Enoki

Cats need no mushrooms, so cooked chopped enoki is only a tiny novel treat.

One or two short pieces occasionally, never instead of the main diet, and within about 10% of daily energy intake.

Trim, rinse, cook thoroughly, then cut into very short pieces with no oil, salt or seasoning.

**The strands are easily swallowed whole** and can choke or obstruct the gut, so always cook and cut them short; seasoned enoki, hotpot sauces and human leftovers are unsuitable, and call a vet at once if gagging, trouble swallowing or vomiting appears.

Enoki is low in fat and a source of fibre, and once cooked and cut short it makes an occasional crunchy, mild treat.

Offer just a few short pieces at a time within the treat allowance, kept to about 10% of daily energy intake.

Trim the base, rinse, **cook through**, then cut into short pieces about a centimetre long with no oil, salt or seasoning.

**Whole bunches are the classic emergency**: the long, stringy stems are easily swallowed intact and can lodge in the throat or block the gut, so always cook and cut them short; seasoned versions and hotpot sauces bring salt, oil, garlic and onion.