One bag of liver treats for a dog and a cat at home

Can cats and dogs share liver treats? Yes, from the same bag, as long as each gets its own share: hand-broken pieces for the dog and small crumbled pieces for the cat. Give each share in a separate spot, reseal the bag between them, and ask your vet how much room treats have in your cat's diet.

Can one bag of liver serve a dog and a cat?

Yes. It is one ingredient, freeze-dried raw beef liver, and the only thing that changes between the two animals is the size of the piece you hand over.

One point to be straight about. The bag is labeled and listed for dogs, and it is not a cat product. Our suggestion for a home with a cat is liver in small pieces, so you break the cat's share down yourself. The beef liver bag has no second formula waiting on the shelf, and it does not need one.

For the question of whether a cat should have liver at all, our liver for cats page goes through it with the sources. This page assumes you have decided yes and now have two animals, one bag and a kitchen counter.

How do the two shares differ?

Size first. The dog's pieces are medium sized and break apart by hand, so you can give one whole or snap it in two. The cat's share is crumbled small before it reaches the cat: flakes, not chunks.

Then comes how often. For the dog, the VCA Animal Hospitals page on dog treats says treats and snacks should be no more than 10 percent of a dog's daily calories, with 90 percent from complete and balanced food {{src:https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/pet-health-articles/dog-treats|2026-10-15}}. That line is written for dogs, so it does not carry over to the cat. Nothing we can cite gives a cat figure, so we do not offer one.

For the cat, treat liver as an occasional extra. VCA Animal Hospitals says cats are more susceptible than dogs to excess vitamin A {{src:https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/vitamin-a-toxicosis-in-cats|2026-10-15}}. The cat page linked above covers that source in more detail.

The practical result: the dog's treat count never sets the cat's. If the dog earns a pocketful of rewards on a walk, the cat does not get a pocketful.

Where should each pet eat its liver?

In separate spots, and you pick them. The label asks for supervision, and the bag says: "Always supervise while feeding and provide fresh drinking water." With two animals, that means being in the room for both shares.

A simple setup is to feed the dog first where the dog usually gets treats, then give the cat's share somewhere else in the house. That can be a counter, a cat tree shelf, or a room with the door shut and you inside with the cat. Pick a spot you can see and the dog cannot get to.

If both animals are in the room at once, hand each its share one after the other. Do not put two portions down and walk off.

Wash your hands after you handle the liver. The back label says: "WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING". With two shares, that means once after each.

How do you keep the dog out of the cat's liver?

Set things up so the dog cannot get there first. A few habits do it.

• Give the cat's share where the dog cannot reach it, or with the dog in another room.
• Pick up anything the cat leaves once it walks away.
• Reseal the bag and put it away between the two shares, not on the counter next to the cat's plate.

If the dog does get hold of the cat's share, count it toward the dog's day, and the cat's share is whatever you give next time. It is the same arithmetic as when a dog snatches a crumb off the kitchen floor, only with a smaller crumb.

Which bag size fits a home with a dog and a cat?

The dog sets the pace. The cat's share is small, so adding a cat barely changes how fast a bag goes.

The bags come in 1.5, 3 and 6 ounces. In a home with a dog and a cat, the dog's use decides the size. If the dog gets liver now and then, the smaller bag keeps you inside our 30 day rule for an opened bag. That rule is ours, not something printed on the label. A bigger dog, or a dog in heavy training, points to a larger bag.

The label does print the storage line: "Store in a cool, dry place. Reseal after opening for maximum freshness." The best by date is on the bag, one year from production. With two animals sharing, the bag gets opened more often, so reseal it each time.

Have a look at liver treats for multiple dogs if the household has a second dog as well. It covers splitting one bag across animals that need different shares, and the cat is simply one more share in that math. More routines are in the guides hub.