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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Hippykitty on July 27, 2008, 13:09:25 PM

Title: Flowers and cats
Post by: Hippykitty on July 27, 2008, 13:09:25 PM

Someone bought me a bunch of chrysanthenmums (sp?) last night. I thought I'd better check that they're okay for cats, as mine are into everything, and I've found out they're poisonous!! :Crazy: So I'm going downstairs to bin them after writing this shocked warning!

When I looked at the list of flowers poisonous to cats, I'm amazed there are any safe ones left.

Oh well, I think he got them from a garage forecourt anyway. Cheapskate!!  :P

Title: Re: Flowers and cats
Post by: blackcat on July 27, 2008, 13:15:08 PM

hey, at least he bought you flowers ... no-one I have ever gone out with has done that!!

Good warning though, you tend to forget that pretties can be dangerous ...

Title: Re: Flowers and cats
Post by: swampmaxmum on July 27, 2008, 14:09:26 PM

tell him roses are ok for you and for your furbabes :-)

Title: Re: Flowers and cats
Post by: Kirst on July 27, 2008, 15:09:26 PM

Can someone tell me , is it just lily pollen thats poisonous to cats of the whoe flower??

Title: Re: Flowers and cats
Post by: JackSpratt on July 27, 2008, 15:35:06 PM

Kirst, it's best to avoid lillies in general. :)

Title: Re: Flowers and cats
Post by: Gillian Harvey on July 27, 2008, 19:30:10 PM

Quote from: Kirst on July 27, 2008, 15:09:26 PM

Can someone tell me , is it just lily pollen thats poisonous to cats of the whoe flower??

Every bit of the Lilly is poisonous, its unlikely that a cat would nibble on a lily plant - but they can come into contact with the pollen quite easily by brushing past and getting it on their coat.