My cat licked my chex mix?

[iheartmakeup]

I recently learned that salt is bad for cats, which I assume Chex Mix has a lot of. My cat licked the "bread" part of it, those crunchy round dark brown pieces?

I think she'll be okay because just one piece can't have a lot of salt to hurt her and she eats salty things sometimes, but exactly how bad is salt for cats?

[evewisewoman]

Hello kc6201,

Please don't tell cat owners that even a small amount of chocolate is okay to give their cats.  Chocolate, even a small amount, can make a cat very sick.  Chocolate should not be given to dogs either in any amount.

[kc6201]

If she gets an occasional lick of something salty, don't worry about it, but stick to cat food and cooked meat.

[kc6201]

She just licked one? lol.  She'll be fine.  Even things that are "toxic" to cats and dogs like chocolate they can eat in small quantities and usually be totally fine. I honestly never heard that salt is poisonous to them though.  I just got a cat about a month ago. He likes licking the cheese flavoring off popcorn and chips.  He's fine :)