Pasta: Safe for Dogs and Cats?

Plain, cooked pasta with no sauce or seasoning is not toxic to dogs and is fine in small amounts, though it offers little nutritional value and pasta sauces often contain toxic garlic or onion.

Safe serving: A small amount of plain, cooked pasta with no sauce, as an occasional treat.

A few strands of plain, fully cooked pasta are unlikely to harm a healthy cat, but pasta has no nutritional benefit for cats and sauces containing garlic or onion are toxic.

Safe serving: A few strands of plain, cooked pasta with no sauce, only occasionally.