College of Veterinarians of British Columbia

General Topics

May 21, 2013

Plants Can Be Poisonous.

Symptoms and poisonous plants for pets.

Symptoms of Plant Poisoning

Note: Vomiting is common after dogs or cats ingest plant material -- seek care especially if vomiting accompanies other symptoms.

Highly Toxic Poisonous Plants:

Contact your veterinarian immediately if your pet ingests one of these plants:

Lilies Hazardous to Cats

Members of the lily family (Easter, tiger, day, rubrum, Japanese show) are especially toxic to cats and can cause kidney failure within 72 hours. Lilies should be removed from homes with cats, or kept inaccessible.

Poisonous Plants

 

Aloe Vera

Amaryllis

Apple (seeds, leaves)

Apricot (pit, leaves)

Asparagus Fern

Autumn Crocus

Avocado (fruit, pit)

Azalea

Baby's Breath

Begonia

Bittersweet

Bird of Paradise

Buddhist Pine

Caladium

Calla Lily

Castor Bean

Cerman

Cherry (leaves, pits)

Christmas Rose

Cineraria

Clematis

Cordatum

Corn Plant

Cornstalk Plant

Croton

Cycads

Cyclamen

Daffodil

Diffenbachia / Dumb Cane

Dracaena / Dragon Tree

Elephant Ear

Fiddle-leaf Fig

Foxglove

Geranium

Holly (berries)

Hyacinth

Hydrangea

Iris

Ivy, all varieties

Jerusalem Cherry

Juniper (needles, berries)

Kalanchoe

Larkspur

Laurel

Lily, most varieties

Lily of the Valley

Marijuana

Mistletoe

Morning Glory

Mushroom (some)

Narcissus

Nightshade

Oleander

Oregon Grape

Peach (leaves, pits)

Philodendron

Plum (pit, leaves)

Poison Hemlock

Poison Ivy

Poison Oak

Poison Sumac

Poppy

Pothos

Potato Plant (leaves, sprouts)

Primrose

Rhododendron

Rhubarb (leaves)

Ribbon Plant

Sago Palm

Skunk Cabbage

String of Pearls

Tomato (green fruit, stems, leaves)

Tulips

Weeping Fig

Yew

Note:  This is not a list of all poisonous plants.  If a plant is not on this list, do not automatically consider it to be safe.

Cats & Dogs: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_toxicplants

Horses: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_horsetoxicplants

Ten Most Toxic Plants: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_common

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