Cat-Safe Easter Eggs to Treat Your Kitty

It’s nearly Easter and, considering that Easter eggs have been on the shelves since January, you probably have a pretty good idea of which egg(s) you’d like to find yourself in possession of come Easter Sunday.

But, as you settle down to dig into your chocolatey treat, you might catch sight of a small, mournful presence out of the corner of your eye. If, like me, you’ve shared a house with cats for the better part of 35 years, then you know that mournful presence is a sad little kitty who heard the rustle of food wrappers and emerged on to the scene only to find themselves without an Easter treat of their own.

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As the loving cat parent you are, you’d do anything to prevent this sorry scenario and so, to help, I‘ve done the hard work for you and rounded up the best cat-safe Easter eggs on offer so you both you and your cat have something to tuck into on the big day.

Your cat will (absolutely not) thank you for it.

How to choose an Easter egg for your cat

The very first thing to know is that cats can absolutely not have a human Easter egg, not even a little bit. Cats, just like dogs, cannot, under any circumstances have chocolate. Chocolate contains methylxanthines, which are toxic to cats. The darker the chocolate, the higher the methylxanthine content and the more dangerous it is to your cat.

Theobromine and caffeine are the primary methylxanthines found in chocolate. They have similar effects and can cause symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea, hyperactivity, elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, heart arrhythmia, muscle tremors, seizures, coma and even death.

The severity of the symptoms will depend on the amount and type of chocolate ingested and the size of the cat. Together, caffeine and theobromine create a particularly bad combination for cats, because the caffeine takes effect quickly (within an hour or two) and doesn’t wear off until after the theobromine starts causing problems (within four hours).

Your best bet, then, when it comes to choosing an Easter egg, is to head to a pet store for a specialist cat Easter egg. Luckily, this year there’s more choice than ever for cats – last year pet stores mainly catered to dogs (rude). Any Easter egg made for cats should have a gigantic ‘cat safe’ sign on the packaging to make sure that there aren‘t any mix-ups between the Easter egg for your cat and the Easter egg for you.

If the fear of mixing up edible eggs is too great, there are plenty of Easter egg shaped cat toys which can do the trick instead. Infused or filled with catnip or treats, the toys can combine play with treats, meaning your cat will be getting a workout as well as a gift.

Best cat Easter eggs

Webbox Yoghurt & Catnip Flavour Easter Egg for Cats

$3

Sadly missing from shelves last year, in 2026 the Webbox Easter Egg has made a triumphant return to supermarket shelves, no doubt following a sustained campaign of intimidation and threats waged by the UK’s cats. This egg is a complementary treat for cats over three months old and made out of yoghurt and catnip. Deeelish!

$3 at Sainsbury’s

Pets at Home Cat Friendly Chocolate Easter Egg

$3

Another catnip infused cat-safe Easter egg here, this time from Pets at Home. Low in lactose, designed to be broken up into pieces so you don’t go over that daily treat limit, made from cat-safe chocolate and no added artificial flavours, colours or preservatives. Suitable for cats over eight weeks.

$3 at Pets at Home

Rosewood Easter Bunny & Boop Egg for Cats

$3

Another Easter egg option featuring catnip, this time from Rosewood. This egg is cocoa-free and gluten-free making it suitable for cats’s digestion systems. It’s for cats over 12 weeks old and best broken into smaller portions to feed to your kitty over a period of time, rather than all in one go – despite what your cat says.

$3 at Sainsbury’s

Hatchwells Cat Easter Egg

$2.99

Another delicious Easter treat for your kitty – made and hand foiled in Lancashire. Each is made with with yoghurt and catnip, giving your cat their very own cat-safe alternative to chocolate. It’s cocoa-free and made with a gluten and wheat-free recipe.

$2.99 at Pets Corner

Premier PetSafe Funkitty Egg-Cersizer Cat Toy

$10.98

If faux-chocolate eggs are a little too close to the real thing for you, this eggy enrichment toy could be the cat Easter egg alternative you’re after. Simply pop in a couple of your cat’s favourite treats, put it down in front of them and watch as they work and play to get the treats out of the little holes. Enrichment = play = happy cat indeed.

$10.98 at Amazon

KONG Cat Infused Catnip Egg

$5.99

Enrichment abounds with KONG’s egg toys which wobble and roll in gloriously unpredictable ways. Just when your cat thinks they've figured it out, it’ll roll off in a different direction. Each egg is packed with real KONG Premium North American Catnip so every bat, pounce and nibble releases a fresh hit of the good stuff. Built from solid, durable material, it stands up to solo play and full-on multi-cat scrums alike.

$5.99 at Brown’s Cat Food