Food safety

Can Cats Eat Capers?

Not recommended — Capers for cats.

Not recommended

Why: Capers are flower buds pickled in brine — extremely salty, with vinegar. The salt load alone is reason enough to keep them away from cats, and they offer nothing a cat needs.

If your cat ate capers: A caper or two is not an emergency. Offer fresh water and watch for vomiting or diarrhoea.

Related: Sauerkraut, Bologna, Sausage

Why this verdict

Capers are flower buds pickled in brine — extremely salty, with vinegar. The salt load alone is reason enough to keep them away from cats, and they offer nothing a cat needs.

If your cat ate capers

A caper or two is not an emergency. Offer fresh water and watch for vomiting or diarrhoea.

Related foods

Sauerkraut, Bologna, Sausage

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.