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Poison Plants for Dogs & Cats

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Poison Plants for Dogs & Cats: Symptoms Caused By Poisonous Indoor and Outdoor Plants

  Chewing grass and green vegetation is normal for pets, but chewing the wrong vegetation can be fatal. About 25% of pets poisoned by non-drug products get sick from poisonous house plants and outdoor plants. Give your pets grasses, sprouts, and green vegetables so they leave poisonous plants alone.

Symptoms Caused by Poisonous House Plants (Indoors)

Mouth and Skin Rash Swollen, irritated mouth, lips tongue Vomiting, tremors, heart, lung, or kidney problems
Chrysanthemum leaves
Creeping fig, Weeping Fig sap
Crown of Thorns
Cypress Spurge,
Poinsettia leaves
Snow-on-the-Mountain leaves
Arrowhead vine
Boston Ivy berries
Caladium
Calla Lilly
Dieffenbachia leaves and berries
Elephant ears
Nephthytis Ivy
Peace Lily
Pothos, Marble Queen
Red Princess
Split Leaf Philodendron
Starleaf
Tuberous Begonia, Wax Begonia
Turfroot

Amaryllis
Asparagus fern
Azalea
Caladium
Chinese lantern
Christmas Cherry
Creeping Charlie
Crown of Thorns
Cypress Spurge
Easter Lily
Ground Ivy
Ivy (heart, glacier, needlepoint)
Jerusalem Cherry leaves and berries
Lily of the Valley
Mum
Oleander
Ornamental Pepper
Poinsettia leaves
Rhododendron
Snow-on-the-Mountain leaves
Spider Mum
Umbrella plant
 

Symptoms Caused by Poisonous Plants (Outdoor)

Vomiting and diarrhea Hallucinations Convulsions Varied Effects
Almond leaves, twigs, bark, pits, seeds
Apple seeds in quantity
Apricot leaves, twigs, bark, pits, seeds
Balsam Apple seeds
Balsam Pear seeds
Bird of Paradise Bush fruit and seeds
Bitter Cucumber seeds
Bitter melon seeds
Bittersweet bark, leaves, seeds
Black Locust leaves, seeds, bark
Buckeye seeds and nuts
Buckthorn leaves and fruit
Canada Yew
Cardinal flower
Castor Bean seeds lethal
Cherry leaves, twigs, bark, pits, seeds
Chokecherry leaves, twigs, bark, pits, seeds
Daffodil seeds
Delphinium
English Holly leaves and berries
English Yew
European Bittersweet bark, leaves, seeds
Foxglove leaves and seeds
Ground Cherry unripe fruit
Honeysuckle berries
Horse Chestnut seeds and nuts
Indian Tobacco
Indian Turnip bulbs, stems, leaves
Iris
Jack in the Pulpit bulbs, stems, leaves
Japanese Plum leaves, twigs, bark, pits, seeds
Juniper
Larkspur
Mock Orange
Monkey pod
Oak leaves and acorns
Peach leaves, twigs, bark, pits, seeds
Pokeberry roots
Pokeweed roots
Privet
Rocky Mountain Elderberry berries
Skunk Cabbage
Snowberry fruit
Soapberry leaves and fruit
Wisteria seeds
Yew

Locoweed
Marijuana
Morning Glory seeds
Nutmeg
Periwinkle
Peyote

Chinaberry berries
Coriaria leaves and berries
Moonweed
Nux vomica
Aconite
Angel’s Trumpet
Bleeding heart
Bracken Fern
Buttercup
Cocklebur seedlings
Corn Lily
Datura
Dutchman’s Breeches leaves and roots
False Hellebore
Flax seed pods
Halogeton leaves
Horsetail
Jasmine berries
Jimsonweed
Locoweed
Lupine seed pods
Matrimony Vine leaves and shoots
May Apple roots, seeds, leaves
Mescal Bean
Milkweed
Mistletoe berries
Monkshood
Moonseed fruit and roots
Nightshade leaves and raw fruit
Pigweed leaves, stems, roots
Poison Hemlock
Potato unripe sprouts
Rhubarb leaves
Scorpionweed hairs
Spinach
Squirrel Corn
Texas Mt. Laurel
Thornapple
Tomato Vine green stems and leaves
Water Hemlock stems and roots
White Marsh Marigold
Wild mushrooms
Wolfsbane

 
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The articles here were answered by a variety of pharmacists and veterinarians
 
Date Category Topic
09/21/06  Allergy  PIMPLE ON STOMACH
06/13/06  Training Aid  EATING PLANTS
03/08/06  Digestive Care  BOWEL MOVEMENTS
11/27/05  Digestive Care  DIARRHEA ON SECOND AND THIRD BOWEL MOVEMENT
11/18/05  Other  ARE FUSCHIAS POISONOUS?
11/12/05  Other  EATING
11/09/05  Training Aid  KEPING CAT OUT OF PLANTS
11/09/05  Other  VOMITTING FOAM
11/03/05  Digestive Care  PLANTS/FLOWERS
10/07/05  Digestive Care  DIARRHEA
 
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  • Vomiting
  • Nausea
  • Seizures
  • Any signs are possible depending upon the poison


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  • 10 pets are poisoned every hour
  • 3 ounces of baking chocolate can kill a 15-pound dog
  • Poison proof your home for your pet just as you would for your child
  • Poisonous house plants most likely to
    cause vomiting:

        Dieffenbachia
    Epipremnum
    Eucalyptus
    Euphorbia
    Ficus
    Hedera
    Narcissus
    Philodendron
    Phytolacca
    Spathiphyllum
     
     
     
     
     
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