Cats cannot eat walnuts. Because walnuts, like many nuts, contain some unknown toxins, especially the lining of walnuts, eating them by cats is likely to cause muscle pain, vomiting, mental disorders, etc., and may even lead to bone pain and muscle tremors. Moreover, walnuts also contain a lot of oil. If you eat too much, it can easily cause indigestion and obesity in cats. Therefore, it is recommended that owners should still use cat food as their cat’s staple food, and it is best not to give human food to their cats.
1. Reasons why cats cannot eat walnuts
1. Walnuts and other nut foods are potentially toxins to cats and may cause cat poisoning, so nuts such as pecans and macadamia nuts are also Don’t give food to cats.
2. The fat content of walnuts is relatively high, which will increase the metabolic burden of cats and lead to obesity. Moreover, walnut kernels are rich in oil and some trace elements, which are not good for cats’ internal organs, especially the liver, and can easily cause fatty liver.
3. If you are a younger cat, eating walnuts will easily get stuck in the throat, esophagus or digestive tract. In severe cases, it may even cause suffocation, so the owner must pay attention to the daily consumption of walnuts. Don't give walnuts to kittens that eat quickly.
2. What to do if a cat eats walnuts
If a cat eats walnuts, you need to observe whether the cat has any clinical symptoms, such as depression, loss of appetite, coughing, vomiting, etc. wait. If so, you need to take the cat to the pet hospital for examination in time and let the doctor handle it according to the cat's condition.
