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can anyone email me and let me know whether this plant is poison to cats? we have a cat that chews on the leaves ,licks it plays in the dirt, she wont leave this plant alone.
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If she is still o.k. then she will probably stay that way, although there are many philodendrons and their relatives that have a substance in their sap (oxalic acid) that can make delicate tissue swell to a dangerous degree. Could you train her onto some of the sweet grass sold by pet stores that you could grow especially for her.
(I should have said him/her- sorry if it has offended) Derek
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Gail:
There are many house plants that are poisonous to cats and to help you out I am giving you a list of the most dangerous ones.
List follows:Lilies**(**VERY TOXIC to cats),Amarylis,Azalea,Buckeye,Caster Bean,Clematis,Corn Plant,Cyclamen,Daffodil,Daphne,Dumb Cane(all types),Foxglove,Holly,Iris,Ivy(most types),Mistletoe,Morning Glory,Narcissus,OLeander,Philodendron(all types),Poinsettia,
Precatory Bean,Rhododendron,Rubber Plants,Weeping Fig, and
Yews. All of these plants are poisonous to cats to one degree
or another, though the lilies and related plants and the dumb cane are probably the worst of the lot.
Rick Shultz
A Cat Lover
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Unless Rick has a better source than the nursery industry, I would remove poinsettia from his list.otherwise it looks o.k. I would definitely, however, try to discourage your cats from eating any plant in the house apart from sweet grass that you might grow especially for that purpose. Derek (another cat lover)
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Well Mr. Horticulturist I DO have a better source than the nursery industry.
I have a TON of books on cats and a TON of knowledge concerning them, because I have raised them all my life. You may take as gospel truth that poinsettias are BAD for cats! Certain pharmacueticals are EXTREMELY toxic to cats as well such as, morphine sulphate, aspirin, and acetominifen.
Rick (Cat lover and Breeder)
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Derek:
Thank you for the link. I did read it, but I'm gonna have to go with experience
on this one. I have had cats get serious gastric problems from chewing on
Poinsettia, especially my Siamese cats, who have some damnfool fascination
with that plant that I could never cure them of. I'm sure Poinsettia is not toxic enough to kill a cat, but it'll sure cause problems if they chew on it enough.
I've have to clean up the results. Have a happy holiday season.
Rick
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Rick
I am replying to your message mainly because you are a cat person and also must have a fair interest in plants as well.
I am hoping that you can point me in the right direction. I have two plants that I cannot identify - all I know is that they are both tropicals. One of my two cats loves to chew on my plants which I discourage contstantly to which he pays me no mind. He also has been very sick over the past year and a half for multiple reasons. I have been trying to find the source of his alergies for over a year now. He's had other problems but most of the time he itches, licks himself to the point of hair loss and I cannot identify the plants to determine if they are the cause. I've changed everything else that could be causing his allergy. I'm at a loss and have just recently realized that the problem could be the plants.
Is there a list of plants that you know of that could cause this type of reaction in cats? Any help would really be appreciated.
Thank you,
Alyson
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