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Category: Eggs
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The safe-vs-unsafe line here isn't about eggs being risky in general — it's specifically about raw versus cooked. Raw eggs carry the same salmonella and E. coli risk for cats that they do for people, and raw egg whites contain avidin, a protein that binds biotin (vitamin B7) and can cause a deficiency if raw eggs become a regular part of the diet rather than an occasional taste.
Cooked eggs — scrambled or boiled, plain, with no butter, salt, onion, or garlic added — avoid both of those problems. Cooking denatures the avidin and kills the relevant bacteria, which is why plain cooked egg is one of the more commonly recommended occasional protein toppers for cats, in small portions.
Caution — unsafe in amount or frequency (1)
Safe in small amounts (1)
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