First off, I just wanted to say a massive thank you. A while back, I shared my little side project, cancateat.food, and I was honestly blown away by how many of you checked it out and gave me such smart feedback. It was genuinely awesome.

I basically treated all your comments as a to-do list, and I've been tinkering away ever since. I’m pretty excited to share what I've been up to, all thanks to you:

So, about plants... A ton of you pointed out, "What about plants?! My cat tries to eat my ferns!" and you were totally right. It was a blind spot. So, I buckled down and managed to add over 1,000 plants to the database, most with pictures. Hopefully this helps when you spot them chewing on something they shouldn’t.

Food Search

Food Detail

"What if it's not on the list?" Another brilliant idea you had. I've now added a "Food Request" button in the corner. If you search for something and I don't have it, just click that, pop it into the sheet, and I'll get it researched and added. It’s our way of building this thing together.

Food Request

And yeah, I fixed the clunky stuff. Remember that annoying extra click you had to do after searching? It’s gone. I smoothed out a bunch of other little things you guys pointed out. Thanks for the honest feedback on that!

I just want to repeat that this is still my little project, born from a moment of panic in my kitchen. It's for us. So, it's still 100% free, with no ads, no sign-ups, and no creepy tracking. Just a tool from one cat person to another.

Anyway, I’d love for you to take another look and tell me what you think. I hope it’s even more useful now.

You can find it here: cancateat.food

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[–] Australis13@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago

Fantastic update - great to see so many plants added.

Couple of additions to suggest, if I may. Both of these are due to rather unfortunate naming changes that mean the common name for a plant is actually the botanical name for a different one!

Hippeastrum as an alternative name for Amaryllis. Today only one species (Amaryllis belladonna, or the Belladonna Lily) is considered true Amaryllis; most of the showy hybrids people grow are Hippeastrums and at least here in Australia, the correct name is often used. Botanically the two genera are in the same family and have similar risks.
Pelargonium as an alternative name for Geranium. Again, what most people think of as Geraniums are actually Pelargoniums; true Geraniums are not as common in cultivation here.

Lycoris (Surprise Lilies) and Nerine are also in the Amaryllid family and many species seem to have the same toxins as Hippeastrum.