the cats though
Tell me more?
My cat refuses almost all wet food, but multiple vet demands say we need to provide more moisture. Churu is mostly the only thing we’ve found. The ingredients seem… relatively okay (versus most).
I assume you’ve tried shredded/gravy wet foods? In my experience they’re much more popular than the patés. My understanding is your vet is totally correct: it’s really important for cats to get moisture from their food, so it’s worth it to keep trying to find something your cat will eat!
Out cat used to throw up all wet food so we also supplemented with cat lickies. There are numerous brands available, I have no idea why they have to be called “Churu” now. That brand doesn’t even exist here.
my cats have no interest in it. i was very disappointed with my purchase and had to mix it in with their wet food to get rid of it
I have never heard of Churu and everything here reads like Churu product placement
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I’ve heard of it. My cat doesn’t care for it.
Which is funny because he’s fat, and very food motivated. Jumps off the couch when his auto feeder runs.
Like, he’ll eat the tube stuff, but not out of the tube, and he doesn’t go crazy for it. Very odd.
My buddies cats like it though, so 🤷♂️
It’s just meat purée in a tube
I would guess it’s catnip in a bar… but I don’t know shit all about cats
It’s basically just watered-down cat food in a tube. And, honestly, not all cats like it. We have one cat that will eat it, but only if I squirt it out onto a plate. The other cat won’t even touch the stuff.
