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Can cats eat spearmint?
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Is catmint poisonous to cats?
Spearmint, common mint, lamb mint, and mackerel mint are actually the same species as garden mint, whose Latin-based scientific name is mentha spicata. So it turns out that both catmint and garden mint is toxic to cats, according to the ASPCA.
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Apr 18, 2024 · The Strange Case of Catnip. So far, so good: don’t let your cats eat concentrated peppermint extract or wolf down garden mint for hours unsupervised, and they’ll be fine. Catnip/catmint is...
Some varieties, such as pennyroyal and spearmint, contain higher levels of essential oils and can be more harmful to your feline friend. Therefore, it is best to avoid planting these types of mint in your garden or keeping them in your home if you have a cat.
Spearmint plant (leaves, stems, or flowers) is toxic or poisonous to cats due to the harmful essential oils. Therefore, don’t let your cat eat spearmint, any food with this herb, or lick spearmint essential oil (more lethal).
Mar 8, 2024 · Can Cats Eat Peppermint? Peppermint is not recommended to be fed to cats. In fact, most types of mint plants aren’t recommended for cats, with the exception of catnip, which is a mint cousin.
Apr 22, 2024 · Unlike regular mint and catnip, cats don’t find themselves attracted to peppermint. They don’t like it. In most situations, you’ll find that the smell of peppermint repels cats. Salicylate, found in peppermint and in spearmint, is toxic to cats and is the reason you should keep them far away from these plants.
Similarly, do not let your cats have mint candies, which often contain spearmint and peppermint oil. Some candies have wintergreens too. These scotch, soft, or hard candies have sugar, corn syrup, titanium dioxide. Sugars and corn syrups are not healthy for felines as they may lead to gastrointestinal upsets, obesity, and other issues.
