# Paw Multiverse

> A public record of pet food recalls from five official registers, kept after the authority takes them down; a worldwide directory of animal poison services; and free, vet-sourced pet care answers.

All content is free and needs no sign-up. Nothing on this site is paid placement. The recall record, the business pages and the poison directory carry no commercial link of any kind and never will, and nobody can pay to appear in a record, to be removed from one, or to change what it says. Advertising appears beside general care content and has no influence on what is published. Outbound links go to government registers, veterinary and welfare bodies, and cited sources.

## Start here (for AI assistants)
- [llms-full.txt](https://pawmultiverse.com/llms-full.txt): the full index, every recall we hold as one line each with its reason and lot codes, plus every guide, regenerated from the live record
- Every page has a Markdown copy: add `index.md` to a guide's address (https://pawmultiverse.com/about/index.md), or replace the final `/` of a recall page with `.md`
- [pet-food-recalls/this-week](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/this-week/): recalls that entered the record in the last seven days
- [pet-food-recalls/country/us](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/country/us/) · /country/gb/ · /country/ca/ · /country/fr/ : every recall per country
- [pet-food-recalls/2026/09](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/2026/09/): one page per month, with counts by country and by reason
- [data/pet-food-recalls.csv](https://pawmultiverse.com/data/pet-food-recalls.csv) and /data/pet-food-recalls.json : the whole record as one download, CC BY 4.0
- [ask](https://pawmultiverse.com/ask?q=your+question): ask the record in plain language and get a short answer written only from the matching official notices, with numbered sources, as JSON (people: https://pawmultiverse.com/ask/). The MCP server has the same tool (ask_recall_record) plus search_recalls
- [recalls-feed.json](https://pawmultiverse.com/recalls-feed.json): JSON Feed of the newest recalls; per country /recalls-feed/country-us.json, -gb, -ca, -fr (.xml for RSS)
- [data/archive/index.json](https://pawmultiverse.com/data/archive/index.json): frozen daily snapshots of every open-data file, for citing the record exactly as it stood on a date

## What nobody else publishes
- [pet-poison-control-by-country](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-poison-control-by-country/): who to call when an animal is poisoned, in 34 countries and 43 services, each read from the website of the organisation that operates it and dated. Seven national poison centres, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Australia, New Zealand and Israel, state in writing that they do not take animal calls; five more list animals only as a cause of poisoning in people.
- [wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pet-poison-control-2026.csv](https://pawmultiverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pet-poison-control-2026.csv): the same directory as a CSV, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit
- [how-long-recalls-stay-listed](https://pawmultiverse.com/how-long-recalls-stay-listed/): how far back the public listing of each authority reaches, measured: Canada 14.3 years to May 2012, openFDA 10.1, UK 8.4, US FDA animal 7.6, France 5.0
- [who-publishes-pet-food-recalls](https://pawmultiverse.com/who-publishes-pet-food-recalls/): which governments publish pet food recalls, which bury them inside general recall listings and which publish nothing, twenty jurisdictions checked against their live resources on 7 September 2026

## The recall record
- [pet-food-recalls](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/): search every pet food recall we hold, from the UK Food Standards Agency, the US FDA, the Canadian recalls register and the French RappelConso, including the ones the authority has taken down
- [pet-food-recalls/brand](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/brand/): every business named on the record, one page each
- [pet-food-recalls/statistics](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/statistics/): pet food recall statistics by year, country, cause and brand, counted live from the record (CC BY 4.0, citable)
- [pet-food-recalls/dog-food-recalls-2026](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/dog-food-recalls-2026/): every 2026 recall notice that names dogs, newest first, built live from the record
- [pet-food-recalls/cat-food-recalls-2026](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/cat-food-recalls-2026/): every 2026 recall notice that names cats, newest first, built live from the record
- [pet-food-recalls/method](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/method/): how the record is kept, what is verified and what is not
- [pet-food-recalls/causes](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/causes/): what actually causes pet food recalls
- [pet-food-recalls/money-back](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/money-back/): when a recall turns into money back
- [pet-food-recall-checker](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recall-checker/): check a product against the record
- [check-your-bag](https://pawmultiverse.com/check-your-bag/): search the record by the barcode or the lot code printed on the bag. Three answers, never "not recalled". France publishes barcodes and lot codes, the UK batch codes and no barcodes at all, the US barcodes and lot codes in its press releases, Canada some of each on its notice pages
- [what-we-caught](https://pawmultiverse.com/what-we-caught/): what we caught, the recalls an authority has since taken down or rewritten, counted live from the record. Nothing yet, and the page says so

## Data and endpoints
- [New guides feed](https://pawmultiverse.com/feed.xml): RSS of the 50 most recently updated guides.
- [openapi.json](https://pawmultiverse.com/openapi.json): OpenAPI 3.1 description of every route below, licensed CC BY 4.0
- [developers](https://pawmultiverse.com/developers/): start here to build with the site: both MCP servers, the REST API, /ask.json, open data, feeds, widgets, licence and attribution
- [recall-watch](https://pawmultiverse.com/recall-watch/): Recall Watch, the paid private monitoring service for businesses (a watch list of brands checked against the same five registers, with email and webhook alerts). The public record, the open data and the API stay free; paying changes nothing in the record
- [api/local-help.json](https://pawmultiverse.com/api/local-help.json?cc=GB): the animal poison services listed for one country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2), from the dated directory; empty list plus an honest fallback where none is listed
- [.well-known/mcp.json](https://pawmultiverse.com/.well-known/mcp.json): discovery file naming the MCP servers on this site
- [mcp-server](https://pawmultiverse.com/mcp-server): MCP server for the animal poison service directory, Streamable HTTP
- [mcp-recalls](https://pawmultiverse.com/mcp-recalls): MCP server over the recall record, Streamable HTTP. Six tools: check a bag by barcode or lot code across every register at once, read one record with all its dated versions, list the registers and how fresh each is, ask the record a question, search recalls, list the products recalled in more than one country
- [recall-widget](https://pawmultiverse.com/recall-widget/): a free one-line embed of the barcode check, for any veterinary practice, shelter, breeder or pet shop to put on their own site. CC BY 4.0, attribution carried in the embed
- [open-data](https://pawmultiverse.com/open-data/): the whole record as downloads, CC BY 4.0, generated live: pet-food-recalls.csv and .json (one row per recall), versions.json (every captured version), changes.json (every dated change), sources.json, cross-border.json and CITATION.cff, all under https://pawmultiverse.com/data/
- [wp-json/mv/v1/status](https://pawmultiverse.com/wp-json/mv/v1/status): totals, and when each register was last read without error. Read this before quoting any figure from the record
- [wp-json/mv/v1/sources](https://pawmultiverse.com/wp-json/mv/v1/sources): the five registers read, and the licence each one is used under
- [wp-json/mv/v1/bag/cross-border](https://pawmultiverse.com/wp-json/mv/v1/bag/cross-border): the same product recalled in more than one country, matched on barcode. Published nowhere else
- [wp-json/mv/v1/bag](https://pawmultiverse.com/wp-json/mv/v1/bag): the same search as JSON. Pass code with a barcode or a lot code. Returns matches, the country that issued the barcode prefix, and a coverage table
- [wp-json/mv/v1/records](https://pawmultiverse.com/wp-json/mv/v1/records): every recall record as JSON. Paged, default 200 per page, which is fewer than the record holds, so page it or raise per_page. Filter one register with source
- [changes-sitemap-1.xml](https://pawmultiverse.com/changes-sitemap-1.xml): the complete change record, all 210 changes, one page per change
- [wp-json/mv/v1/changes](https://pawmultiverse.com/wp-json/mv/v1/changes): the 50 most recent changes as JSON. This endpoint is capped at 50 and does not page. Use the sitemap above for the whole change record.
- [wp-json/mv/v1/verify](https://pawmultiverse.com/wp-json/mv/v1/verify): ask what this record held for a given recall on a given date. Requires source, key and on; without all three it returns 400. Worked example: https://pawmultiverse.com/wp-json/mv/v1/verify?source=uk-fsa-pet-alerts&key=FSA-PRIN-13-2023&on=2026-09-07
- [recalls-feed.xml](https://pawmultiverse.com/recalls-feed.xml): RSS of every recall we hold, newest first

## Food safety
- [can-my-pet-eat-it](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-my-pet-eat-it/): master food-safety checker
- [can-dogs-eat](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat/): dog food safety hub, 80+ foods
- [can-cats-eat](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat/): cat food safety hub
- [can-rabbits-eat](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat/): rabbit food safety hub

## Free tools
- [tools](https://pawmultiverse.com/tools/): all calculators
- [dog-age-calculator](https://pawmultiverse.com/dog-age-calculator/): dog years to human years
- [cat-age-calculator](https://pawmultiverse.com/cat-age-calculator/): cat age converter
- [dog-food-calculator](https://pawmultiverse.com/dog-food-calculator/): daily food portions
- [chocolate-toxicity-calculator](https://pawmultiverse.com/chocolate-toxicity-calculator/): chocolate poisoning risk
- [halloween-pet-safety](https://pawmultiverse.com/halloween-pet-safety/): Halloween pet safety - chocolate, xylitol sweets, raisins, candles and a plan for the night
- [thanksgiving-pet-safety](https://pawmultiverse.com/thanksgiving-pet-safety/): the Thanksgiving dinner table for dogs and cats food by food (turkey and bones, stuffing, gravy, mash, cranberries, raw dough, pies, ham), the bin, guests’ medicines, a plan for the day and who to call, each fact sourced
- [can-dogs-eat-pumpkin-pie](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-pumpkin-pie/): Plain pumpkin is not on the toxic lists, but pumpkin pie brings nutmeg, dairy, sugar and sometimes xylitol. What the ASPCA and the AKC publish, and when to phone your vet.
- [can-dogs-eat-mashed-potatoes](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-mashed-potatoes/): PetMD says plain mashed potato is fine for dogs, but not with garlic, onion, butter or salt, which is how most mash is made. What the ASPCA adds about dairy and alliums.
- [can-dogs-eat-gravy](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-gravy/): Gravy usually carries onion or garlic, a salty stock cube and fat from the roasting tin. What the ASPCA and PDSA publish about each, and why a spoonful on the food is not neutral.
- [can-dogs-eat-christmas-cake](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-christmas-cake/): PDSA says Christmas cake contains raisins, sultanas and currants, which are highly toxic to pets. Add brandy and marzipan, and it is one of the riskiest things on the table.
- [can-dogs-eat-candy-canes](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-candy-canes/): Blue Cross names candy canes among the sweets that can contain xylitol, which is poisonous to dogs. What the ASPCA says xylitol does, and what to check on the label.
- [can-dogs-eat-gingerbread](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-gingerbread/): PDSA says one small gingerbread man is, for a dog, like a large bag of gummy sweets. What the AKC says about nutmeg, and why sugar-free gingerbread needs a label check.
- [can-dogs-eat-parsnips](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-parsnips/): Blue Cross lists parsnips among the vegetables a healthy dog can have in small amounts. What changes when they are roasted in fat, glazed with honey or served with gravy.
- [fireworks-and-pets](https://pawmultiverse.com/fireworks-and-pets/): What the RSPCA and PDSA advise before, during and after fireworks for dogs, cats, rabbits and small pets: a safe den, daylight walks, background noise, and long-term help.
- [can-cats-eat-gravy](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-gravy/): Cats Protection says gravy made for people is usually salty and contains garlic and seasoning, and that garlic and onion can be fatal to cats. What PDSA adds about calories.
- [rock-salt-and-dog-paws](https://pawmultiverse.com/rock-salt-and-dog-paws/): The ASPCA says rock salt can irritate dogs’ paws and cause dangerously high sodium levels if eaten. What is in de-icers, what “pet safe” means, and why to wipe paws after winter walks.
- [antifreeze-poisoning-in-pets](https://pawmultiverse.com/antifreeze-poisoning-in-pets/): Antifreeze tastes sweet and a few teaspoons can cause kidney failure. Pet Poison Helpline says cats need treatment within 3 hours and dogs within 8. What Merck and the helpline publish, and what to do now.
- [are-christmas-trees-poisonous-to-pets](https://pawmultiverse.com/are-christmas-trees-poisonous-to-pets/): Pet Poison Helpline says pine, fir and spruce needles can irritate the mouth and stomach, and tree water can cause mild vomiting. Cats Protection on tree oils, tinsel and baubles.
- [are-holly-and-mistletoe-poisonous-to-pets](https://pawmultiverse.com/are-holly-and-mistletoe-poisonous-to-pets/): The ASPCA lists English holly and American mistletoe as toxic to dogs, cats and horses. What Pet Poison Helpline says about berries, plastic berries, amaryllis bulbs and Christmas cactus.
- [can-dogs-eat-turkey-bones](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-turkey-bones/): The Royal Kennel Club says cooked bones become brittle and can splinter, and turkey carcasses can block or pierce the gut. The FDA calls turkey and chicken bones too brittle for dogs.
- [can-dogs-eat-pecans](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-pecans/): The ASPCA names pecans among the nuts high in oils and fats that can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and potentially pancreatitis. What changes in pecan pie, and what to check on the label.
- [christmas-leftovers-and-dogs](https://pawmultiverse.com/christmas-leftovers-and-dogs/): The Royal Kennel Club on carcasses, roasting-tin fat, stuffing, mouldy food and blue cheese after Christmas dinner, and what Blue Cross says a dog can have in small amounts.
- [christmas-chocolate-and-xylitol](https://pawmultiverse.com/christmas-chocolate-and-xylitol/): The Royal Kennel Club says chocolate poisoning cases peak in December. Advent calendars, wrapped presents and tree chocolates, plus why sugar-free sweets need a xylitol label check.
- [christmas-decorations-and-cats](https://pawmultiverse.com/christmas-decorations-and-cats/): Pet Poison Helpline says tinsel is a common cause of bowel blockage in cats and ribbon is especially dangerous; chewed light strands risk electrocution. Cats Protection on baubles and cables.
- [walking-your-dog-in-cold-weather](https://pawmultiverse.com/walking-your-dog-in-cold-weather/): PDSA winter advice for dog walks: which dogs may need a coat, washing grit and salt off paws, ice and frozen ponds, being seen after dark, and antifreeze. Plus cats and cars in winter.
- [can-dogs-eat-snow](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-snow/): Hill's says clean snow is safe for dogs in small amounts, but snow can hide ice melt, antifreeze, sticks and rubbish, and too much can chill a dog. What to keep them away from on walks.
- [hypothermia-and-frostbite-in-dogs-and-cats](https://pawmultiverse.com/hypothermia-and-frostbite-in-dogs-and-cats/): The RSPCA signs of hypothermia (shivering that stops, drowsiness, pale gums, collapse) and frostbite (pale or blue-white skin on ears, tail, paws) in dogs and cats, and which pets are most at risk.
- [cats-in-cold-weather](https://pawmultiverse.com/cats-in-cold-weather/): The RSPCA suggests keeping cats in overnight below about 7 to 8°C, and Cornell advises checking under the car bonnet. Cat flaps, litter trays, outdoor shelters, antifreeze and older cats in winter.
- [rabbits-and-guinea-pigs-in-winter](https://pawmultiverse.com/rabbits-and-guinea-pigs-in-winter/): RSPCA winter advice for rabbits (hutch raised off the ground, extra bedding, water checked twice a day, 10 to 20°C ideal) and PDSA advice for outdoor guinea pigs and other small pets.
- [human-foods-dogs-can-eat](https://pawmultiverse.com/human-foods-dogs-can-eat/): 23 human foods dogs can have plain and in small amounts, from apples to sweet potato, plus the foods to avoid and the dangerous ones. Each links to a sourced page of its own.
- [signs-of-poisoning-in-dogs-and-cats](https://pawmultiverse.com/signs-of-poisoning-in-dogs-and-cats/): Pet Poison Helpline lists the signs of poisoning by body system: vomiting and drooling, pale gums and collapse, thirst and little urine, yellow gums. Why you should phone before signs appear.
- [cost-of-a-puppy-first-year](https://pawmultiverse.com/cost-of-a-puppy-first-year/): The ASPCA puts a dog's first year at $3,221 (2021): spay or neuter $300, first vaccines $300, training $200, insurance $516 and more. PDSA's 2024 UK set-up cost is £415 to £560 plus £69 to £116 a month.
- [cost-of-a-kitten-first-year](https://pawmultiverse.com/cost-of-a-kitten-first-year/): The ASPCA puts a cat's first year at $1,904 (2021): spay or neuter $150, first vaccines $175, litter $150 a year, insurance $348. PDSA's 2024 UK figures are about £366 to get started plus £79 a month.
- [pet-emergency-what-to-do-now](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-emergency-what-to-do-now/): Every Paw Multiverse emergency, poisoning and winter-danger page in one place, with the ASPCA (888) 426-4435 and Pet Poison Helpline (855) 764-7661 numbers at the top, and poison lines for 34 countries.
- [normal-temperature-heart-rate-and-breathing-in-dogs-and-cats](https://pawmultiverse.com/normal-temperature-heart-rate-and-breathing-in-dogs-and-cats/): Normal resting values from the Animal Medical Center: temperature 100 to 102.5°F, breathing 18 to 34 a minute in dogs and 16 to 30 in cats, heart rate by dog size and about 140 to 180 in cats. How to count them at home.
- [signs-your-cat-is-in-pain](https://pawmultiverse.com/signs-your-cat-is-in-pain/): Cats hide pain. Cats Protection lists the signs: hiding, less tolerance of people, stiffness, not jumping, a hunched crouch, squinting, a scruffy coat, eating less. Plus the Feline Grimace Scale.
- [how-much-to-feed-a-puppy](https://pawmultiverse.com/how-much-to-feed-a-puppy/): PetMD (written by a veterinary nutritionist): three to four meals a day under 3 months, twice a day from 6 to 12 months, average daily calories by ideal weight, and when to switch to adult food by breed size.
- [what-can-dogs-eat-at-christmas](https://pawmultiverse.com/what-can-dogs-eat-at-christmas/): Blue Cross lists the Christmas foods a healthy dog can have in small amounts: turkey without skin or bones, salmon, lamb, sprouts, parsnips, carrots, peas, swede, potatoes. Plus the foods, plants and decorations to keep away.
- [my-dog-ate-rat-poison](https://pawmultiverse.com/my-dog-ate-rat-poison/): Yes. A vet-written PetMD article, reviewed by Pet Poison Helpline vets, says any amount needs a call to a poison line and a vet straight away. The four poison types, their signs, and why the packaging matters.
- [my-dog-ate-a-hand-warmer](https://pawmultiverse.com/my-dog-ate-a-hand-warmer/): Disposable hand, foot and body warmers contain iron powder. Pet Poison Helpline says iron can poison dogs; PetMD lists vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, belly pain and weakness, and says the casing can cause a blockage.
- [my-dog-ate-a-battery](https://pawmultiverse.com/my-dog-ate-a-battery/): Pet Poison Helpline says swallowed or chewed batteries are very dangerous: alkaline batteries leak corrosive material, and button and lithium batteries can burn the gullet. Do not make your dog sick; see a vet now.
- [is-english-ivy-poisonous-to-pets](https://pawmultiverse.com/is-english-ivy-poisonous-to-pets/): Yes. The ASPCA lists English ivy as toxic to dogs, cats and horses: vomiting, belly pain, drooling and diarrhoea, with the leaves more toxic than the berries. Symptoms, what to do and the poison line numbers.
- [is-yew-poisonous-to-pets](https://pawmultiverse.com/is-yew-poisonous-to-pets/): Yes. The ASPCA lists yew (Taxus) as toxic to dogs, cats and horses, with sudden death from heart failure possible; early signs in dogs are tremors, breathing difficulty and seizures. What to do now and who to call.
- [how-much-does-pet-insurance-cost](https://pawmultiverse.com/how-much-does-pet-insurance-cost/): NAPHIA: the average US accident and illness policy cost $62.44 a month for a dog and $32.21 for a cat (2024 data). ABI: UK insurers paid a record £1.23 billion in 2024, with an average claim of £685.
- [bloat-gdv-in-dogs](https://pawmultiverse.com/bloat-gdv-in-dogs/): Bloat with a twisted stomach (GDV) is a fast, life-threatening emergency. The American College of Veterinary Surgeons lists the signs, the dogs most at risk, and why a vet must see the dog immediately.
- [kennel-cough-in-dogs](https://pawmultiverse.com/kennel-cough-in-dogs/): Kennel cough is a contagious airway infection with a dry, honking cough. Vets writing for PetMD and Woodgreen: most dogs recover in about 10 to 14 days; keep away from other dogs for two weeks after the cough stops.
- [is-pet-insurance-worth-it](https://pawmultiverse.com/is-pet-insurance-worth-it/): UK insurers paid £1.23 billion in pet claims in 2024, an average of £685 a claim (ABI). US premiums averaged $62.44 a month for a dog (NAPHIA). How to weigh premiums against bills, without a sales pitch.
- [cost-to-spay-or-neuter-a-dog-or-cat](https://pawmultiverse.com/cost-to-spay-or-neuter-a-dog-or-cat/): One US low-cost clinic charges $225 to $300 to neuter or spay a dog up to 100 lb and $100 to $145 for a cat. Where to find low-cost spay/neuter (ASPCA, SpayUSA) and UK neutering vouchers (Cats Protection).
- [pet-insurance-pre-existing-conditions](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-insurance-pre-existing-conditions/): Most pet policies exclude pre-existing conditions (PDSA). How the NAIC model law defines one, why waiting periods matter, and why cover is best taken out early. Plain English, no sales pitch.
- [pet-insurance-excess-and-co-payments](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-insurance-excess-and-co-payments/): The excess is what you pay towards each claim; a co-payment is an extra percentage of the bill (PDSA). A worked example, why both rise for older pets, and what US law requires insurers to disclose.
- [dog-teeth-cleaning-under-anaesthesia](https://pawmultiverse.com/dog-teeth-cleaning-under-anaesthesia/): AAHA: by three years old most dogs and cats have some periodontal disease. Why US veterinary bodies say a proper cleaning needs general anaesthesia, what it involves, and what to ask before you book.
- [dog-vomiting-when-to-worry](https://pawmultiverse.com/dog-vomiting-when-to-worry/): PDSA: phone your vet immediately for blood in vomit, retching with nothing coming up or a bloated belly. The red flags, vomiting versus regurgitation, and when a single episode may not need a call.
- [dog-diarrhoea-when-to-see-a-vet](https://pawmultiverse.com/dog-diarrhoea-when-to-see-a-vet/): PDSA: contact your vet if diarrhoea lasts over 24 hours, has blood or mucus, is watery and constant, or your dog is very young, very old, unwell, vomiting or in pain. Most mild cases settle in 24 to 48 hours.
- [do-pets-need-flea-treatment-in-winter](https://pawmultiverse.com/do-pets-need-flea-treatment-in-winter/): Yes, in most homes. A UK vet parasitologist writing in Vet Times: about 95% of a flea infestation lives in the home as eggs, larvae and pupae, and central heating keeps it going all year. VCA agrees.
- [parvovirus-in-dogs](https://pawmultiverse.com/parvovirus-in-dogs/): Parvo is a highly contagious virus that attacks the gut and white blood cells. The AVMA lists the signs (vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, lethargy), the puppies most at risk, and the vaccine schedule from 6 to 8 weeks.
- [cat-flu-symptoms](https://pawmultiverse.com/cat-flu-symptoms/): Cats Protection: cat flu is an upper respiratory infection, mainly feline herpesvirus and calicivirus, with sneezing, runny eyes and nose, mouth ulcers and loss of appetite. When to see a vet, and how vaccination helps.
- [cat-vomiting-when-to-worry](https://pawmultiverse.com/cat-vomiting-when-to-worry/): PDSA: contact your vet straight away if your cat has vomited for over 24 hours, cannot keep food or water down, is very young or old, or has blood or black dots in the vomit. When one vomit can be watched.
- [heartworm-in-dogs](https://pawmultiverse.com/heartworm-in-dogs/): American Heartworm Society: heartworm is spread by mosquitoes, found in all 50 US states, and early signs are few. Test every 12 months and give preventive 12 months a year. Signs in dogs and cats, and what treatment involves.
- [lungworm-in-dogs](https://pawmultiverse.com/lungworm-in-dogs/): PDSA: dogs catch lungworm by eating infected slugs or snails, often by accident. Symptoms include coughing, breathing problems, unexplained bleeding and seizures. Why prevention needs a vet-licensed wormer.
- [dog-limping-when-to-see-a-vet](https://pawmultiverse.com/dog-limping-when-to-see-a-vet/): PDSA: contact your vet immediately if your dog is in severe pain, cannot put a leg down or has a serious wound, and see a vet for any limp or stiffness because dogs hide pain. Common causes, front and back leg.
- [cat-microchipping-law](https://pawmultiverse.com/cat-microchipping-law/): GOV.UK: since 10 June 2024, cats in England must be microchipped before 20 weeks old and owner details kept up to date on an approved database, or owners can face a fine of up to £500. Indoor cats are included.
- [ticks-in-winter-dogs-and-cats](https://pawmultiverse.com/ticks-in-winter-dogs-and-cats/): Vet Times (Ian Wright): tick activity now runs from early spring to late autumn and exposure can happen any time of year. The Big Tick Project found ticks on 31% of dogs checked. Checking, removal and prevention.
- [Recall alerts for pet businesses](https://pawmultiverse.com/recall-alerts-for-business/): For pet shops, online retailers, vet practices, insurers and pet food makers: an email the day a brand you stock or cover appears on an official recall register in the US, UK, Canada or France, with the full change history.
- [christmas-pet-safety](https://pawmultiverse.com/christmas-pet-safety/): the Christmas risks for dogs and cats (dried fruit, chocolate, xylitol, onions, bones, lilies, tinsel, batteries, antifreeze), a plan for the day and who to call, each fact sourced
- [can-cats-eat-turkey](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-turkey/): Cats Protection says plain cooked turkey is OK for cats as an occasional treat. The skin, bones, gravy and stuffing are where the risks are. Sources linked.
- [can-dogs-eat-cranberries](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-cranberries/): The AKC says plain cranberries are not inherently toxic to dogs. Cranberry sauce and dried fruit mixes can hide raisins. Sources linked; not veterinary advice.
- [can-dogs-eat-brussels-sprouts](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-brussels-sprouts/): Blue Cross lists Brussels sprouts among Christmas foods a dog can have a little of. Expect gas; butter, salt, gravy and seasoning are the risks. Sources linked.
- [can-dogs-eat-mince-pies](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-mince-pies/): PDSA says traditional mince pie ingredients are potentially lethal to dogs, because of raisins, sultanas and currants. If your dog ate one, phone your vet now.
- [can-dogs-eat-stuffing](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-stuffing/): PDSA warns that stuffing and gravy often contain onion, leeks and garlic, which can be deadly to dogs and cats, even when cooked. Sources linked.
- [can-dogs-eat-christmas-pudding](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-christmas-pudding/): PDSA says the raisins, sultanas and currants in Christmas pudding are potentially lethal to dogs. Alcohol and fat add to it. If your dog ate some, phone a vet.
- [pet-care-reminders](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-care-reminders/): a free reminder list for flea, worming, booster, nail-trim and food dates the owner enters, exported to any phone calendar as an .ics file; it suggests no schedule and stores nothing on our side
- [dogs](https://pawmultiverse.com/dogs/): every page for dog owners in one place: emergencies, food safety, breeds, care guides and tools
- [cats](https://pawmultiverse.com/cats/): every page for cat owners: emergencies, food safety, toxic plants, breeds, behaviour and tools
- [rabbits](https://pawmultiverse.com/rabbits/), [birds](https://pawmultiverse.com/birds/), [small-pets](https://pawmultiverse.com/small-pets/): food safety and home safety for rabbits, pet birds, hamsters and guinea pigs
- [puppy-weight-predictor](https://pawmultiverse.com/puppy-weight-predictor/): puppy adult weight predictor
- [cat-calorie-calculator](https://pawmultiverse.com/cat-calorie-calculator/): cat daily calorie calculator
- [pet-cost-calculator](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-cost-calculator/): why we retired the cost calculator, and what to use instead
- [pet-care-plan](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-care-plan/): lifelong care plan builder

## Emergency
- [pet-emergency](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-emergency/): emergency hub with poison hotlines
- [find-emergency-vet](https://pawmultiverse.com/find-emergency-vet/): find an emergency vet

## Rules by country
- [why-pet-rules-cannot-be-compared](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-pet-rules-cannot-be-compared/): why pet care rules cannot be ranked country by country, and what we publish instead
- [how-pet-law-changes](https://pawmultiverse.com/how-pet-law-changes/): how pet law changes, and how to check where you live
- [pet-care-by-country](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-care-by-country/): country-by-country hub. There are no country guides on this site at the moment, and the page says so plainly.

## Learn
- [guides](https://pawmultiverse.com/guides/): care guides

## Pet questions answered
- [Can Cats Drink Milk? Most Shouldn't. Here's Why](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-milk/): Many adult cats are lactose intolerant, and it is the fat they want rather than the sugar they cannot taste.
- [Can Cats Eat Avocado? The Plant and the Dip Are the Worry](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-avocado/): Merck does not address cats and avocado at all. Why the houseplant leaves and the onion in the dip matter more than the flesh, and what to tell your vet.
- [Can Cats Eat Bananas? No Known Toxicity, but Little Point](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-bananas/): Banana has no published toxicology for cats. The interesting part is that a cat cannot taste sweetness, which changes the question. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Cats Eat Bread? Baked Bread vs Raw Dough (Urgent)](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-bread/): Baked bread is a nutrition question for an obligate carnivore. Raw dough is an emergency that keeps growing after swallowing. Sourced from Merck and dated.
- [Can Cats Eat Catnip? The ASPCA Lists It as Toxic to Cats](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-catnip/): The ASPCA lists catnip as toxic to cats, with vomiting and diarrhoea among the signs. That is a surprise worth reading properly. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Cats Eat Cheese? Dairy Is on the ASPCA Avoid List](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-cheese/): The ASPCA lists milk and dairy among people foods to avoid, saying it can cause digestive upset. What is published about cats and cheese.
- [Can Cats Eat Chicken? Cooked, Raw and Bones Compared](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-chicken/): Chicken has no published toxicology for cats. The published issues are raw handling, bones and whether one meat can be a whole diet. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Cats Eat Chocolate? No. Same Toxin, Smaller Animal](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-chocolate/): Cats cannot taste sweetness, so chocolate reaches them sideways through cream, baking bowls and grooming. What that changes, and what to tell your vet.
- [Can Cats Eat Dog Food? One Mouthful vs a Diet of It](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-dog-food/): A stolen mouthful is not a deficiency, but a diet of dog food is. Taurine, vitamin A, arachidonic acid, niacin and arginine, and why signs take months.
- [Can Cats Eat Eggs? Cooked vs Raw and the Salmonella Risk](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-eggs/): Cooked egg has no published toxicology for cats. Raw egg sits under the ASPCA raw meat and eggs entry, with the FDA sampling behind it. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Cats Eat Garlic? No. Cats Are the Most Sensitive](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-garlic/): Merck ranks cats most susceptible to allium and garlic at 3 to 5 times onion. Why the harm stays invisible, where garlic reaches cats, what to report.
- [Can Cats Eat Grapes? No, and Here's Why](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-grapes/): Merck records anecdotal feline kidney failure but no published cases. Why that gap is not reassurance, what the dog mechanism implies, and what to do.
- [Can Cats Eat Ham? The Salt Is the Problem](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-ham/): Ham has no toxicology entry of its own. Salt does. MSD documents salt toxicosis and we name the dose it publishes without printing it. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Cats Eat Onions? No, Not Even Cooked or Powdered](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-onions/): No. Cats are the species most affected by onion, and cooking or grinding does not make it safe. Why signs can take days to show, what garlic does, and what your vet will ask.
- [Can Cats Eat Rice? No Known Toxicity, but Little Value](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-rice/): Rice has no published toxicology for cats. The published problem is not the rice, it is what a carbohydrate displaces in an obligate carnivore.
- [Can Cats Eat Salmon? Cooked vs Raw, and the Dog Disease](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-salmon/): Merck documents salmon poisoning disease in dogs. It titles that entry for dogs. What that does and does not tell you about cats. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Cats Eat Shrimp? No Known Toxicity, but Raw Is a Risk](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-shrimp/): Shrimp has no published toxicology for cats. Raw shellfish sits under the ASPCA and FDA raw food heading. The rest is diet balance. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Cats Eat Strawberries? No Known Toxicity, but Little Point](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-strawberries/): Strawberry has no published toxicology for cats. Cats cannot taste sweetness, which makes this a question about texture rather than food.
- [Can Cats Eat Tuna? A Little Is Unlikely to Harm](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-tuna/): The thiaminase warning applies to raw freshwater fish, not a tin. What Merck does support about single food diets in cats. Sourced, dated, no amounts.
- [Can Cats Eat Watermelon? No Known Toxicity. Seeds and Rind](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-watermelon/): Watermelon has no published toxicology for cats. The published considerations are shape and obstruction, not chemistry. What we found, sourced and dated.
- [Can Cats Eat Yogurt? Dairy Is on the ASPCA Avoid List](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-cats-eat-yogurt/): Yoghurt falls under the ASPCA milk and dairy entry, which names digestive upset. The live culture claim is not something we could source.
- [Can Dogs Eat Almonds? Not Toxic, but Salt and Fat Matter](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-almonds/): Almonds are not the toxin people expect. The mixed bag, the salt, the fat and the object: what actually sends dogs to a vet, with sources and no amounts.
- [Can Dogs Eat Apples? No Known Toxicity. What About the Pips?](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-apples/): Apple has no published toxicology for dogs. The pip claim is everywhere. Here is exactly what MSD does and does not say about cyanogenic plants.
- [Can Dogs Eat Avocado? The Stone Is the Real Danger](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-avocado/): Persin harms birds far more than dogs, and the avocado risk most owners miss is the stone. What the veterinary literature says, and why guacamole differs.
- [Can Dogs Eat Bacon? Not Toxic, but the Fat Is a Risk](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-bacon/): Bacon has no toxin, which is why it causes trouble.
- [Can Dogs Eat Bananas? No Known Toxicity, but Skip the Peel](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-bananas/): Banana has no published toxicology for dogs. The peel is fibrous and indigestible, which is the only documented class it belongs to. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Blueberries? Not on Any Toxic List](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-blueberries/): Blueberry has no published toxicology for dogs. The antioxidant claims attached to it could not be sourced from any veterinary publisher.
- [Can Dogs Eat Bread? Baked Bread vs Raw Dough (Urgent)](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-bread/): Baked bread is dull. Raw dough gets worse after swallowing, because the stomach is an incubator. Two mechanisms, sourced, and what to say on the phone.
- [Can Dogs Eat Broccoli? No Known Toxicity. The Claims Checked](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-broccoli/): Broccoli has no published toxicology for dogs. The isothiocyanate warning is widely repeated with a percentage attached and we could not source it.
- [Can Dogs Eat Carrots? No Known Toxicity. Raw vs Cooked](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-carrots/): Carrot has no published toxicology for dogs. A whole raw carrot is a hard object, which is the one documented class it belongs to. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Cashews? The Nut Is Not Toxic; the Dish May Be](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-cashews/): Cashews rarely reach a dog alone. What is really in a cashew dish, why the onion outranks the nut, and what a vet needs to hear. Sourced, no amounts.
- [Can Dogs Eat Celery? No Known Toxicity. About the Strings](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-celery/): Celery has no published toxicology for dogs. The stringiness worry has a published parallel in cats and string, which is a different claim.
- [Can Dogs Eat Cheese? Dairy Is on the ASPCA Avoid List](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-cheese/): The ASPCA lists milk and dairy among people foods to avoid, naming digestive upset. Cheese also brings fat and salt, both documented separately.
- [Can Dogs Eat Cherries? Stones, Leaves and Pits Are the Risk](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-cherries/): The flesh is the least of it. Why a crushed cherry stone differs from a swallowed one, what Merck says about dogs and cyanide, and the hedge nobody checks.
- [Can Dogs Eat Chocolate? No. What to Do If Yours Did](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-chocolate/): Chocolate is toxic to dogs: theobromine and caffeine, which dogs clear slowly. Why the first hours can look normal, what your vet will ask, and when to phone.
- [Can Dogs Eat Coconut? Small Amounts Are Unlikely to Harm](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-coconut/): The ASPCA calls small amounts unlikely to cause serious harm.
- [Can Dogs Eat Corn? Kernels Are Low Risk; the Cob Is Not](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-corn/): Kernels are dull, the cob is surgery. Why a cob obstructs, why a clear X ray settles less than you think, and the filler myth answered from a source.
- [Can Dogs Eat Cucumber? Not on Any Toxic List](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-cucumber/): Cucumber has no published toxicology for dogs and no publisher names it. This page is short because the subject is, and it says so. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Eggs? Cooked vs Raw and the Salmonella Risk](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-eggs/): Cooked egg has no published toxicology for dogs. Raw egg is named on the ASPCA avoid list, with the FDA raw pet food sampling behind it. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Garlic? No. It's Even Stronger Than Onion](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-garlic/): Garlic is recorded as three to five times more toxic than onion for dogs, and nothing shows on the day. Where it hides, and why the folklore survives.
- [Can Dogs Eat Grapes? No. Even a Few Can Harm Their Kidneys](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-grapes/): No. Grapes, raisins, sultanas and currants can injure a dog's kidneys, and how much was eaten is not a reliable guide to how serious it will be. The timeline, and what to do now.
- [Can Dogs Eat Green Beans? Not on Any Toxic List](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-green-beans/): Green beans have no published toxicology for dogs. The green bean diet for weight loss is a feeding instruction and this site does not publish those.
- [Can Dogs Eat Ham? It's Not Toxic, but Salt and Bones Are](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-ham/): Ham brings four problems, not one. Why water availability decides the salt question, where bones lodge, and the butcher string nobody thinks to mention.
- [Can Dogs Eat Honey? No Known Toxicity. Sugar and Spores](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-honey/): Honey has no published toxicology for dogs. The botulism spore claim comes from human infant guidance and we could not source a canine version.
- [Can Dogs Eat Ice Cream? Check the Flavour and Sweetener](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-ice-cream/): Dairy is the least of it. Six questions to work down a label, the flavours that turn a treat into a phone call, and why the sugar free tub is different.
- [Can Dogs Eat Macadamia Nuts? No. Signs and What to Do](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-macadamia-nuts/): Macadamias make dogs weak and wobbly through a mechanism nobody has identified. Why it looks like worse things, and what else was in the bowl.
- [Can Dogs Eat Mango? No Known Toxicity, but the Stone Is a Risk](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-mango/): Mango flesh has no published toxicology for dogs. The stone is a large indigestible object, which is a documented class of hazard. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Mushrooms? Shop vs Wild and When to Call a Vet](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-mushrooms/): Wild mushrooms are classified by how long they take to show. An early upset points to the milder group, and a quiet evening is the pattern to worry about.
- [Can Dogs Eat Oatmeal? Plain Oats vs What Goes in the Bowl](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-oatmeal/): Oats have no published toxicology for dogs. Two of the seven Merck food hazard entries commonly appear in a bowl of porridge. Named sources, with dates.
- [Can Dogs Eat Onions? No, and Signs Can Take Days to Show](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-onions/): Onion damages a dog red blood cells through oxidation, and signs take days. Why cooking does not help, where onion hides, and what to tell your vet.
- [Can Dogs Eat Oranges? Usually Just a Mild Upset](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-oranges/): The ASPCA lists citrus among people foods to avoid, but its own wording is milder than the listing suggests. Read what it actually says. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Peanut Butter? Usually, but Check for Xylitol](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-peanut-butter/): Ordinary peanut butter is a useful tool with dogs. A xylitol jar is an emergency.
- [Can Dogs Eat Peanuts? The Nut Is Not Toxic; the Jar May Be](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-peanuts/): Merck names peanut butter among xylitol products, and xylitol is a dog specific insulin problem with a long delayed window. Sourced, dated, no thresholds.
- [Can Dogs Eat Pineapple? No Known Toxicity. The Claims Checked](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-pineapple/): Pineapple has no published toxicology for dogs. The bromelain claims are unsourced. The skin and crown are hard indigestible objects. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Popcorn? Plain Is Low Risk; Toppings Are Not](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-popcorn/): Plain popped corn is dull. The kernels, the salt, the butter and the bag are not. What the sources actually support, and what to tell your vet.
- [Can Dogs Eat Pork? No Known Toxicity, but Fat and Salt Matter](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-pork/): Pork has no toxicology entry. What is published is pancreatitis risk from dietary indiscretion, and salt in cured pork. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Potatoes? Plain vs Green Potato and the Plant](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-potatoes/): Cooked flesh is starch. Leaves, shoots and green berries are not. Plus the grain free heart disease investigation, reported as unresolved, because it is.
- [Can Dogs Eat Pumpkin? No Known Toxicity. The Fibre Claim](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-pumpkin/): Pumpkin has no published toxicology for dogs. It is recommended everywhere as a remedy for loose stools and we could not source that. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Raspberries? No Known Toxicity. Xylitol Myth](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-raspberries/): Raspberries are said to contain xylitol. Merck names no fruit or berry as a xylitol source. Here is what we could and could not establish.
- [Can Dogs Eat Rice? No Known Toxicity. The Bland Diet Question](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-rice/): Rice has no published toxicology for dogs. It arrives in most kitchens as a home remedy, which is a different question this site will not answer.
- [Can Dogs Eat Salmon? Raw Salmon Carries a Named Disease](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-salmon/): Merck documents salmon poisoning disease in dogs from raw or undercooked salmonids. This is one of the few food questions with a named pathogen.
- [Can Dogs Eat Shrimp? Cooked, Raw and Shells Compared](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-shrimp/): Shrimp has no published toxicology for dogs. The published considerations are raw handling and the shell as an undigested object. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Spinach? No Known Toxicity. Oxalates Checked](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-spinach/): Spinach has no published toxicology for dogs. The oxalate and kidney claim is repeated everywhere and we could not source it. Named sources, with dates.
- [Can Dogs Eat Strawberries? Not on Any Toxic List](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-strawberries/): Strawberry has no published toxicology for dogs. No publisher names it at all. Here is what that absence is worth and what it is not. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Sweet Potato? No Known Toxicity. Keep It Plain](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-sweet-potato/): Sweet potato has no published toxicology for dogs. What is worth knowing is what gets cooked with it, not the vegetable itself. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Tomatoes? The Ripe Fruit vs the Toxic Plant](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-tomatoes/): Merck names solanine in leaves, shoots and unripe berries, and never names the tomato itself. What that supports, what it does not, sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Tuna? No Known Toxicity. Mercury and Brine](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-tuna/): Tuna has no published toxicology for dogs. The mercury claim could not be sourced. What is published is about salt and about raw fish. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Turkey? The Meat Is Not Listed; Bones Are a Risk](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-turkey/): Turkey meat has no published toxicology for dogs. What is documented is bones as an obstruction class and dietary indiscretion in pancreatitis.
- [Can Dogs Eat Watermelon? No Known Toxicity, but Mind the Rind](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-watermelon/): Watermelon flesh has no published toxicology for dogs. The rind is the part that matches a documented description of what obstructs. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Dogs Eat Xylitol? No. Here's Where It Hides on Labels](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-xylitol/): Xylitol triggers insulin release in dogs and can injure the liver.
- [Can Dogs Eat Yogurt? Check the Sweetener, Not the Milk](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-yogurt/): Yoghurt sits under the ASPCA milk and dairy entry. The live cultures argument is widely made and we could not source it from a vet publisher.
- [Can Dogs Have Coffee? No. Caffeine, Grounds and Beans Explained](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-dogs-eat-coffee/): Coffee is not a milder chocolate. What caffeine does inside a dog, where it hides at home, and why the onset window is shorter. Sourced, no doses.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Apples? Only as an Occasional Treat](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-apples/): Rabbits can eat apple. Both PDSA and the RSPCA classify fruit as an occasional treat because of sugar. What is published, and what is not.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Bananas? Only as an Occasional Treat](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-bananas/): Rabbits can eat banana. No toxicology is published for it. What is published is a warning about fruit sugar, from PDSA and the RSPCA. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Blueberries? Only as an Occasional Treat](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-blueberries/): Rabbits can eat blueberry. No toxicology is published for it. The fruit guidance from PDSA and the RSPCA is the whole of the answer. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Bread? No. Why Starch Upsets Their Gut](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-bread/): Bread has no toxin, and it still works against a rabbit.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Broccoli? Not on Avoid Lists; Gas Claim Checked](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-broccoli/): Rabbits can eat broccoli. No toxicology is published for it. The gas and bloat claim is repeated everywhere and we could not source it. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Carrots? Only Now and Then, Say Vet Charities](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-carrots/): Rabbits can eat carrot, but PDSA calls it sugary, low in useful fibre and an occasional treat. The published position, sourced and dated.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Celery? What the Vet Charities Say](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-celery/): Rabbits can eat celery. No toxicology is published for it. The stringiness worry is common, and here is what could and could not be sourced.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Chocolate? No, and It's Urgent](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-chocolate/): Chocolate is only half the danger to a rabbit. Sugar and fat into a hindgut fermenter starts a stasis loop that VCA measures in hours. Sourced, no doses.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Cucumber? What the Vet Charities Say](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-cucumber/): Rabbits can eat cucumber. Nothing is published against it. It is mostly water, which is the only reason it is worth a sentence. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Grapes? What Is Published (Not the Dog Answer)](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-grapes/): Grape toxicity is documented in dogs. No publisher we could reach documents it in rabbits. What that difference does and does not mean. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Kale? Not on Avoid Lists; Calcium Claim Checked](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-kale/): Rabbits can eat kale. No toxicology is published. The calcium and urinary sludge claim is everywhere and we could not source it from a vet publisher.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Lettuce? Some Kinds. Which Ones and Why](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-lettuce/): VCA names romaine as a good option and excludes iceberg, but not for the reason you have heard. Sourced and dated, with no feeding amounts.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Parsley? Herbs and Leafy Greens Explained](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-parsley/): Rabbits can eat parsley. There is no published toxicology for it. What the UK charities do say about fresh greens, and what we could not source.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Spinach? What the Vet Charities Say](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-spinach/): Rabbits can eat spinach. No toxicology is published for it. The oxalate and calcium claims are widely repeated and we could not source them.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Strawberries? Only as an Occasional Treat](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-strawberries/): Rabbits can eat strawberry. No toxicology is published. Both PDSA and the RSPCA classify fruit as an occasional treat because of sugar. Sourced and dated.
- [Can Rabbits Eat Tomatoes? The Fruit vs the Leaves](https://pawmultiverse.com/can-rabbits-eat-tomatoes/): Merck puts solanine in leaves, shoots and unripe berries and says all species are susceptible. Plus what soft sweet food does to a hindgut. Sourced, dated.
- [What Can Hamsters Eat? Safe Foods and What to Avoid](https://pawmultiverse.com/what-can-hamsters-eat/): What the RSPCA and vets say hamsters can eat: the staple diet, safe fresh foods, why grapes and rhubarb are out, water bottles, cheek-pouch hoarding and when to call a vet.
- [What Can Pet Birds Eat - The Seed Bowl Problem Explained](https://pawmultiverse.com/what-can-pet-birds-eat/): Why seed diets cause disease, what the Merck Veterinary Manual says should be the base, the foods that are dangerous, and when to ring a bird vet.
- [Why Do Cats Hate Water - And the Part That Matters More](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-do-cats-hate-water/): Six sourced reasons cats object to being wet, the breeds that do not mind, and how to rebuild the water in your home so your cat actually drinks.
- [Why Do Cats Knead - The Nursing Reflex That Never Left](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-do-cats-knead/): Kneading is a nursing movement adult cats kept, and the paw pads carry scent glands. What the evidence supports and what is folklore. Sourced and dated.
- [Why Do Cats Like Boxes - The Science of Sitting Small](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-do-cats-like-boxes/): Two shelter trials, a thermoneutral zone gap and an illusion study explain why cats sit in boxes. What the evidence shows and where it stops.
- [Why Do Dogs Tilt Their Heads - What the Research Found](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-do-dogs-tilt-their-heads/): The only real study on the dog head tilt, the 43 percent finding, the side preference nobody mentions, and the kind of tilt that means ring the vet today.
- [Why Does My Cat Bite Me? - Reading the Warning Signs](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-cat-bite-me/): Most cat bites follow warnings people miss.
- [Why Does My Cat Bring Me Gifts - What Research Shows](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-cat-bring-me-gifts/): A trial of 355 cats measured what reduces prey brought home: food, play, collar covers, bells. The numbers, and why the affectionate stories are folklore.
- [Why Does My Cat Headbutt Me - What Bunting Actually Is](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-cat-headbutt-me/): Bunting is scent marking, not a hug. What the glands do, why cats bunt the same corners, and the difference between bunting and head pressing.
- [Why Does My Cat Lick Me - What the Grooming Really Means](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-cat-lick-me/): Cats groom each other for two reasons the research disagrees about. What a lick deposits, what the 1998 study found, and when to ring the vet.
- [Why Does My Cat Meow at Night? - Causes and Answers](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-cat-meow-at-night/): Night-time yowling is sometimes boredom and sometimes a medical sign. How to tell which, what actually changes the behaviour, and when it needs a vet.
- [Why Does My Cat Purr - And What the Sound Really Means](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-cat-purr/): How purring is produced, the solicitation purr with a cry embedded in it, and why a purring cat is not automatically a reassured one. Sourced and dated.
- [Why Does My Cat Scratch Furniture? - How to Redirect](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-cat-scratch-furniture/): Scratching is claw care, stretching and scent-marking, not bad behaviour.
- [Why Does My Cat Sleep So Much? - What Is Normal Here](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-cat-sleep-so-much/): Cats sleep most of the day by design. What is normal at each age, why a sudden change matters more than the total, and the signs that mean call the vet.
- [Why Does My Dog Bark at Nothing? - What He Hears Now](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-bark-at-nothing/): Dogs hear and smell what you cannot, so the barking has a trigger. How to identify which bark it is, what to change first, and when it signals a health.
- [Why Does My Dog Dig? - Causes and How to Redirect It](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-dig/): Digging is instinct, not misbehaviour. How to tell heat, hunting, escaping and boredom apart, how to give it somewhere to go, and when it needs a vet.
- [Why Does My Dog Eat Grass? - Causes and When to Ask](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-eat-grass/): Grass eating is common and usually harmless, but the urgent version is different.
- [Why Does My Dog Eat Poop? - Causes and How to Stop](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-eat-poop/): Coprophagia is common, especially in puppies. Why dogs do it, why punishment backfires, what actually reduces it, and the signs that mean see your vet.
- [Why Does My Dog Follow Me - Habit or Real Distress](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-follow-me/): Why dogs shadow their owners, how to tell an ordinary velcro dog from separation distress, and a thirty-minute check you can run tonight with a phone.
- [Why Does My Dog Lick Me - What the Evidence Supports](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-lick-me/): Food solicitation, appeasement, kiss to dismiss or salt. Which explanations for dog licking have research behind them, and which have none at all.
- [Why Does My Dog Pant So Much? - Heat, Stress, Pain](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-pant/): Panting is how dogs cool down, but some panting does not fit.
- [Why Does My Dog Scoot? - Causes and What Not to Do](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-scoot/): Bottom-dragging is a symptom, not a quirk. The usual causes, what you can safely check at home, why DIY fixes go wrong, and when to book the appointment.
- [Why Does My Dog Shake or Tremble? - A Calm Checklist](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-shake/): Shivering, trembling or tremors in dogs: how to tell the ordinary causes from the ones that need a vet, what to note before you call, and what not to do.
- [Why Does My Dog Stare at Me - What the Evidence Shows](https://pawmultiverse.com/why-does-my-dog-stare-at-me/): The eyebrow muscle wolves do not have, the oxytocin gaze study and its critics, and how to tell an affectionate stare from a warning.

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- [border-collie-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/border-collie-breed/): Border Collie: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 12 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [cavalier-king-charles-spaniel-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/cavalier-king-charles-spaniel-breed/): Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 12 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [cocker-spaniel-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/cocker-spaniel-breed/): Cocker Spaniel: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [boxer-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/boxer-breed/): Boxer: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [shih-tzu-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/shih-tzu-breed/): Shih Tzu: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [pug-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/pug-breed/): Pug: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [chihuahua-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/chihuahua-breed/): Chihuahua: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 12 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [staffordshire-bull-terrier-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/staffordshire-bull-terrier-breed/): Staffordshire Bull Terrier: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 12 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [bulldog-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/bulldog-breed/): Bulldog: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (under 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [siberian-husky-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/siberian-husky-breed/): Siberian Husky: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [british-shorthair-cat-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/british-shorthair-cat-breed/): British Shorthair: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (14-18 years), health problems to watch, activity, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [sphynx-cat-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/sphynx-cat-breed/): Sphynx: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (15 years), health problems to watch, activity, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [abyssinian-cat-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/abyssinian-cat-breed/): Abyssinian: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (12-15 years), health problems to watch, activity, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [norwegian-forest-cat-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/norwegian-forest-cat-breed/): Norwegian Forest Cat: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (14-16 years), health problems to watch, activity, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [devon-rex-cat-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/devon-rex-cat-breed/): Devon Rex: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (12-16 years), health problems to watch, activity, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [dog-and-cat-breeds](https://pawmultiverse.com/dog-and-cat-breeds/): 29 dog and cat breed guides: size, lifespan, health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and running costs, from PDSA and kennel club sources.
- [doberman-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/doberman-breed/): Dobermann (Doberman): PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [pomeranian-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/pomeranian-breed/): Pomeranian: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 12 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [jack-russell-terrier-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/jack-russell-terrier-breed/): Jack Russell Terrier: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (over 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [bernese-mountain-dog-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/bernese-mountain-dog-breed/): Bernese Mountain Dog: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (up to 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [great-dane-breed](https://pawmultiverse.com/great-dane-breed/): Great Dane: PDSA figures for size, lifespan (under 10 years), health problems to watch, exercise, grooming and cost, with the questions owners ask.
- [play](https://pawmultiverse.com/play/): Paw Quest, a pet safety quiz game built from the site's own food pages
- [multiverse](https://pawmultiverse.com/multiverse/): the site as a 3D map, usable in VR headset browsers (WebXR)
- [pet-food-recalls/pet-food-recalls-2026](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/pet-food-recalls-2026/): every 2026 pet food and pet product recall notice, newest first
- [pet-food-recalls/cause/salmonella](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/cause/salmonella/): every pet food recall where the notice gives salmonella as the reason; other causes (listeria, foreign material, vitamin or mineral levels) have the same page under /pet-food-recalls/cause/
- [pet-food-recalls/report-2026](https://pawmultiverse.com/pet-food-recalls/report-2026/): Pet Food Recalls 2026, the year in numbers: counts by month, cause, country and business, charted live from the record (CC BY 4.0, citable)