This cat acts like he's discovered heaven. It's a good thing they didn't let him near a whole watermelon! -via reddit
I'm curious, can carnivores actually digest plants? Does the melon actually contribute to the cat's metabolism or does it just pass through and gets excreted unchanged?
In his autobiography, Chuck Jones tells of a childhood pet cat who loved cantaloupe so much, the family would give him a whole one, uncut, and he'd push it into a corner, gnaw his way in and eat the whole thing, often ending up wearing the remains like a helmet.
My cat archy, gone now for many years, attained the age of 21--and if you had asked him, his long life was due to eating watermelon, cantaloupe and avocados whenever he could! He once crashed a neighbor's bbq to eat their watermelon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5BgKTvNX2Vo