Cats can eat yams, but not onions. Yams can supplement cats with vitamins without causing side effects on the body. There is no problem in feeding them to cats. Cats cannot eat onions. Onions contain n-propyl disulfide, which is an oxidant. This oxidant will attach to the cat’s red blood cells and destroy their structure, causing the cat to fall into anemia and excrete a large amount of urine. , leading to damage or even failure of the cat’s kidney organs, and in severe cases, the cat may die.

What to do if a cat eats onions

1. First, let the cat drink a lot of water to dilute the blood, delay the absorption of poisons, and let the already absorbed toxins Drain with body fluids as soon as possible.

2. Within 1-2 hours after the cat eats onions, you can induce vomiting, such as drinking soapy water, pickled cabbage water, etc., so that the cat can vomit out the onions it has eaten.

3. Onion poisoning requires medical treatment at a pet hospital as soon as possible and scientific treatment. Since a large amount of drugs will be used during the treatment, attention should be paid to the maintenance of the cat's liver and kidneys after recovery.