Are onions and/or chocolate hazardous to a domestic cat’s health?

by admin on October 22, 2008

 Are onions and/or chocolate hazardous to a domestic cats health?
ziggy2282 asked:


I was told by a friend that feeding chocolate and/or onions to a cat often results in the death of the animal. Is it the food itself or a complication of problems that occur from the ingestion of these foods?

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{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

kika October 26, 2008 at 6:57 am

Yes, it depends on how hard you throw the onion!

awnery October 29, 2008 at 10:45 am

I know they are hazardous to dogs so most likely they are harmful to cats as well.

pniccimiss November 1, 2008 at 12:31 am

Chocolate is poisonous to cats, something to do with the ingredients that we can digest and they can’t. I haven’t heard of anyone even giving onions to cats, but I can’t imagine they’re that good for them.

maya November 1, 2008 at 3:16 pm

Any kind of food with sugar in it is hazardous for cats, because sugar destroys their liver. That’s the case for chocolate, but I couldn’t understand: What on earth could be the reason to feed a cat with onions?!

lisababy_35@sbcglobal.net November 2, 2008 at 8:02 pm

Yes chocolate is very bad for cats. And why would you want to feed onions to your cat anyway? they probably wont eat it. I know mine wouldnt

Ka'De November 5, 2008 at 11:26 pm

Yes chocolate(Methylxanthines
-caffeine) and cooked onions are toxic to cats. Peteducation.com

Tara November 8, 2008 at 10:37 pm

not to cats, no, but to dogs cocoa is harmful, yes

iggy465 November 9, 2008 at 12:51 am

Onions,Garlic ,Avacados and chocolate are all toxic to cats. They have a way of destroying the red blood cells in the cat.

rosgeall26 November 11, 2008 at 5:34 pm

Yes to both. Never give any human food to your pet before doing some research to ensure that it isn’t harmful. Many food that is ok for us could kill them.

front_page_hottie November 13, 2008 at 6:53 pm

actaually yes. surprisingly onions are very oisones to animals…google ” foods that are harmful to animals”
there are a lo of sites with list on them!!

Neckalie05 November 15, 2008 at 6:47 am

Your giving you cat poison.

dfuerstcat November 17, 2008 at 5:20 pm

Cats are not affected by chocolate like dogs are.
onions ?
DO NOT give a cat aspirin.

Babes November 20, 2008 at 11:27 pm

Those two foods are toxic to cats and if given in large quantities to your cat, it can kill them.

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