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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: em1209 on June 30, 2007, 14:59:09 PM

Title: plants that are poisonous?
Post by: em1209 on June 30, 2007, 14:59:09 PM

Does anyone know about Areca palms, also called Chrysalidocarpus? They are the big ferny, palm plants. Are they poisonous to cats?

Thanks
Emma

Title: Re: plants that are poisonous?
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on June 30, 2007, 15:11:57 PM

Here are some very comprehensive lists ... hopefully it won't be on there:

http://www.thehovel.com/feline/toxicplants.html

http://www.cathelp-online.com/emergency/poisonplants.php

http://moggies.co.uk/plants.html

Title: Re: plants that are poisonous?
Post by: Millys Mum on June 30, 2007, 17:58:08 PM

These sites list them as non-toxic

http://uk.geocities.com/lakelandcatclub@btinternet.com/catinfo.htm (http://uk.geocities.com/lakelandcatclub@btinternet.com/catinfo.htm)
http://www.bloomingtoncathospital.com/toxicmatrix.asp (http://www.bloomingtoncathospital.com/toxicmatrix.asp)
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:yBwuA8SLF_UJ:www.wapc.org/pdf/education/PlantsPDF.pdf+Areca+palms+poisonous+to+cats&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=uk&ie=UTF-8 (http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:yBwuA8SLF_UJ:www.wapc.org/pdf/education/PlantsPDF.pdf+Areca+palms+poisonous+to+cats&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=uk&ie=UTF-8)

Title: Re: plants that are poisonous?
Post by: em1209 on July 02, 2007, 09:44:58 AM

Brilliant, thanks guys!   :thanks: