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Plants Toxic to Cats

Ever watched your cat playfully swatting at the leaves of your houseplants or maybe even taking a nibble of your flowerbed? While it's an adorable sight, ensuring the greenery around your home is safe for your feline friends is crucial.

Amaryllis

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This plant can cause drooling, loss of appetite, vomiting and tremors in cats.

Dieffenbachia

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Eating this plant can cause oral irritation, excessive drooling and difficulty swallowing.

Lily

Many types of lilies, such as tiger, day, Asiatic, Easter and Japanese show lilies, can cause kidney failure in cats.

Sago Palm

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All parts of this plant are poisonous to cats, but the seeds are the most toxic.

Tulips

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The bulb is the most poisonous part, but all parts of the plant can cause drooling, loss of appetite, depression and convulsions.

Azalea

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Even ingesting a few leaves can result in vomiting, diarrhea and excessive drooling.

Kalanchoe

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This plant can cause vomiting, diarrhea and heart arrhythmias.

Oleander

All parts of this plant are toxic and can cause colic, diarrhea, sweating and possibly even heart failure.

English Ivy

It can result in drooling, vomiting, diarrhea and in severe cases, dilated pupils or difficulty breathing.

Pothos

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Chewing or biting into this plant will release crystals causing tissue penetration and irritation around the mouth, tongue and lips.

Read more here: Plants That are Toxic to Cats and Ones that are Safe!

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