Redditor Recalls How Her Cat Got Butter Drunk After Licking Clean A Stick Of Butter She Left Unattended

"This will be a long night. The smell of butter hits different now."

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 12, 2022

Butter or any other greasy food, including margarine or butter alternatives produced with oils, shouldn’t be given to your pet. Instead, offer your pet a treat designed with their nutrition and bodily systems in mind when you're having a nibble.

That is the purpose of cat treats and dog treats! According to the Pet Poison Helpline (PPH), butter can cause problems such as moderate vomiting or diarrhea even though it is not hazardous to pets.

Also, the PPH also says that when pets consume butter specifically, it can cause gastroenteritis, which is an inflammation of the intestines, or pancreatitis, which is an inflammation of the pancreas. If, however, your cunning pet is already licking its lips, what happens then?

What if, while you were using the restroom, your cat finished the butter dish or your dog ate some movie popcorn? Although it is harmful to them, butter is not toxic.

So unless they eat a lot of butter, you don't need to run to the emergency vet facility. This is the exact same scenario that happened to a Redditor whose cat licked up a stick of butter.

The Redditor named u/beepmeepsploop shared the story with the r/tifu subreddit community, and it did gather a lot of attention, with people sharing their own stories. Keep scrolling to see the full story below. 

And here we have the headline...

Cat tax has been paid

Baking calls for a stick of butter at room temperature

The Reddit post got 3.3K upvotes along with more than 200 comments. Here are a bunch of their topmost replies below.

The OP should have finished the recipe

This Redditor says that cats are total a**holes

Tearing a croissant out of its packaging

The cats had leakage coming out of their butts

Thanks for holding down the cat

This should be a compliment to the chef

This dog ate an entire plastic frisbee

This Redditor's yellow lab ate butter as well

The OP has updated the cat tax

This puppy ate an entire container of spreadable country crock

This Redditor found out the cat likes butter

This Redditor makes use of the microwave

Nothing like having your expensive roast pulled out of the pot

She didn't tell us she gave us butter

This Redditor left a pack of butter on the side in a bowl

A thread was puking out of the cat's bum

Yes, it's buttah

He almost got his gut emptied for no reason

You'd wake up to cat tongue shaped markings

One of the dogs got into a tub of Vaseline

Keep butter out of your cat or dog's reach to avoid them eating it. This means that cat owners should be careful about what they leave on dining room tables, nightstands, and other surfaces where their cats are allowed to explore.

Don’t be like the OP because it’s better to be safe than sorry. Do share this post with others as well.

Maryjane