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Are garlic, rosemary, xanthan gum in cat pill pockets safe to eat?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 9 years and 1 month old | 9 lbs

Hi there! I just want to make sure these ingredients in these pill pockets are okay/non-toxic for cats ? Particularly the garlic powder and rosemary extract ? Is Xanthan gum a GI irritant? Barley Flour, Duck, Vegetable Oil, Molasses, Whey Protein, Natural Flavours, Garlic Powder, Rosemary Extract, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Mixed Tocopherols. Thank you !!

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 28th, 2018

As i cannot the amount of garlic powder used, it's impossible for me to tell you how safe it is, garlic is toxic to cats at certain amounts (not that high), if you give us the name of this food/treat/supplement it would be easier to give you a more accurate answer.

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