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Cat food safety
Can Cats Eat Tomato Leaves? No
Do not feed
No. Tomato leaves and stems are unsafe for cats and should be kept away.
Tomato LeavesCall for exposure
Call your veterinarian or a pet poison hotline if your cat ate tomato leaves, stems, vines, or green tomato plant material.
Fruit and leaves differ
A ripe tomato bite is a different question from leaves, stems, vines, or green fruit.
Plant access matters
Move tomato plants and clippings out of reach after any chewing incident.
If your cat chewed the plant
- Remove plant access and note how much leaf or stem may be missing.
- Call your veterinarian or a pet poison hotline if your cat chewed tomato leaves, stems, vines, or green fruit.
Avoid plant parts
- Tomato leaves, stems, vines, green tomatoes, garden clippings, houseplant tomato starts, and compost scraps.
- Waiting at home if vomiting, drooling, weakness, tremors, or abnormal behavior appears.
Watch
- Drooling, vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, weakness, wobbliness, tremors, appetite loss, or lethargy.
Portion
Do not offer any amount.
Helpful food-safety supplies
Optional tools for measuring, storing, serving, and cleaning up tiny portions safely.
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