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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: hollycat on July 13, 2014, 19:28:48 PM
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It's not just Lilly's that are poisonous to cats
Taken from Cats Miscellany by Lesley O'Mara. ISBN 978 1 84317 149 2
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Apple (seed)
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Black eyed Susan
Bloodroot
Box
Bryony
Buckthorn
Buttercup
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Chreerry (stone, seed and leaf)
Chinaberrt
Chrysanthemum
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in 30 years of owning cats and plants, I find the only ones they ever chew on are those with grass like leaves - my irises, for example, get chewed and vomited up again, but they've never touched any of the 10 clematis growing in the enclosed patio area
lilies are different because it is the pollen which is so dangerous, and that can get on a cat without any attempt to eat the plant
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in 30 years of owning cats and plants, I find the only ones they ever chew on are those with grass like leaves - my irises, for example, get chewed and vomited up again, but they've never touched any of the 10 clematis growing in the enclosed patio area
lilies are different because it is the pollen which is so dangerous, and that can get on a cat without any attempt to eat the plant
I know. It's just that I wad rather surprised at some of the plants on the list, I mean Buttercups and Dafs, potato shoots. I also think that cats knoe what's good or bad for them by the smell. I have lillies in my garden and I remove the stamen holding the polen every year so that it doesn't get on any cats. I love my two little horrors and all cats and I wouldn't want any harm to come to any of them but there are risks out there for them and if a cat shows signs of poisoning it could be any of these plants.
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I didn't realise it was only the pollen of lilies that is poisonous to cats. I am quite happy to remove the stamens and dispose of them before I take them into the house.
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I didn't realise it was only the pollen of lilies that is poisonous to cats. I am quite happy to remove the stamens and dispose of them before I take them into the house.
The whole plant is poisonous. Removing the stamen just means if they brush against it theyy won't get covered in pollen so won't ingest it when they wash. They are less likely to chew on the rest of the plant but they still could. Sorry for any missunderstanding.
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This is a very concise list ... it seems that practically EVERY plant is harmful :shify:
http://www.cats.org.uk/bedford/feature-pages/plants-poisonous-to-cats/
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I didn't realise it was only the pollen of lilies that is poisonous to cats. I am quite happy to remove the stamens and dispose of them before I take them into the house.
The whole plant is poisonous. Removing the stamen just means if they brush against it theyy won't get covered in pollen so won't ingest it when they wash. They are less likely to chew on the rest of the plant but they still could. Sorry for any missunderstanding.
Thanks for clarifying that. My 2 have never shown any inclination to chew plants (not that I have many) but I won't take the chance.