25 Non-Cat Foods Cats Are Willing to Risk Their Nine Lives For: 'I have to keep him in another room when I make breakfast'

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Jul 19, 2026 2:15 PM EDT

What's one non-cat food your cat is willing to risk it all for?

One thing that you learn about cats after becoming an actual cat owner yourself is that all cats are weird. They're just- weird. All of them. Without exception. Some of them might fool you for a while, seem normal, simple, flawless. But that will only last for so long. One day, out of nowhere, as you are having the most common and normal day of them all, your cat will surprise you. It will show you its true strange colors. And you know what? You will only fall in love harder.

Cats have the strangest habits. Some cats choose the most uncomfortable places to nap on. On purpose. They seek out plants, books, egg cartons, anything that isn't a fluffy bed, and they spend hours on that thing. Some cats yell at closed doors. For no reason. With no explanation. They just sit there sometimes, staring the door and yelling. And you can open that door, and it won't make a difference. They will be just as bothered by that same door being open as they were when it was closed.

Some cats sit in sinks or on laptops or on puzzles. Other cats like singing at 3 in the morning or exactly when your work meeting starts when you're working from home. Other cats have emotional support items, ranging from blankets to carrots. But all cats - every single cat in the world - has at least one non-cat food that they are obsessed with and that they will risk everything to get. Every cat is weird about a food like that. And we knew that our audience knows what we're talking about, so we asked you guys to tell us about it - about the strangest, silliest non-cat food that your cat loved, and your answers, as always, did not disappoint.

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01
"He’s our Fry Guy"

via Jill Huibregtse McCormick
02
"Did someone open a yogurt?"

via Nadia Marieken
03
"Pasta and bread of any kind."

via Amy Schmidt
04
"Risk all of what? My cat gets a sniff and a taste of all my food. And if he likes it, we share. He loves toss salad with Russian Dressing, for example."

via Vince Knauff
05
"Bindi will eat almost anything human, and has a special affinity for salty foods - especially soy sauce! This broccoli was in my Chinese food, so she was all over it. She’s almost 19 now, so I figure what’s the harm?"

via Laura Pasternack
06
"Bread! He's such a little Bread Goblin"

via Alex DeBoe
07
"Turkey sausage gravy. I have to keep him in another room when I make breakfast otherwise he jumps onto the counter and tries to taste test it... while it's still cooking. Thankfully his orangeness hasn't caused any emergencies."

via Blair Elizabeth
08
"My old girl Tessa was an absolute FIEND for yogurt."

via Deena Booth Sasser
09
"Treacle, my grandkitty would turn himself inside out for sweetcorn, he would have his head in your mouth practically, you could fight him off but he was quick"

via Debra Newbitt
10
"Our 1yr female has always been polite and patience when asking for tuna or ham. The tiny tiger will climb walls as he tries to get to whipped cream and chocolate ice cream."

via Gretchen Witherspoon
11
"Smash Bandicoot loses his mind over Kraft Singles."

via Amber Rose
12
"Anything lemon or Cheetos. Lol"

via Trisha Wisebaker
13
"My liddle Riddle will actually try and get green olives out of my mouth..."

via Kimberly Brown
14
"Butter. Cheese, especially Parmigiano Reggiano"

via Pete Agostini
15
"Raw venison….Every cat I’ve had has been like that. This is Taint…"

via Robb Huebner
16
"Darkness just stole taqito from counter and shared it with dog. Doubt he got a bite"

via Kathy Ware
17
"Chickpeas... There could be a bowl of shrimp and a bowl of chickpeas and she's going chickpeas every time. Here's a picture of my zesty bestie watching wimbledon."

via Tracey Fabiani
18
"Any form of potato!!"

via Joyce Drakeford
19
"Cheese! Mine also likes avocado."

via Laura Lopez Miller
20
"The purple bowl and anything in it!"

via David Smith
21
"This guy, Father Dougal McGuire, loved tacos. He was so crazy about it that if I got Taco Bell I had to buy an extra taco just for him. He preffered mild sauce."

via Marc Bug DeShano
22
"Maggie loves bacon"

via Michael O'Brien
23
"My Lily girl loves eggs!"

via Kody Crittenden
24
"Bagged rice!"

via David Carey
25

via Nathalie van Deurse

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25 Non-Cat Foods Cats Are Willing to Risk Their Nine Lives For: 'I have to keep him in another room when I make breakfast'

What's one non-cat food your cat is willing to risk it all for?

"He’s our Fry Guy"

"Did someone open a yogurt?"

"Pasta and bread of any kind."

"Risk all of what? My cat gets a sniff and a taste of all my food. And if he likes it, we share. He loves toss salad with Russian Dressing, for example."

"Bindi will eat almost anything human, and has a special affinity for salty foods - especially soy sauce! This broccoli was in my Chinese food, so she was all over it. She’s almost 19 now, so I figure what’s the harm?"

"Bread! He's such a little Bread Goblin"

"Turkey sausage gravy. I have to keep him in another room when I make breakfast otherwise he jumps onto the counter and tries to taste test it... while it's still cooking. Thankfully his orangeness hasn't caused any emergencies."

"My old girl Tessa was an absolute FIEND for yogurt."

"Treacle, my grandkitty would turn himself inside out for sweetcorn, he would have his head in your mouth practically, you could fight him off but he was quick"

"Our 1yr female has always been polite and patience when asking for tuna or ham. The tiny tiger will climb walls as he tries to get to whipped cream and chocolate ice cream."

"Smash Bandicoot loses his mind over Kraft Singles."

"Anything lemon or Cheetos. Lol"

"My liddle Riddle will actually try and get green olives out of my mouth..."

"Butter. Cheese, especially Parmigiano Reggiano"

"Raw venison….Every cat I’ve had has been like that. This is Taint…"

"Darkness just stole taqito from counter and shared it with dog. Doubt he got a bite"

"Chickpeas... There could be a bowl of shrimp and a bowl of chickpeas and she's going chickpeas every time. Here's a picture of my zesty bestie watching wimbledon."

"Any form of potato!!"

"Cheese! Mine also likes avocado."

"The purple bowl and anything in it!"

"This guy, Father Dougal McGuire, loved tacos. He was so crazy about it that if I got Taco Bell I had to buy an extra taco just for him. He preffered mild sauce."

"Maggie loves bacon"

"My Lily girl loves eggs!"

"Bagged rice!"

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