My cat ate a lionfish ... now what?

[Diver below 83]

I think she just got a good meal.

 

[johndiver999]

Not a lot of people are aware of this, but since that particular venomous fish falls within the "feline designation" (it is a lion fish after all), all cats, domestic and otherwise,are granted complete immunity to the venom.


Is it April yet?

 

[dlofting]

Cats don't usually eat anything that is bad for them, unlike dogs who figure their digestive system will pretty much reject any terrible stuff they swallow

 

[АлександрД]

Cats are Cool

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[Ministryofgiraffes]

Cat dead yet?

 

[Ministryofgiraffes]

According to what I've read, the venom isn't poisonous if merely ingested. So, if she managed not to poke herself, then she might be okay.

It's a big internet though, I might have read some outright lies.

to be pedantic... venom can’t be poisonous...venom is venomous and must be injected as opposed to ingested...but you are correct in your hypothesis.

sorry again for the pedant.

 

[mcpowell]

to be pedantic... venom can’t be poisonous...venom is venomous and must be injected as opposed to ingested...but you are correct in your hypothesis.

sorry again for the pedant.

Well then, kelemvor was correct...venom isn’t poisonous.

Hehe.

 

[Jcp2]

My lion ate a catfish. Will she be okay?

 

[Scuba Lawyer]

My lion ate a catfish. Will she be okay?

The lion, yes. Your pet catfish, no.

 

[formernuke]

I'm in Roatan, Honduras and was spearing lionfish from the channel behind my house. I speared one and removed it on a fish cleaning table (with the tide in, the table was in about 3" of water). My cat came down and waded thru the water, jumped up on the table, took the lionfish back up to the house and devoured it under the steps. By the time I noticed this, she had eaten most of it.

Anyone have any experience on whether the lionfish venom is harmful to felines?

I suppose they are indirectly ancestors from the cat family *

Mine told me to have you tell yours..... next time share.