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Information Library - Poisonous Plants
Plants Poisonous to Cats
Eating house plants is a common behaviour in cats that do not get vegetable matter in their diet. By providing a small flower pot with grass or catnip, an owner often can eliminate the problem. For the cat that has developed a habit or preference, putting the plant where the cat cannot get to it or using aversive taste/smell conditioning with pepper sauce or vinegar usually works. You can also use a fine mist water sprayer at the cat when caught in the act or other scare tactics like making a loud noise to startle it.
Listed here are plants (both interior and exterior), poisonous to cats that should be avoided if there are cats in your home. Note that lilies, in particular, are dangerous to cats. (Please refer to ‘Lilies’ in the Information Library for more details). Whilst in some cases, just parts of a plant (bark, leaves, seeds, berries, roots, tubers, spouts, green shells) might be poisonous, this list rules out the whole plant. If you must have any of them, keep them safely out of reach.
Should your cat eat part of a poisonous plant, rush the cat to your veterinarian as soon as possible. If you can, take the plant with you for ease of identification.
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Alfalfa Cactus, Candelabra Daffodil Easter Lily * |
Elephant Ear Ferns Geranium Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy Indian Rubber Plant Jack in the Pulpit Kalanchoe Lacy Tree Philodendron Madagascar Dragon Tree |
Narcissus Oleander Peace Lily
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