When cats see novel things, they can't help but want to stretch their claws, including playing, eating and other things. Some shovelers find that cats will come up when they eat melon seeds and even eat them all in the shell, which is quite worrying. Then why do cats love to eat melon seeds? Can cats eat melon seeds? Is it harmful to cats to eat melon seeds? Let’s take a look below.

Cats love to eat melon seeds, mainly because they are fried with salt and smell and taste very fragrant, so cats love to eat them very much. Cats can also eat melon seeds. Melon seeds contain unsaturated fatty acids, proteins, vitamins and trace elements, but the owner needs to pay attention to the following points:

1. Since the melon seed kernels on the market are generally fried with seasonings and have a lot of fat content, feeding cats too much melon seeds will cause the cat to become obese and cannot metabolize the seasonings out of the body, so the owner should feed them in moderation.

2. The head of the melon seed shell is sharp. If the melon seed shell is not removed, the cat will easily swallow it and cut the intestines if swallowed directly. Therefore, the owner should crush the melon seeds and feed the cat.

3. Although the melon seeds themselves have high nutritional value, the cat's digestive system cannot completely digest melon seeds, so it is easy to get angry and it will be difficult to defecate.

4. The gap between the teeth of a cat is relatively large, and it is not very good at chewing melon seeds. Generally, it is chosen to swallow them directly. This may cause the melon seeds to stick to the throat or block in the esophagus and trachea, which is a risk of threatening the cat's life.