Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Kirst on June 05, 2010, 06:18:40 AM
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I am re-vamping my conservatory , and would like to put a couple of karge leafy plants inb there - I was hoping some of you might have some ideas as of course they must be cat safe (as Jerry is sure to want a nibble!)
Thanks! ;D
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Can't go wrong with cactus, spikes keep there nosy noseses out lol..
I have mostly lemon plant and jasmine ring and peace lilly and cactus types
aloe plants are good
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All lilies are lethal to cats :scared:
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.html
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Thats what I was after , Thanks Mark. ;D
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A "friendly" list is probably handier than checking a "no" list.
http://www.paws-on-floors.co.uk/catplants.html
I didn't know until a few years ago that christmas plants are poisonous to cats. :scared:
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I was very surprised to see that aloe is poisonus, but they are very spikey and Ai chan avoids that and my cactus plants
thanks for adding this list mark, has I am a avid plant lover
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Can anyone see Aspidistra on the lists? They're selling some at the local CP shop and I was pondering buying one, but won't if they aren't safe.
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Can anyone see Aspidistra on the lists? They're selling some at the local CP shop and I was pondering buying one, but won't if they aren't safe.
yes it is poisonus aka the cast iron plant
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Thanks - so it's safe then? Hurrah!
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Thanks - so it's safe then? Hurrah!
I Meen no no it's poisonus I am sorry I am not very good with my words
hence why I hate making topics
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Yucca plants are ok as far as I know (based on the fact they put yucca extract in a lot of cat foods and I had a cat as a child who kept eating my Mum's yucca plant for years and was absolutely fine) although you'd need to double check.
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Thanks - so it's safe then? Hurrah!
I keen no no it's poisonus I am sorry I am not very good with my words
hence why I hate making topics
That's confusing - this list says it's safe....
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants-non-toxic.html (http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants-non-toxic.html)
Lottie, is an Aspidistra a form of yucca plant?
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According to this, aspidistra is a member of the lily family, so I'd avoid it...
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/plants/cast-iron-plant-aspidistra-elatior/1027525/
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According to this, aspidistra is a member of the lily family, so I'd avoid it...
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/plants/cast-iron-plant-aspidistra-elatior/1027525/
Might be worth telling the people in the CP shop as well :scared:
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Right. So on the other lists it's wrong then? I asked the lady in the shop and she said she'd had one of these plants for years and her cats had no interest in it. Therein lies the problem, Darwin is interested in everything so I guess that's a no go for me. Wish all the lists would make up their minds!
Will do, Mark.
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Right. So on the other lists it's wrong then? I asked the lady in the shop and she said she'd had one of these plants for years and her cats had no interest in it. Therein lies the problem, Darwin is interested in everything so I guess that's a no go for me. Wish all the lists would make up their minds!
Will do, Mark.
I can't see aspidistra on the Cat Fanciers' Association list of safe plants. There's something called Aspidium falcatum, but that's a type of holly :shify:
Erm, I mean a type of fern. Was momentarily distracted by cat's bum in face :shocked:
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The list I put on before your link says a Cast Iron plant is safe; which is what an Aspidistra is apparently..... :Crazy:
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Oh yes, I see. That's confuzzling :scared:
It isn't on these lists of poisonous/potentially harmful plants either:
http://www.fabcats.org/owners/poisons/plants.html
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/plant-list-cats.html?print=t
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Well, one of those is the leading feline resource sites in the UK, so I'm going with it's safe, I think. Blimey, that was hard work to figure out!
(Thanks peeps! :))