Food category
🥦 Vegetables - Safe for Dogs & Cats?
Which vegetables 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
- 40%
- Cat-safe
- 28%
- Foods rated
- 50
- Unsafe / toxic
- 9
Short answer
40% of vegetables rated here are dog-safe; 28% are cat-safe.
According to PlainPetFood's vegetables ratings (25 dog + 25 cat), 40% are safe for dogs and 28% for cats, with 9 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.
Vegetables vs all categories by food inventory
Where this category's rated-food count sits among every PlainPetFood category (archive depth, not a safety ranking)
25 2nd of 12 higher than 10 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: inventory rank #2 of 12 categories
Low-hazard tercile here (18% unsafe or toxic). Dogs still split 10 safe / 11 caution / 4 hazard of 25; cats 7 safe of 25. The minority hazard rows still need a food-page check.
Where dogs and cats disagree
4 of the 25 vegetables 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.
- Asparagus dogs Safe cats Caution
- Bell Pepper dogs Safe cats Caution
- Sweet Potato dogs Safe cats Caution
- Tomato dogs Caution cats Unsafe
Vegetables: safety breakdown, dogs vs cats
Counts of vegetables by safety rating for each species, from PlainPetFood's veterinary-toxicology ratings.
Decision guide
Archive-depth read of vegetables
Vegetables skews safer in this archive
Low-hazard tercile (18%). Signature: inventory rank #2 of 12 categories. Still open the unsafe or toxic minority before treating a food as everyday.
Confirm the pet you mean
4 foods still disagree across species; open the one that matches your pet.
Sourcing on food pages
Cited hazards point at FDA or ASPCA Animal Poison Control on the food page; uncited rows stay labelled editorial.
Named hazards cite FDA or ASPCA Animal Poison Control on the food page. Uncited rows stay editorial. Emergency: ASPCA APCC 888-426-4435.
🐕 Vegetables for Dogs (25)
Asparagus
SafeBeet
CautionBell Pepper
SafeBroccoli
CautionBrussels Sprout
CautionCabbage
CautionCarrot
SafeCauliflower
CautionCelery
SafeChives
TOXICCorn
CautionCucumber
SafeGarlic
TOXICGreen Bean
SafeKale
CautionLeek
TOXICMushroom
CautionOnion
TOXICPeas
SafePotato
CautionPumpkin
SafeSpinach
CautionSweet Potato
SafeTomato
CautionZucchini
Safe🐈 Vegetables for Cats (25)
Asparagus
CautionBeet
CautionBell Pepper
CautionBroccoli
CautionBrussels Sprout
CautionCabbage
CautionCarrot
SafeCauliflower
CautionCelery
SafeChives
TOXICCorn
CautionCucumber
SafeGarlic
TOXICGreen Bean
SafeKale
CautionLeek
TOXICMushroom
CautionOnion
TOXICPeas
SafePotato
CautionPumpkin
SafeSpinach
CautionSweet Potato
CautionTomato
UnsafeZucchini
SafeDisclaimer: 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.