Food category
🍎 Fruits - Safe for Dogs & Cats?
Which fruits are safe to feed, which need caution, and which are unsafe or toxic, broken down separately for dogs and cats, because the two species do not always share the same rating.
- Dog-safe
- 25%
- Cat-safe
- 0%
- Foods rated
- 56
- Unsafe / toxic
- 19
Short answer
25% of fruits rated here are dog-safe; 0% are cat-safe.
According to PlainPetFood's fruits ratings (28 dog + 28 cat), 25% are safe for dogs and 0% for cats, with 19 unsafe or toxic ratings across both species. Dogs and cats do not always share the same level for the same food. FDA and ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center citations appear on individual food pages when a public authority names the hazard.
Fruits vs all categories by food inventory
Where this category's rated-food count sits among every PlainPetFood category (archive depth, not a safety ranking)
28 1st of 12 the highest of 12 categories
Categories banded by distinct foods in the archive
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source PlainPetFood food archive (ASPCA / FDA / editorial ratings) · 2026-08-29
Signature: 0% cat-safe among 28 rated foods
Mid-archive hazard share (34%). Dogs: 7 safe / 12 caution / 9 unsafe-or-toxic of 28. Cats: 0 safe of 28 (0%). Use the chart, then open any non-safe food before you feed.
Where dogs and cats disagree
8 of the 28 fruits rated for both species carry a DIFFERENT level for cats than for dogs. These are the ones a multi-pet household is most likely to get wrong.
- Apple dogs Safe cats Caution
- Blackberry dogs Safe cats Caution
- Blueberry dogs Safe cats Caution
- Cantaloupe dogs Safe cats Caution
- Orange dogs Caution cats Unsafe
- Pear dogs Safe cats Caution
- Strawberry dogs Safe cats Caution
- Watermelon dogs Safe cats Caution
Fruits: safety breakdown, dogs vs cats
Counts of fruits by safety rating for each species, from PlainPetFood's veterinary-toxicology ratings.
Decision guide
How to use these fruits ratings
Scan caution before the safe list
Fruits sits mid-archive on hazard share (34%). Signature: 0% cat-safe among 28 rated foods. Chart first, then any non-safe row.
Species gaps (8)
Apple is one dog/cat mismatch; 8 foods differ across species in this category.
Where authority appears
Named FDA or ASPCA hazards are cited on the food page; everything else in this category overview is editorial guidance.
Named hazards cite FDA or ASPCA Animal Poison Control on the food page. Uncited rows stay editorial. Emergency: ASPCA APCC 888-426-4435.
🐕 Fruits for Dogs (28)
Apple
SafeApricot
UnsafeAvocado
UnsafeBanana
CautionBlackberry
SafeBlueberry
SafeCantaloupe
SafeCherry
UnsafeCoconut
CautionCranberry
CautionDate
CautionFig
CautionGrape
TOXICGrapefruit
UnsafeKiwi
CautionLemon
UnsafeLime
UnsafeMango
CautionOrange
CautionPeach
CautionPear
SafePineapple
CautionPlum
UnsafePomegranate
CautionRaisin
TOXICRaspberry
CautionStrawberry
SafeWatermelon
Safe🐈 Fruits for Cats (28)
Apple
CautionApricot
UnsafeAvocado
UnsafeBanana
CautionBlackberry
CautionBlueberry
CautionCantaloupe
CautionCherry
UnsafeCoconut
CautionCranberry
CautionDate
CautionFig
CautionGrape
TOXICGrapefruit
UnsafeKiwi
CautionLemon
UnsafeLime
UnsafeMango
CautionOrange
UnsafePeach
CautionPear
CautionPineapple
CautionPlum
UnsafePomegranate
CautionRaisin
TOXICRaspberry
CautionStrawberry
CautionWatermelon
CautionDisclaimer: This information is for general informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional veterinary advice. If your pet has eaten something dangerous, call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435 or your nearest emergency vet immediately.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
PlainPetFood publishes an editorial food-safety compilation. When the FDA or ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center names a food as dangerous, that food's page links the source; other ratings are identified as editorial guidance. The category counts and dog-versus-cat percentages are calculated from the food-safety archive; individual food pages identify any named FDA or ASPCA hazard source. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, report a correction, the methodology behind these numbers, or contact the editorial team. Data current as of August 29, 2026.