Cinnamon

Cats are especially sensitive to essential oils, so **cinnamon oil must be avoided completely**: its cinnamaldehyde irritates the mouth and gut, causing drooling, vomiting and pain; **a lot of powder irritates the gut too**; a cat has no need for this spice.

Drooling, vomiting, abdominal pain, loose stools or diarrhoea, poor appetite, lethargy and hiding; oil exposure can bring mouth burning, repeated swallowing and, in severe cases, trouble breathing.

**Contact a vet immediately** after cinnamon oil or a large amount of powder, or for persistent vomiting, pain, drooling or breathing difficulty, and never induce vomiting at home or feed home remedies.

**At most a tiny pinch of seasoning, or none**; **never use cinnamon oil, diffusers or cinnamaldehyde supplements around cats**; **skip cinnamon rolls, cinnamon sugar and spiced baked goods**, and **never feed it for any claimed benefit**.

Cinnamon is not highly poisonous, but **a large amount irritates the mouth and gut**, and its cinnamaldehyde causes burning, vomiting and pain; **dry powder is easily inhaled**; **cinnamon oil and cinnamaldehyde supplements are far riskier concentrates**.

Drooling, mouth and tongue irritation, vomiting, abdominal pain, loose stools or diarrhoea and poor appetite; inhaled powder can bring coughing, sneezing and trouble breathing, and oil makes signs worse.

A pinch used as seasoning means stopping and watching; **contact a vet immediately** after cinnamon oil, a cinnamaldehyde supplement or a lot of powder, or for persistent vomiting, pain, coughing or breathing trouble, and never induce vomiting at home.

**Use a tiny pinch as seasoning only**, never daily; **skip cinnamon rolls, cinnamon sugar, baked goods and cinnamon tea**; **never give cinnamon oil or cinnamaldehyde supplements**, and **never feed it for claimed benefits**.