Cat Health & Safety

When it comes to pets sneaking “people foods” they shouldn’t — most cats (thankfully) exercise more restraint than dogs. Unfortunately, many people don’t exercise the same restraint and are often more than happy to share their food with their cats. While a piece of your toast or some of your chicken isn’t likely to cause a problem for your kitty (other than adding calories and encouraging begging), sharing anything with onions or garlic in it may (they can break down their red blood cells). Sharing your sushi or the anchovies from your Caesar may, too — they can contain thiaminases, enzymes that breakdown an important B vitamin. Chocolate hopefully goes without saying, but you may not know that grapes and raisins may be a problem for cats (we know they can be for dogs, but aren’t yet 100% sure for cats).