Squid

**Squid is just as chewy for cats, and a whole piece or large chunk easily chokes or blocks the oesophagus**, so it must be cooked through and cut very small; raw squid carries parasites and bacteria, and cephalopods are a common allergen.

Retching, repeated swallowing, drooling, vomiting, trouble swallowing and lethargy; a full blockage brings refusal to eat and laboured breathing.

**Contact a vet immediately** after a large piece is swallowed, or for retching, trouble swallowing or laboured breathing, and never induce vomiting at home.

At most a rare rice-grain-sized piece or two, thoroughly cooked; start smaller and watch for 24 hours, and **never give cats fried calamari, griddled squid or seasoned shredded squid**.

**Squid is extremely chewy, so a whole piece can choke or block the oesophagus**, a common foreign-body emergency; it must be cut very small, and raw squid carries parasites and bacteria while cephalopods are a common allergen.

Retching, repeated swallowing, drooling, vomiting after eating, trouble swallowing and lethargy; a full blockage brings abdominal discomfort, refusal to eat and laboured breathing.

**Contact a vet immediately** after a large piece is swallowed, or for retching, trouble swallowing or laboured breathing; never induce vomiting at home and never pull the piece out by hand.

At most a rare tiny amount, **always thoroughly cooked and cut into rice-grain-sized pieces**; start small with a 24-hour watch for allergy signs, and **never feed fried calamari rings, griddled squid or seasoned shredded squid**.