Popeye, the spinach eating Savannah

[John Popp]

well, there's no Popeye in our home, but there is a word of warning if your cat likes eating spinach as a treat. Spinach contains small amounts of calcium oxalate which can cause crystal formations in the kidneys. Dooley is in mourning with the news although fortuntately He doesn't crave the stuff as he once did.

If your cat likes spinach as a treat, limit it to 2-3 leaves per day.

 

[Patti]

Thanks for the heads up, I would never have known!

 

[John Popp]

Me neither!

Dooley has always liked spinach and when his IM vet informed us of this, it gave us a bit of pause. The doctor had previously alerted us to not letting him have too much spinach, primarily because of the high iron content, although this time there seemed to be direct evidence of the spinach causing calcium crystals in the kidneys, kidney failure and the ultimate death of a younger cat.

 

[admin]

Actually Spinach makes many people sick because of the oxalates, unless you cook it

 

[Renee]

Weird, your kiddos used to crave spinach? So funny, none in this house but thanks for the heads up!

 

[John Popp]

Actually Spinach makes many people sick because of the oxalates, unless you cook it

That's funny as I understand there are other toxins that come from cooking spinach.

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, my Dad and I had a little power struggle over eating cooked spinach. Some insistence on his part, a technicolor yawn on my part, ruining my Mom's best laid dinner plans and I never again needed to eat cooked spinach. In some sort of rebellion, grabbing the torch of manhood, I developed an affinity for raw spinach, and now it's been totally shattered.

As with anything else, moderation is always the key.