Fruits

Provides a small amount of water-soluble fibre and vitamin C as an occasional treat.

A small amount works as a soft-textured treat; the potassium offers no particular benefit to a healthy cat.

A low-calorie, water-rich treat; cats cannot taste sweetness but some accept the texture.

An occasional low-calorie treat adding a little water and fibre.

Can serve as an occasional low-calorie treat adding a little water and fibre.

Cats are especially sensitive to citrus oils; peel and essential oils can cause drooling, vomiting and lethargy.

Poisoning is reported mainly in dogs and rarely in cats, but because kidney injury is possible, cats should not be fed grapes or raisins either.

A small piece adds water and fibre as an occasional treat.

Peach pits are toxic to cats too (cyanogenic compounds) and carry an obstruction risk; cats do not need fruit, so it is best avoided altogether.

Cats need no fruit, so a small piece of pineapple is at most a novel treat with a little vitamin C and water.

A small piece works as an occasional treat with a little extra vitamins and water.

A small piece works as an occasional treat with a little vitamin C and water.

Cherry pits are toxic to cats as well and carry an obstruction risk; cats do not need fruit, so it is best avoided.

Cats must not eat plum pits or leaves either, and the flesh offers no required nutrition, so it is best avoided entirely.

High in water and low in calories, so it works as an occasional hydrating treat.

The rind and membranes irritate the gut and can obstruct it in cats too, and cats need no fruit; the seeds are also a choking risk.

Tannins in persimmon can form a bezoar and block the gut in cats as well, and cats need no fruit, so it is best avoided.

A small piece of ripe flesh works as an occasional treat with a little extra vitamins and water.

An occasional low-calorie fruit treat adding a little fibre and water.

An occasional low-calorie treat adding a little fibre and water.

Cats need no fruit, so one or two blackberries are at most a novel treat with a little fibre and water.

Cats need no fruit, so half to one halved fresh cranberry is at most a novel treat.

Cats tolerate high-fat food poorly; the fat in the flesh may trigger pancreatitis and gastrointestinal upset, and persin in pit, skin and leaves is also unsuitable.

Cats are likewise prone to diarrhoea from high-fat foods, and coconut is not a required food for them.

Cats are especially sensitive to citrus oils, and limonene in the peel and essential oil can cause drooling, vomiting and lethargy; the acidic flesh also irritates the gut.

Cats are especially sensitive to citrus oils, and the limonene in the peel and essential oil can cause drooling, vomiting and lethargy, while the acidic flesh also irritates the gut; pomelo is sugary, so cats are best not fed it at all.

Lemon's strong acid and the limonene in its peel and essential oil irritate cats readily, causing drooling, vomiting and lethargy; cats are especially sensitive to citrus oils.

A kumquat is a citrus fruit, and **citrus peel and oils hold limonene and other irritants** that cats are especially sensitive to, while the seeds and stem end are unsafe too; cats need no fruit, so the safest choice is none at all.

A little flesh is usually harmless, but the pit and leaves hold cyanogenic compounds that release cyanide when chewed, and the pit can also choke or obstruct the gut; nectarines are sugary, so cats are best not fed them.

Apricot flesh is sugary and can loosen a cat's stool; **the pit and bitter kernels hold amygdalin**, which releases cyanide when chewed, and the pit can also obstruct the gut, so remove it every time. Cats need no fruit.

Loquat flesh is sugary and can loosen a cat's stool; **the seed and leaves contain cyanogenic compounds** that release cyanide when chewed, and the seed can obstruct the gut, so remove them completely. Cats need no fruit.

Cats need no fruit and lychee is very sugary, so it readily causes vomiting and loose stools; the stone and skin can also choke or obstruct, a risk that far outweighs any treat value for a cat.

Cats need no fruit, so ripe mulberry is at most a tiny taste experience with a little water and fibre.

The strong acid in passion fruit irritates a cat's mouth and gut, causing drooling, vomiting or loose stools, while the rind and seeds are hard to digest and carry choking and obstruction risks, so cats are best not fed it.

Cats need no fruit, so one small peeled piece of guava is at most a novel treat with a little water and fibre.

Dates are extremely sugary and cats handle sugar poorly, so even a little can cause vomiting and diarrhoea; **the hard, pointed stone can choke or obstruct the gut, so always pit it**, and cats have no need for this fruit.

Prunes concentrate sugar and fibre, so a cat can get loose stools or diarrhoea from very little; the stone is hard and, like other plum stones, holds cyanogenic compounds, so always pit the fruit, and cats need no such fruit anyway.

The oxalate and neurotoxin in starfruit are cleared by the kidneys, so **cats with kidney disease must never eat it**; it builds up and can cause hiccup-like movements, vomiting and seizures. Cats need no fruit, so healthy cats are best not fed it either.

Jujubes are very sugary and cats handle sugar poorly, so a small piece can cause vomiting and loose stools; **the hard, pointed stone must always be removed**, as it can choke or obstruct the gut, and cats have no need for this fruit.