{"id":157529,"date":"2022-07-14T12:18:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-peanut-butter-is-safe-for-cats\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T12:18:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:18:36","slug":"what-peanut-butter-is-safe-for-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-peanut-butter-is-safe-for-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"What peanut butter is safe for cats?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-peanut-butter-is-safe-for-cats\/#What_peanut_butter_is_safe_for_cats\" title=\"What peanut butter is safe for cats?\">What peanut butter is safe for cats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-peanut-butter-is-safe-for-cats\/#Can_cats_lick_peanut_butter\" title=\"Can cats lick peanut butter?\">Can cats lick peanut butter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-peanut-butter-is-safe-for-cats\/#How_much_peanut_butter_is_safe_for_cats\" title=\"How much peanut butter is safe for cats?\">How much peanut butter is safe for cats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-peanut-butter-is-safe-for-cats\/#Is_peanut_poisonous_to_cats\" title=\"Is peanut poisonous to cats?\">Is peanut poisonous to cats?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_peanut_butter_is_safe_for_cats\"><\/span>What peanut butter is safe for cats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In short, <b>the answer is no. Since cats are carnivores, they rely on meat for nutrition. Much like cookies aren&#8217;t the best for us, peanut butter provides cats with no nutritional value and an excess of certain things, such as: High Fat: Peanut butter contains trans-fatty acids in order to make sure it&#8217;s shelf-stable.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_cats_lick_peanut_butter\"><\/span>Can cats lick peanut butter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It has iron, magnesium, Vitamin E, and Vitamin B6. However, peanut butter doesn&#8217;t have any nutritional value for cats, although it&#8217;s probably not all that bad for them  as a one-time-snack. <b>Nothing will happen to your feline pal if it licks the spoon, because peanut butter is not toxic for cats<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_peanut_butter_is_safe_for_cats\"><\/span>How much peanut butter is safe for cats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A cat should eat <b>no more than half a tablespoon of peanut butter twice a week. 90% of calories for cats should come from specially formulated foods. That leaves only 10% of calories that can come from treats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_peanut_poisonous_to_cats\"><\/span>Is peanut poisonous to cats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like peanut butter, <b>peanuts are not toxic to cats but should be tested sparingly. If you&#8217;d like your cat to try a peanut, be sure to give them a raw, unsalted variety, as cats digestive systems aren&#8217;t equipped to handle too many additives. They also need to be completely unshelled.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What peanut butter is safe for cats?Can cats lick peanut butter?How much peanut butter is safe for cats?Is peanut poisonous to cats? What peanut butter is safe for cats? In short, the answer is no. Since cats are carnivores, they rely on meat for nutrition. 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