Tripe

Tripe is an organ meat: raw tripe carries pathogen risks that apply to cats eating raw meat too, generous organ meat unbalances the diet, and commercial honeycomb tripe is usually bleached and seasoned, which suits cats even less.

Vomiting, diarrhoea, loose stools, poor appetite, lethargy; infection from raw tripe can cause fever, bloody stools or persistent vomiting and needs urgent care.

Stop feeding and monitor; **contact a vet immediately** for persistent vomiting, diarrhoea or lethargy, or after raw tripe was eaten, and never induce vomiting at home.

At most a rare, very small piece of fully cooked tripe with no salt or oil; **it cannot replace complete cat food**, and bleached, seasoned or braised tripe should not be fed.

Tripe is an organ meat: raw tripe may carry Salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens, which is why feeding it raw is debated; frequent organ meat also unbalances the diet, and commercial honeycomb tripe is usually bleached and seasoned.

Vomiting, diarrhoea, loose stools, abdominal pain, poor appetite, lethargy; infection from raw tripe can bring fever, bloody stools or persistent vomiting and needs urgent care.

A little cooked tripe usually needs monitoring only; **contact a vet immediately** for persistent vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain or lethargy, especially after raw tripe, and never induce vomiting at home.

An occasional small treat only: simmer it plain until fully cooked, cut it into small dice and count it within about 10% of daily energy intake; **tripe cannot replace a complete diet**, and bleached, seasoned or raw tripe should never be fed.