# Will cilantro hurt my cat?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cilantro-hurt-my-cat/362239>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 26, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cilantro-hurt-my-cat/362239 "2006-06-26T18:12:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cilantro-hurt-my-cat/362239/1 "2006-06-26T18:12:41Z")

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I planted a little garden in pots on my balcony. Thinking to give my cat a little treat I got some catnip. My cat, being a contrary beast, ignores the catnip and wants to eat the cilantro. I know nothin about which common plants are toxic to cats. So will eating cilantro hurt my cat in any way? It doesn’t appear to make him sick in any way I can see.

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**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cilantro-hurt-my-cat/362239/2 "2006-06-26T18:47:56Z")

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Well, for what it’s worth, cilantro is listed as non-toxic on [this list.](http://www.sniksnak.com/plants.html)

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**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cilantro-hurt-my-cat/362239/3 "2006-06-26T18:50:59Z")

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The only harm from your cat eating cilantro would be that there is less for you to eat. I loooove cilantro!