Better to skip them
Plain cooked store-bought mushrooms (such as button or cremini) are not toxic to cats, but they offer no benefit. Wild mushrooms can be deadly, so treat any wild mushroom ingestion as an emergency.
| Can cats eat it? | Caution |
| Calories | Not recommended as a treat |
| Main benefit | Store-bought mushrooms are not considered toxic |
| Main risk | Wild mushrooms can cause liver failure, seizures or death |
| Kittens? | No |
A small amount is unlikely to cause serious harm in a healthy cat. Remove any remaining food, offer fresh water and watch for vomiting, diarrhea, a painful belly or lethargy over the next 24-48 hours. Call your vet if your cat ate a large amount, is small, young or has health problems (such as pancreatitis), or if the food contained onion, garlic, chocolate or xylitol.
These are safe for cats in treat-size amounts:
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Plain cooked store-bought mushrooms (such as button or cremini) are not toxic to cats, but they offer no benefit. Wild mushrooms can be deadly, so treat any wild mushroom ingestion as an emergency.
Some are extremely toxic. Because they are hard to identify, treat any wild mushroom ingestion as an emergency.
No. Kittens are smaller and more vulnerable than adults, so it is best avoided entirely.
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This guide is general information for healthy adult cats. Cats with medical conditions (such as diabetes, pancreatitis, kidney disease or food allergies) may need different advice from their vet.
Caution
Plain cooked store-bought mushrooms (such as button or cremini) are not toxic to cats, but they offer no benefit.