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ponseitta and cats..
Is it true that these are poisonous to cats?
i've just bought one from asda and my mum's just warned me that she thinks that she's heard that they are dangerous to cats.
They haven't been interested in it at all since getting it the other day, but i'd hate to think that they would end up ill because of a plant in the house, we don't have any other plants but just thought it would be nice to get one for christmas.
i've just bought one from asda and my mum's just warned me that she thinks that she's heard that they are dangerous to cats.
They haven't been interested in it at all since getting it the other day, but i'd hate to think that they would end up ill because of a plant in the house, we don't have any other plants but just thought it would be nice to get one for christmas.
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E.g. see here
http://www.landsteward.org/page.cfm/21187
Many types of greenery will make cats vomit, including grass, but not necessarily because it's toxic, just because cats are designed as vomitaceous creatures.
(I don't like poinsettias though so it's a good excuse not to have them in the house:D)
The vet nurse said that it was possible that him not being really well was a form of 'poisoning' due to him licking his fur after he had brushed passed the plant. She advised to move it so that the cat did not have to pass it. He recovered with so after effects at all.
I also don't allow lillies in the house, is this a "myth" too?
this is a list of toxic plants to cats
Just brushing past them brings dogs out in rashes and can make them vomit - so just a nibble could be quite bad !
No, isn't - lilies, including the pollen, are extremely toxic to them. They don't have to eat the plant, they just have to brush past it, get the pollen on their fur and then wash it off. There was a case of a Siamese cat dying a horrible death that way a few years ago, see here:
http://www.cats-inverurie.co.uk/News/May05/lily.htm
If anyone buys me lilies I always snip off the pollen stamens when they open, and I don't grow any myself. Of course I can't do anything about my neighbours who grow them though.
If you look at the list of plants which are supposed to be toxic to them, in theory no cat should ever survive its first year. Fortunately most cats seem to have good instincts and ignore them.
The case of lily pollen is quite different, they can easily get lily pollen on their fur accidentally.:(