Excellent information in this post for anyone with pets that might sample the houseplants. I’ve seen lists like this before, but this goes into detail about what is toxic to your pet and how your pet is affected by each plant. I personally don’t keep plants around that I know might cause problems. Dougy isn’t much of a problem, but Andy is notorious for mouthing things.
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This was a great post over on Katzenworld. We’ve had to discourage friends from bringing or sending flowers here. Too hard to keep the cats away from things that would hurt them.
Same here. Church friends meant well sharing the Easter lily with me, but didn ‘t consider the problem it created for me. I felr I had to take it. Of course, then I had to keep it in case a church friend stopped by afterwards…!
Very interesting post . I have in my garden a huge yew tree and small ones in the hedges , I have also Lliy of the valley, wild Arum and I am invaded by Ivy ( whom fruits can be toxic for mammals) . Not only those plants and others can be toxic for pets but for children too .However We got 6 children and 15 grandchilden and no one thought to eat those plants . Fortunately. Probably the instint tells tem to not eat .
In firndship
Michel
I think you are right about poisonous plants being avoided by instinct. I don’t keep poisonous plant around the house, though I have had Easter lilies given to me that I placed up high enough that my kitties couldn’t get to them.
You are right .. Precautions are good.
There are enough hazards in the home that have to be prepared for. Andy, of example, is terrible about chewing on cellophane. I have to make sure anything crinkly like that gets placed in a secure trash container or I’d have a huge veterinarian bill.
What plants are safe? I live in a region where there are more plants than anything else.
I am not an expert on that. For me, keeping my cats as indoor kitties is how I keep them safe. I can manage the house environment, but I have much less control over the outside, of course.
With a little googling, though, I found this link to an extensive list:
http://www.thecatsite.com/t/23213/plants-safe-for-cats
Thank you. I don’t have any indoor cats And most of the cats are pretty savvy about what to eat and what not what or not to eat. But you never know.
Dogs are another thing altogether.
It would be a major effort to translate those scientific names into common ones, but it’s a start/