Food category

22 ratings Dogs + Cats ASPCA + vet toxicology

🥘 Other Foods - Safe for Dogs & Cats?

Which other foods 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.

All categories →Safety rankings
Dog-safe
27%
Riskier than archive average
Cat-safe
18%
Near archive average
Foods rated
22
7% of ratings archive-wide
Unsafe / toxic
8
Higher hazard share than archive

Short answer

27% of other foods rated here are dog-safe; 18% are cat-safe.

According to PlainPetFood's other foods ratings (11 dog + 11 cat), 27% are safe for dogs and 18% for cats, with 8 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.

Other Foods vs all categories by food inventory

Where this category's rated-food count sits among every PlainPetFood category (archive depth, not a safety ranking)

11 8th of 12 higher than 4 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

Other Foods: does category size track with hazard share?

Each dot is one of the 11 categories with at least 4 dog-plus-cat pairs, placed by food count (horizontal) against unsafe-or-toxic share (vertical). Other Foods has a 36.4% hazard share, ABOVE the 26.9% median across every other category. Other Foods carries disproportionately more hazard than its size alone would suggest.

Other Foods vs every other PlainPetFood category: food count vs unsafe-or-toxic share. Source: PlainPetFood food-safety catalog. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 11 entities by Foods in category (X) and Unsafe/toxic share (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large & hazardousSmall & hazardousLarge & safeSmall & safe 51015202530 0%20%40%60%80%100% Foods in category Unsafe/toxic share (%) Sweets & Desserts - 9, 77.8%Sweets & DessertsBeverages - 8, 75%BeveragesOther Foods - 11, 36.4%Other FoodsNuts & Seeds - 13, 34.6%Nuts & SeedsFruits - 28, 33.9%FruitsDairy & Eggs - 9, 33.3%Dairy & EggsHerbs & Spices - 13, 26.9%Herbs & SpicesMeat & Poultry - 17, 23.5%Meat & PoultryVegetables - 25, 18%VegetablesGrains & Legumes - 13, 15.4%Grains & LegumesSeafood - 13, 0%Seafood
Other Foods vs every other PlainPetFood category: food count vs unsafe-or-toxic share. Source: PlainPetFood food-safety catalog.
How the ratings split

Signature: 18% cat-safe among 11 rated foods

This category sits in the high-hazard tercile of the archive (36% unsafe or toxic marks). Of 11 dog ratings, 3 (27%) are safe, 4 need caution, and 4 are unsafe or toxic. Cats: 2 of 11 (18%) safe. Open hazard rows before everyday feeding.

Where dogs and cats disagree

1 of the 11 other foods 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.

Other Foods: safety breakdown, dogs vs cats

🐕 Dogs344🐈 Cats254SafeCautionUnsafe / toxic

Counts of other foods by safety rating for each species, from PlainPetFood's veterinary-toxicology ratings.

Decision guide

How to use these other foods ratings

How ratings are sourced →

Lead with 8 hazard marks

Other Foods is in the high-hazard tercile (36% of ratings). Signature: 18% cat-safe among 11 rated foods. Open unsafe or toxic food pages first.

Species gap (9pp)

1 other foods food(s) disagree dog vs cat (led by Peanut Oil). Match the pet you feed.

Cited vs editorial marks

FDA or ASPCA Animal Poison Control citations live on the food page when a public list names the hazard; uncited rows stay editorial from the same table.

High-hazard categories should start at the poison-control sources before any overview prose: ASPCA people foods to avoid · FDA foods poisonous to pets. If a pet already ate a dangerous food, call emergency vet care rather than relying on this page.

🐕 Other Foods for Dogs (11)

Coconut Oil

Caution
Other Foods

Ketchup

Unsafe
Other Foods

Mayonnaise

Unsafe
Other Foods

Mustard

Unsafe
Other Foods

Olive

Caution
Other Foods

Olive Oil

Safe
Other Foods

Peanut Oil

Safe
Other Foods

Seaweed / Nori

Safe
Other Foods

Soy Sauce

TOXIC
Other Foods

Tofu

Caution
Other Foods

Vinegar

Caution
Other Foods

🐈 Other Foods for Cats (11)

Coconut Oil

Caution
Other Foods

Ketchup

Unsafe
Other Foods

Mayonnaise

Unsafe
Other Foods

Mustard

Unsafe
Other Foods

Olive

Caution
Other Foods

Olive Oil

Safe
Other Foods

Peanut Oil

Caution
Other Foods

Seaweed / Nori

Safe
Other Foods

Soy Sauce

TOXIC
Other Foods

Tofu

Caution
Other Foods

Vinegar

Caution
Other Foods
How this category's numbers were calculated

The dog-safe and cat-safe percentages, the 36% unsafe-or-toxic hazard share, and the high hazard tercile are all computed live from every food in this category's food-safety archive rows -- counted directly, never estimated. The tercile cut points come from the same computation run across every category, so "high" means this category's hazard share against the OTHER categories' actual distribution, not a fixed threshold.

Individual food pages cite the FDA or ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center by name when that authority's own list names the food; rows without a named citation are PlainPetFood's editorial compilation from published veterinary toxicology guidance. See our methodology page for the full process.

Editorial compilation; authority for the foods it names: ASPCA Animal Poison Control guidance, veterinary toxicology references, and AAFCO. See our methodology. Compiled and reviewed by PlainPetFood.

Disclaimer: 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.