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Cat food safety
Can Cats Eat Lawn Clippings? No, Skip Yard Clippings
No, skip them
No. Skip lawn clippings because they are yard waste, not safe cat grass.
Lawn ClippingsCall for chemicals, mold, mushrooms, large amounts, or symptoms
Call your veterinarian if the lawn was treated, mold or mushrooms were possible, a large amount was eaten, or symptoms start.
Source matters
The risk is not just grass. Chemicals, mushrooms, mower residue, debris, and weeds can all be mixed in.
Use clean grass instead
If your cat likes chewing greens, use fresh indoor cat grass grown without lawn products.
Remove yard clippings
- Remove access to clippings and bag or compost them where cats cannot reach.
- If your cat ate some, think about lawn chemicals, mower residue, mold, and unknown weeds.
Avoid treated lawns and mower waste
- Fresh or dried mower clippings, chemically treated grass, clippings from public lawns, compost piles, and grass mixed with weeds or mushrooms.
- Using clippings as cat grass. Grow clean cat grass indoors instead.
Watch
- Vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, coughing, gagging, belly pain, lethargy, tremors, weakness, or appetite change.
Portion
No planned portion. Any exposure depends on what was in the yard and how much your cat ate.
Helpful food-safety supplies
Optional tools for measuring, storing, serving, and cleaning up tiny portions safely.
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