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Cat food safety
Can Cats Eat Zucchini? Plain Cooked Pieces Only
Plain cooked only
A tiny plain cooked zucchini piece is usually okay for some cats, but it is optional.
ZucchiniCall for onion or garlic
Call your veterinarian if the zucchini tasted bitter, included onion or garlic, or if choking, repeated vomiting, diarrhea, or pain occurs.
Bitter squash is different
Do not feed bitter zucchini or squash to cats.
Cooked is easier
Soft cooked zucchini is easier to chew than firm chunks.
Offer it plain
- Cook until soft and offer one tiny plain piece.
- Use no butter, oil, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, sauce, cheese, or seasoning.
Avoid bitter or seasoned zucchini
- Bitter zucchini, raw hard chunks, seasoned zucchini, fried zucchini, zucchini bread, oil, butter, onion, garlic, and large portions.
- Zucchini for cats with digestive sensitivity, kidney disease, urinary diets, or prescription diets unless your veterinarian approves.
Watch
- Vomiting, diarrhea, gas, choking, appetite changes, or belly discomfort.
Portion
One tiny soft piece is enough.
Helpful food-safety supplies
Optional tools for measuring, storing, serving, and cleaning up tiny portions safely.
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