I carved a pumpkin 2 days ago, and my IRN Ziva just LOVED the slices of fresh pumpkin I gave her. She liked them so much I decided to forgo carving a jack o lantern, and put one big hole in the pumpkin with a dowel perch on it, figuring food and a new "toy" would be fun. Never heard her growl so much. Pumpkin for food..good. Pumpkin for play..bad. She hated it. LOL