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Cat food safety
Can Cats Eat Wheatgrass? Supervised Clean Blades Only
Clean supervised nibbling only
Clean wheatgrass is usually okay for supervised nibbling, but it should be fresh and pesticide-free.
WheatgrassCall for chemicals or mold
Call your veterinarian if your cat ate treated grass, moldy grass, fertilizer, soil, or develops repeated vomiting, diarrhea, or lethargy.
Source matters
Pet-safe or food-safe wheatgrass is different from random lawn grass.
Vomiting is not a goal
Do not use grass to make a cat vomit or treat poor appetite.
Use clean wheatgrass
- Use fresh, clean, pesticide-free wheatgrass grown for pets or food use.
- Trim a few blades or supervise nibbling, and remove any moldy or soil-contaminated grass.
Avoid outdoor or treated grass
- Outdoor grass, pesticide-treated grass, moldy wheatgrass, potting soil, fertilizer, treated seeds, and large amounts.
- Wheatgrass for cats with repeated vomiting, digestive disease, or prescription diets unless your veterinarian approves.
Watch
- Vomiting, diarrhea, gagging, coughing, appetite changes, or repeated grass craving with illness signs.
Portion
A few blades are plenty.
Helpful food-safety supplies
Optional tools for measuring, storing, serving, and cleaning up tiny portions safely.
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