Pretty much all cats do that. You should plan for it. Make sure not to keep any plants toxic to cats in the house, like lilies.

Darwin Award. Tongue in cheek awards for stupidest death. Began around 1985.

Thanks for the follow-up, cacheson! What a funny cat!

Does your cat have pica?

I had a cat once that ate part of a chocolate rose. It was wrapped in tin foil, so didn't think it would be an issue. Apparently, some cats just sometimes get bound and determined to eat things they shouldn't! Glad that your kitty was alright :)

I'm glad your cat is doing much better OP! I know a situation like that would be a little nerve wrecking, especially when it's with our little furry babies!

sounds like your cat may have pica since it likes to eat unedible foods. my cat does. she likes to eat tape, velcro, my hair, dirt. it's a pain. how do you get your cat not to eat litter?

I've never had a cat go for chocolate, but one of mine would eat Styrofoam, hair ties, ribbons, string, the dust off window blinds, and a wide variety of houseplants.

So, pica actually indicates some underlying issue such as stress or nutritional deficiency, and is actually characterized by a craving for non-food materials. My cat doesn't crave or seek out non-food (other than this one instance I guess), she just eats random things she finds. Also I feed my cats the best food available, and their environment is generally pretty stress-free.

Wow, that's one messed up kitty, although I'm glad she came through it ok. Good luck getting her onto a more cat friendly diet again.

It sounds like she might have pika/pica. If she's old enough for adult food you could discuss with your vet if moving her to a raw meat diet is good for her.

I'd like anyone who thinks cat's are picky eaters to meet my cat. She'll eat anything and she almost has; she's a junk food addict. She's eaten Twinkies, cupcakes, popcorn, cookies, ice cream, chips, Ramen noodles, etc. To anyone who thinks I'm slowly killing her by letting her eat junk human food, I will point out that the only thing I intentionally feed her are popped popcorn pieces (and she'll only eat two before getting bored). Everything else was one-time only events that she foraged for because they weren't properly put away. Additionally, the vet laughed when I told him of her edible adventures, primarily because he detected no adverse effects in her health because of them. Shockingly, she's still in the healthy weight range with a slim waistline.

Except it can kill humans, too. Depends on how much is eaten. For cats and dogs it's a smaller amount since they're, well, smaller. Death by chocolate is a real thing.