A little bit of farro won’t hurt your cat but it probably won’t help your cat either. Farro is an ancient grain – and it has the same attributes as any other grain does. You can mix farro with cat food to try something new – but not something permanent.
If you don’t know what farro is, think about it as similar to rice. Pretty bland by itself, a little better with some extra ingredients. Some people believe rice (and, by extension, farro) helps cats who have digestive issues when cat food isn’t helping enough.
When your cat is having a hard time getting its business done in the litter box, a little bit of farro may push your cat in the right direction. If your cat doesn’t feel like eating farro, don’t push it.
Don’t give your cat too much farro or it’ll have another kind of digestive problems! If you overdo it, you may end up with a cat that goes way more than usual to the litter box, instead of less than usual.
Do cats like farro?
Most cats don’t feel one way or the other when it comes to farro. Most grains aren’t enticing enough for a cat to go out of its way to eat it. If you mix it in cat food, your cat may eat it. Or it may ignore the meal altogether.
When it comes to farro, whether a cat will like it or not is anyone’s guess. No cat loves farro, but they may eat it if there’s some close enough. Truth be told, if the farro is somewhere difficult to reach, no cat will make an effort to eat it.
Simply put, cats don’t necessarily like farro, but there’s a 50-50 chance they will eat it if it’s in front of them. Keep in mind some cats despise grains – and you will ruin their meal if you mix it with their cat food.
Is farro healthy for cats?
Even though farro is healthy for humans, it’s not necessarily healthy for cats. It can work as a home-remedy of sorts when your cat is having trouble going to the litter box – but other than that, farro has no nutritional benefits for cats.
The only possible benefit farro has for cats is its amount of fiber. A meal made entirely out of farro is no good for a cat, though. If you plan on giving farro to your cat, it should be a short-term thing and mixed along with cat food or cooked meat.
Once again, remember that cats will not benefit that much from farro. Yes, it’s usually advertised as a healthy food for humans. But that doesn’t mean that it’s healthy for cats! Sometimes, it’s quite the opposite.
In this case, it may help a little bit or it may not help at all. If you think it’s going to help, let your cat have a taste – but don’t try to force it on your cat.