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My pregnant cat only eats boiled chicken. Is it safe during pregnancy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 3 months old | 6.3 lbs

i have a pregnant cat who have stopped eating her dry food after mating. iam feeding her boiled chicken which she likes to eats instead of wet food as it costs more. she eats 4 times a day. is it safe to feed her boiled chicken during pregnancy? i have been feeding her boiled chicken for past 2 days

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 5th, 2018

Cats are gourmets....if you feed her boiled chicken and she likes it better than her wet food, then she will shun her wet food and just eat her favourite food. Try offering her tinned kitten food rather than her usual wet food. This would be healthier than chicken only.

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