Cats cannot eat pepper. Because pepper is a highly irritating food, if given to a cat, it will irritate the cat's gastrointestinal tract and cause the cat to have diarrhea. In addition, pepper can also stimulate cats to sneeze and affect their sense of smell. Therefore, for the sake of the health of cats, it is recommended that owners should mainly feed cat food, and appropriately feed some meat, vegetables and fruits.
1. Pepper is an irritating condiment. Cats will have an impact on their gastrointestinal mucosa after eating it, causing damage to the gastrointestinal tract and causing diarrhea, diarrhea and other problems. If you eat too much and do not receive timely treatment, the cat's life may be in danger in serious cases, so this condiment must not be given to cats.
2. Pepper contains an alkaloid called piperine. Piperine is an irritant to the cat’s nasal cavity. If it is inhaled by the cat, it will stimulate the nerve endings on the nasal mucosa. , causing the cat to sneeze, and even severely affecting the cat's sense of smell, so irritating things like pepper need to be avoided by the cat as much as possible.
3. In addition to pepper, owners are not allowed to feed cats peppercorns, peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, onions, leeks and other foods. When making homemade food for cats, do not add any seasonings. Items can be boiled in water.