Sweet Potato Leaves

Cats need no vegetables, so a teaspoon of cooked chopped leaves is at most a novel treat with a little fibre.

One small teaspoon, chopped very finely, without reducing main-diet intake and still within about 10% of daily energy intake.

Remove the tough stalks, steam or boil until very soft, then chop very finely with no seasoning.

**Raw leaves are hard to digest**, so always cook and chop them; they are fairly high in oxalate, so cats with calcium oxalate stones or urinary disease should avoid them, and never add stir-fry oil, garlic or soy sauce.

Low in calories and fairly fibrous, with vitamin C, vitamin K and beta-carotene, so cooked chopped leaves work as an occasional vegetable treat.

1-2 tablespoons of cooked chopped leaves per serving (about a teaspoon for a small dog), within about 10% of daily energy intake, with complete dog food as the main diet.

Use only tender leaves and stems, remove the tough stalks, steam or boil until soft, then chop finely; add no oil, garlic, soy sauce, chilli or other seasoning.

**Raw leaves are coarse and hard to digest**, so always cook and chop them; they are fairly high in oxalate, so dogs with calcium oxalate stones or kidney disease should skip them, and never add stir-fry oil, garlic or soy sauce.