🐈 Can My Cat Eat This?

Vet-backed food safety guide for cats. Cats are obligate carnivores, most plant-based foods are unnecessary or harmful. According to the Association of American Feed Control Officials' nutrient profiles, cats need dietary taurine, an essential amino acid they cannot synthesize in sufficient amounts on their own, unlike dogs, which is why a cat's safe-food list looks different from a dog's even for the same item, see our sourcing methodology for how each rating is derived.