ALFALFA
ALMOND
ALOE VERA
ALOCASIA
AMARYLLIS
AMERICAN YEW
ANGELS TRUMPETS
APPLE (Seeds)
APPLE LEAF CROTON
APRICOT (Pits)
ARROWHEAD VINE
ASPARAGUS FERN (More than one kind)
AUTUMN CROCUS
AVACADO (Fruit and Pit)
AZALEA
B
BABY'S BREATH
BALSAM PEAR
BANEBERRY
BAYONET
BEARGRASS
BEECH
BELLADONNA
BIRD OF PARADISE
BITTERSWEET WOODY
BLACK-EYED SUSAN
BLACK LOCUST
BLEEDING HEART
BLOOD ROT
BLUE BONNET
BOX
BOXWOOD
BRANCHING IVY
BUCKEYES
BUDDIST PINE
BUNCHBERRY
BURNING BUSH
BUTTERCUP
C
CACTUS, CANDELABRA
CALADIUM
CALLA LILY
CASTOR BEAN
CERIMAN
CHARMING DIEFFENBACHIA
CHERRY (Pits, Seeds, Wilting leaves)
CHERRY (MOST WILD VARIETIES)
CHERRY, GROUND
CHERRY, LAUREL
CHERRY, JERUSALEM
CHINABERRY
CHINESE EVERGREEN
CHOKEBERRY
CHRISTMAS CHERRY
CHRISTMAS ROSE
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CINERIA
CLEMATIS
CORDATUM
CORIARIA
CORNFLOWER
CORN PLANT
CORN STOCK PLANT
COLCHUCUM
CREEPING CHARLIE
CREEPING FIG
CROTON
CORYDALIS
CROCUS, AUTUMN
CROWN OF THORNS
CUBAN LAUREL
CUTLEAF PHILADENDRON
CYCADS
CYCLAMEN
D
DAFFODIL
DAPHNE (VERY Poisonous!)
DATURA
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
DEATH CAMAS
DECENTREA
DELPHIN (VERY Poisonous!)
DELPHINIUM
DEVILS IVY
DIEFFENBACHIA
DOLOGETON
DRACAENEA PALM
DRAGON TREE
DUMBCANE (Very Poisonous!)
DUTCHMANS BREECHES
E
EASTER LILY (VERY Poisonous!)
EGGPLANT
ELAINE
ELDERBERRY
ELEPHANT EARS
EMERALD FEATHER
ENGLISH HOLLY
ENGLISH IVY
ENGLISH YEW
EUCALYPTUS
EUONYMUS
EVERGREEN
F
FERNS
FIDDLE-LEAF FIG
FIG, CREEPING
FIG, WEEPING
FLORIDA BEAUTY
FLAX
FOUR O'CLOCK
FOXGLOVE (VERY Poisonous!)
FRUIT SALAD PLANT
G
GERANIUM
GERMAN IVY
GIANT DUMB CANE
GLACIER IVY
GOLDEN CHAIN
GOLD DIEFFENBACHIA
GOLD DUST DRACAENA
GOLDEN GLOW
GOLDEN POTHOS
GOPHER PURGE
H
HAHN'S SELF-BRANCHING IVY
HEARTLAND PHILODENDRON
HELLEBORE
HELLEBOROUS
HEMLOCK, POISON
HEMLOCK, WATER
HENBANE
HENS & CHICKS
HOLLY
HONEYSUCKLE
HORSEBEANS
HORSEBRUSH
HORSE CHESTNUT
HURRICANE PLANT
HYACINTH
HYDRANGEA
I
IMPATIENS
INDIAN RUBBER PLANT
INDIAN TOBACCO
INDIAN TURNIP
IRIS
IVY
IVY, BOSTON
IVY, ENGLISH
IVY, GLACIER
IVY, GLOCAL
IVY, HEART
IVY, IRIS
IVY, PARLOR
IVY, POTHOS (All color varieties)
J
JACK IN THE PULPIT
JANET CRAIG DRACAENA
JAPANESE SHOW LILY (Very Poisonous)
JAPANESE YEW
JASMINE
JAVA BEANS
JESSAMINE
JERUSALEM CHERRY
JIMSON WEED
JONQUIL
JUNGLE TRUMPETS
K
KALANCHOE
L
LACY TREE PHILODENDRON
LANTANA
LARKSPUR
LAURELS
LILY
LILY SPIDER
LILY OF THE VALLEY
LOBELIA
LOCOWEED (Jimson weed)
LUPINE
M
MADAGASCAR DRAGON TREE
MARBLE QUEEN
MANDRAKE
MARIJUANA
MARIGOLD
MATRIMONY VINE
MAY APPLE
MESCAL BEAN
MEXICAN BREADFRUIT
MINIATURE CROTON
MISTLETOE
MOCK ORANGE
MONKEY POD
MONKSHOOD
MOONSEED
MOONWEED
MORNING GLORY
MOTHER-IN-LAW'S TONGUE
MOUNTAIN LAUREL
MUSHROOMS
N
NARCISSUS
NEEDLEPOINT IVY
NEPHYTIS
NIGHTSHADE
NUTMEG
NUX VOMICA
O
OLEANDER (Very Poisonous!)
ONION
ORIENTAL LILY*(Highly Toxic)
P
PEACE LILY
PEACH
PEAR, BALSAM
PENCIL CACTUS
PEONY
PERIWINKLE
PEYOTE
PHILODENDRON (All kinds)
PIGWEED
PIMPERNEL
PITTOSPORUM (VERY Poisonous!)
PLUM, JAPANESE
PLUMOSA FERN
POINCIANA
POINSETTIA
POKEWEED (Ink berry)
POISON HEMLOCK
POISON IVY
POISON OAK
POKEWEED
POPPY
POTATO
POTHOS
PRECATORY BEAN
PRIMROSE
PRIVET
R
RAINTREE
RED EMERALD
RED PRINCESS
RED-MARGINED DRACAENA
RED SAGE
RHODODENDRON
RHUBARB
RIBBON PLANT
ROSEMARY PEA
RUBBER PLANT
S
SADDLE LEAF PHILODENDRON
SAGE, RED
SAGO PALM
SATIN POTHOS
SCHEFFLERA
SCOTCH BROOM
SILVER POTHOS
SKUNK CABBAGE
SNOW DROPS
SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN
SOAP BERRY
SPINACH
SPLIT LEAF (Monstera deliciosa)
SPOTTED DUMB CANE
STAGGERWEED
STAR OF BETHELEHEM
STRING OF PEARLS
STRIPPED DRACAENA
SWEET PEA
SWEETHEART IVY
SWISS CHESSE PLANT
T
TANSY MUSTARD
TARO VINE
TIGER LILY (VERY Poisonous!)
TOBACCO
TOMATO PLANT
TREE PHILODENDRON
TROPIC SNOW DIEFFENBACHIA
TULIP
TUNG TREE
U
UMBRELLA PLANT
V
VIRGINIA CREEPER
W
WATER HEMLOCK
WEEPING FIG
WESTERN YEW
WILD CALL
WISTERIA
Y
YEWS (Many Varieties!)
Holiday Plants
"Amaryllis" - Hippeastrum
"American Bittersweet" - Celastrus
"Chrysanthemum"
"Autumn crocus" - Colchicum
"Burning Bush" - Euonymus
"Crown of Thorns" - Euphorbia milii
"Poinsettia" - E. pulcherrima
"Christmas Rose" - Helleborus
"Holly" - Ilex
"American Mistletoe" - Phoradendron
"Jerusalem or Christmas Cherry" - Solanum
It is best to never let your cat eat anything you are unsure about. Your pet may have a sensitivity or allergy to a plant that is not on the list, resulting in toxicity.
If you are in any doubt about the safety of plants or substances that you have, please contact your veterinarian or the National Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 4-ANIHELP.
Other Dangers
ANTIFREEZE - as little as a teaspoon can kill your cat or dog!
Chocolate - contains theobromine which is toxic and cannot be metabolized by a cats liver.
Turkey - too much can make your cat sick resulting in inflamation of the pancreas which could be fatal.
Bones - could lodge in your cat's throat and and puncture vital organs within the cat.
String, Yarn, Ribbons - Cats are unable to spit things out due to the barbs located in the back of its mouth. So the string literally will saw a hole in their intestines on the way down.
Acetaminopen (pain killers)
Angel Hair
Aspirin
Bleach
Boric Acid
Brake Fluid
Burning Candles
Candy and Foil Wrappers
Cleaning Fluid
Coffee
Coffee Beans
Deodorants
Deodorizers
Detergents
Disinfectants
Draino (and the like)
Dye
Fungicides
Furniture Polish
Gasoline
Hangers
Herbicides
Insecticides
Laxatives
Lysol
Metal Polish
Mineral Spirits
Mothballs
Nail Polish & Remover
Paint
Paint Remover
Photographic Developer
Rat/Ant Poison
Rubbing Alcohol
Shoe Polish
Snail/Slug Bait
Suntan Lotion
Tar
Windshield Washer Fluid
Wood Preservatives
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Symptoms of Plant Poisoning
1. Continual vomiting
2. Diarrhea
3. Refusal of food
4. Pale gums or tongue
5. Swollen tongue
6. Abdominal pain
7. Convulsions
What To Do
If your cat is displaying any one or combination of these symptoms it is possible it has injested a poisonous plant. Plant poisoning is dangerous and medical attention should be sought immediately.
Try to identify the plant that has been injested and have its scientific name available when you contact your veterinarian. This information will provide for a quicker diagnosis and treatment.
* Do not consider this list to be comprehensive. If you know of any other substances that are harmful to cats please email me at [email protected]
