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Cat food safety
Can Cats Eat Raw Tuna? No, Serve Cooked Fish
Serve cooked fish
No. Do not offer raw tuna to cats.
Raw TunaCall for raw-risk details
Call your veterinarian if raw tuna was seasoned, bony, spoiled, eaten in a large amount, or symptoms appear.
Raw is not an upgrade
Cooking and removing bones lowers the practical risk. Raw tuna does not become healthier because a cat likes the smell.
Keep tuna rare
Even plain tuna should not become a daily food or appetite fix without a veterinarian.
If your cat stole raw tuna
- Do not feed raw tuna.
- If a piece was stolen, check for bones, soy sauce, wasabi, rice, seasoning, and how much was eaten.
Skip these tuna forms
- Raw tuna, tuna sashimi, sushi scraps, soy sauce, wasabi, spicy sauces, oil, salt, bones, and frequent tuna snacks.
- Using tuna to replace complete cat food.
Watch
- Vomiting, diarrhea, belly pain, fever, lethargy, refusing food, bloody stool, choking, or behavior that feels wrong.
Portion
No raw serving. A teaspoon or less of plain cooked or water-packed tuna is plenty for many cats when used rarely.
Helpful food-safety supplies
Optional tools for measuring, storing, serving, and cleaning up tiny portions safely.
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