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Category: Condiment
3 entries in the condiment category — sorted by risk.
These three condiments land in the category for different reasons, and the label on the bottle matters more than the name of the ingredient itself. Pure vanilla extract is typically 35% or more alcohol by volume — the danger isn't the vanilla, it's the ethanol, which affects a cat's liver and central nervous system far more severely than it does a human's, even in small licked amounts.
Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is a genuine risk in more than trace amounts — swallowing any real quantity can cause an electrolyte imbalance and, in the worst cases, stomach rupture from gas expansion. Plain vinegar sits at the mild end: most cats find the smell and taste unpleasant enough to avoid it on their own, and an accidental lick typically causes nothing worse than mouth irritation or brief stomach upset rather than true toxicity.
Toxic or dangerous (1)
Caution — unsafe in amount or frequency (2)
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