List of plants toxic to cats

[swampmaxmum]

thanks for that. Looks like spider plant's just fine whoopeeeeee. I wonder if a plant isn't listed if it's ok? We buy a lot of lisianthus as it's one of my favs. Ditto freesias and alstromeria.
The Sheesh mostly eats rose bits though. No idea why.

[Gillian Harvey]

I think chewing a leaf or petal can be as dangerous

With lilies, yes thats right - Every part of the lily plant is toxic to cats -  pollen, leaf, petal, even root.

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

This is a list of plants that are OK for cats:  http://www.btinternet.com/~harveynj101/plantok.htm

Here is a more comprehensive list, however it is American so I don't recognise many of the plants:  http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants-non-toxic.html

[swampmaxmum]

Can I just revive this topic please as need some info and reassurance on this. The lists I've read contradict each other on quite a few plants and flowers, which is frustrating! Does anyone have the definitive word on the following:
Roses
African violet
Lisianthus
Freesias
Spider plant (they've eaten lots of that in their lives), latin name chlorophytum - a big favourite with the boys. It seems to settle their tummy but have seen 'hen and chickens' (some people call it that I *think*) listed as toxic????? At present the plant is recovering in the shower and they have limited access to it as they go mad and pull hard at its long 'leaves' to munch it - have even pulled it clean out of its pot!

all of the above we buy quite often for the flat to cheer it up a bit. Max chews roses when they get a bit tired but seems to leave the others alone.

Any def conclusions on yukka? We always used to have a giant one but that was when the boys were younger and had access to a cat run so don't think they chewed it. They (esp his Maxness) would prob chew it nowadays.
umbrella plant is on one list as toxic and the other as non-toxic but no info available. FABcats list is quite small. I would really like a green plant in the flat if it were safe....how about...
ficus? some disagreement on websites on that one too
Or is there anyone I can send the list above to to get a vet's opinion as mine doesn't know, other than avoid lilies.

[tigress]

Hi jackspratt

great topic, thanks for all the tips there was only a few I knew of the list is vast but very helpful.

 
Lynn
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[Susanne (urbantigers)]

I don't risk any flowers or plants as Magpie was a plant eater and I think Mosi would be the same.  Some plants may not be toxic unless a fair bit is eaten but unless you can be there 24/7 to supervise it's hard to be certain they won't make a meal of them.  I'm taking no chances!

[Ela]

I'm sure there must be a poisonous element; but some in the list puzzle me.

If there is some element of poison then it best we be forewarned. Much of the information on lists that are UK based originally cames from the National Poisons Centre.

Although some may be puzzling, I am not a chemist and do not know the compounds so I will rely on what the professionals tell me in this case as I would rather air on the side of caution.

[Hippykitty]

This list isn't strictly correct. Some of the plants listed are dangerous if a cat merely brushes past it, whereas others are questionable. My cats have been known to dig into left-over mashed potato I've left lying around, and come to no harm. I even had a cat who loved chips. And onions?
I'm sure there must be a poisonous element; but some in the list puzzle me.

[Ela]

I think chewing a leaf or petal can be as dangerous

It can be on some plants and flowers however, as preciously advised the pollen on certain lillys can kill with a very short time. I used to have some lovely plants in the house, sadly I now only have one and I think that is on its way out, even those that are not poisonous got very tatty.

[Millys Mum]

Lillies for instance aren't dangerous as a whole, but the pollen is pretty damn nasty to cats!

I think chewing a leaf or petal can be as dangerous

[Ela]

My Jeannie is just like Amber, no matter how high I put flowers and plants she is there. (Unfortunately Jeannie went blind last week but I expect she would still smell them). Whenever I am given flowers I have to put them in the Loo as that is the only place she would not get them. The problem comes when more than one person is generous at the same time as there are only so many flowers you can pout in the loo.

[tab]

I dont have any plants or flowers in the flat and sometimes I really miss them but as Amber has tried to eat every flower Ive brought in (even silk ones) Im too worried to have them. I even put them on a shelf where I had to stand on a chair to get them up there and got up the next morning to find Amber curled around the vase where she obviously fell asleep sucking freesia and scatering petals around herself 
I sometime think I'll get a big vase she cant knock over and put them on the floor so she doesnt have to climb then spend all day squirting her with a water pistol but I know as soon as I go to bed (or even to the loo) she'd be chewing them again.
If anyone has any suggestions for how I can have flowers and enjoy them Id appreciate it
love
Tab

[smudgepickles]

Thanks for that JS its always handy to know.

Im a bit of a strange one my auntie says as I wont have flowers in the house.....Giz and Louis use to have quite bad breathing at times and it was made worse by flowers in the house . I now have breathe easy babies which is more important to me and no flowers

xx

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

thats the one sam 

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

That'll be this list Gill:  http://www.thehovel.com/feline/toxicplants.html  very comprehensive.

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

Thanks Sam................there is also another one that I cant find that came from Abby on the hovel I think, which gives which bit of which plant causes the problems.............I was sure I had saved it but.....................sighhhhhhhhhh

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

This is the link from catchat:  http://moggies.co.uk/plants.html

This is another link and like Gill says nearly every plant know to mankind is on there: http://www.cathelp-online.com/emergency/poisonplants.php

[JackSpratt]

Thanks Gill. I know after reading the list that they aren't thoroughly accurate. Lillies for instance aren't dangerous as a whole, but the pollen is pretty damn nasty to cats!

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

The list is not that straight forward cos you will find virtually every common plant in gardens on there and its only specific parts of many plants that are dangerous and therefore not really a problem. There is another list giving the rest of the info but not sure where it is.

if I find it will post.

[JackSpratt]

Plants Poisonous to Cats
Almond (Pits of)
Aloe Vera
Alocasia
Amaryllis
Apple (seeds)
Apple Leaf Croton
Apricot (Pits of)
Arrowgrass
Asparagus Fern
Autumn Crocus
Avacado (fuit and pit)
Azalea

Baby's Breath
Baneberry
Bayonet
Beargrass
Beech
Belladonna
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Black-eyed Susan
Black Locust
Bleeding Heart
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Box
Boxwood
Branching Ivy
Buckeyes
Buddist Pine
Burning Bush
Buttercup

Cactus, Candelabra
Caladium
Calla Lily
Castor Bean
Ceriman
Charming Dieffenbachia
Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves)
Cherry, most wild varieties
Cherry, ground
Cherry, Laurel
Chinaberry
Chinese Evergreen
Christmas Rose
Chrysanthemum
Cineria
Clematis
Cordatum
Coriaria
Cornflower
Corn Plant
Cornstalk Plant
Croton
Corydalis
Crocus, Autumn
Crown of Thorns
Cuban Laurel
Cutleaf Philodendron
Cycads
Cyclamen

Daffodil
Daphne
Datura
Deadly Nightshade
Death Camas
Devil's Ivy
Delphinium
Decentrea
Dieffenbachia
Dracaena Palm
Dragon Tree
Dumb Cane

Easter Lily *
Eggplant
Elaine
Elderberry
      

Elephant Ear
Emerald Feather
English Ivy
Eucalyptus
Euonymus
Evergreen

Ferns
Fiddle-leaf fig
Florida Beauty
Flax
Four O'Clock
Foxglove
Fruit Salad Plant

Geranium
German Ivy
Giant Dumb Cane
Glacier IvyGolden Chain
Gold Dieffenbachia
Gold Dust Dracaena
Golden Glow
Golden Pothos
Gopher Purge

Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy
Heartland Philodendron
Hellebore
Hemlock, Poison
Hemlock, Water
Henbane
Holly
Honeysuckle
Horsebeans
Horsebrush
Horse Chestnuts
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth
Hydrangea

Indian Rubber Plant
Indian Tobacco
Iris
Iris Ivy

Jack in the Pulpit
Janet Craig Dracaena
Japanese Show Lily *
Java Beans
Jessamine
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimson Weed
Jonquil
Jungle Trumpets

Kalanchoe

Lacy Tree Philodendron
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily
Lily Spider
Lily of the Valley
Locoweed
Lupine

Madagascar Dragon Tree
Marble Queen
Marigold
Marijuana
Mescal Bean
Mexican Breadfruit
Miniature Croton
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning Glory
Mother-in Law's Tongue
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms
      

Narcissus
Needlepoint Ivy
Nephytis
Nightshade

Oleander
Onion
Oriental Lily *

Peace Lily
Peach (pits and wilting leaves)
Pencil Cactus
Peony
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Pimpernel
Plumosa Fern
Poinciana
Poinsettia (low toxicity)
Poison Hemlock
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Pokeweed
Poppy
Potato
Pothos
Precatory Bean
Primrose
Privet, Common

Red Emerald
Red Princess
Red-Margined Dracaena
Rhododendron
Rhubarb
Ribbon Plant
Rosemary Pea
Rubber Plant

Saddle Leaf Philodendron
Sago Palm
Satin Pothos
Schefflera
Scotch Broom
Silver Pothos
Skunk Cabbage
Snowdrops
Snow on the Mountain
Spotted Dumb Cane
Staggerweed
Star of Bethlehem
String of Pearls
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Sweetpea
Swiss Cheese plant

Tansy Mustard
Taro Vine
Tiger Lily *
Tobacco
Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves)
Tree Philodendron
Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia
Tulip
Tung Tree

Virginia Creeper

Water Hemlock
Weeping Fig
Wild Call
Wisteria

Yews --
e.g. Japanese Yew
English Yew
Western Yew
American Yew

List compiled by Jeffrey D. Rakes

Thought this would be a useful thing to put on here.