ASPCA ANIMAL POISON CONTROL CENTER 1-800-548-2423

Many common household and garden variety plants can be toxic if your cat or dog eats them. Awareness is the key to preventing your companion animal from becoming ill or dying from ingesting the following toxic plants:

Many common household and garden variety plants can be toxic if your cat or dog eats them. Awareness is the key to preventing your companion animal from becoming ill or dying from ingesting the following toxic plants:

Amaryllis (bulb)
Andromeda
Appleseeds
Arrowgrass
Avocado
Azalea
Bittersweet
Boxwood
Buttercup
Caladium
Castor Bean
Cherry Pits
Chokecherry
Climbing Lily
Crown of Thorns
Daffodil (bulb)
Daphne
Delphinium
Dieffenbachia
Dumb Cane
Easter Lily
Elephant Ear
English Ivy
Elderberry
Foxglove
Hemlock
Holly
Hyacinth (bulbs, and leaves and flowers in quantity)
Hydrangea
Iris (rootstock and rhizome)
Japanese Yew (seeds and leaves)
Jasmine (berries)
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimson Weed
Laburnum
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily of the Valley
Locoweed
Marigold
Marijuana
Mistletoe
Monkshood
Morning Glory (seeds)
Mushrooms
Narcissus (bulb)
Nightshade
Oleander
Peach
Philodendron
** Poinsettia, in spite of its reputation, isn’t toxic, though it can cause an upset stomach.
Poison Ivy
Privet
Rhododendron
Rhubarb leaves
Snow on the Mountain
Stinging Nettle
Sweet Peas (especially the “peas”, which are seeds)
Tiger Lily
Toadstool
Tobacco
Tomato plant leaves
Walnuts
Wisteria (pods and seeds)
Yew

If you suspect that your cat or dog has eaten a poisonous plant, prompt action is necessary. Call a veterinarian immediately. The veterinarian will need to know what plant was eaten so take a sample of the plant with you to the veterinarian. Your quick reaction may save your companion animal’s life.

ASPCA ANIMAL POISON CONTROL CENTER 1-800-548-2423

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