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Cat food safety
Can Cats Eat Raw Salmon? No, Serve It Cooked
Serve it cooked
No. Do not feed raw salmon; plain cooked salmon is the safer version if you share fish.
Raw SalmonAsk your vet
Call your veterinarian if raw salmon was spoiled, had bones or seasoning, a large amount was eaten, or symptoms start.
Cooked and boneless
A small cooked boneless piece avoids the raw-fish handling problem.
Sushi is not plain fish
Soy sauce, wasabi, rice, spice, and seasonings can change the exposure.
How to handle it
- Do not feed raw salmon.
- If a piece was stolen, check for bones, skin, marinade, seasoning, and how long it sat out.
Avoid
- Raw salmon, bones, skin, sushi scraps, marinade, soy sauce, salt, garlic, onion, spicy sauce, and fish left at room temperature.
- Raw salmon for kittens, seniors, pregnant cats, immunocompromised cats, or cats on prescription diets.
Watch
- Vomiting, diarrhea, belly pain, fever, lethargy, refusing food, bloody stool, choking, or behavior that feels wrong.
Portion
No raw serving. Cooked plain boneless fish should still be a small occasional bite.
Helpful food-safety supplies
Optional tools for measuring, storing, serving, and cleaning up tiny portions safely.
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