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Cat food safety
Can Cats Eat Lavender? No, Keep It Away
No, keep away
No. Keep lavender plants, dried lavender, and lavender oil away from cats.
LavenderCall for chewing, oil exposure, or symptoms
Call your veterinarian or a pet poison hotline if your cat chewed lavender, contacted lavender oil, or has symptoms.
Separate plant from oil
Essential oils and concentrated scented products are not the same as a fresh herb leaf. Treat oil exposure more seriously.
Do not use lavender to calm cats
A calming product is not useful if it creates an exposure risk. Use cat-safe enrichment and veterinary advice instead.
Move lavender away
- Move the plant or dried lavender out of reach.
- If your cat chewed lavender, save a photo or label and note whether oil or dried product was involved.
Avoid oils and scented products
- Lavender plants, dried sachets, teas, baked goods, essential oils, diffusers, sprays, and scented litter products.
- Waiting at home if your cat is vomiting, drooling, weak, wobbly, or not acting normal.
Watch
- Vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, sleepiness, weakness, wobbliness, poor appetite, coughing, or behavior that feels wrong.
Portion
No planned portion. Concentrated lavender oil is a bigger concern than a plant nibble, but both deserve caution.
Helpful food-safety supplies
Optional tools for measuring, storing, serving, and cleaning up tiny portions safely.
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