Food safety
Can Cats Eat Cake?
Not recommended — Cake for cats.
Why this verdict
Cake is sugar, fat and flour — sometimes with chocolate, raisins, xylitol or alcohol, which are all toxic to cats. Even plain cake can cause stomach upset and contributes nothing to a cat's diet.
If your cat ate cake
A small bite of plain cake is not an emergency. Watch for vomiting or diarrhoea. If the cake contained chocolate, raisins, xylitol or alcohol, call your vet.
Related foods
Check another food
Back to the Food-Safety Checker to check all 90 foods, or see the beginner feeding guide and the feeding estimator.
Before you use the result
Use the result as a starting point for observation and planning. Cats vary by age, body condition, temperament, medical history, and household setup.
Sources: ASPCA Animal Poison Control — People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, and the Cornell Feline Health Center — Feeding Your Cat. Chocolate toxicity figures are approximate values from the Merck Veterinary Manual. If your cat ate something on the toxic list, call your veterinarian or ASPCA Animal Poison Control at (888) 426-4435.