Poisonous Plants: These 11 Common Varieties May Pose a Health Risk to Children and Pets
Walking outdoors with your new puppy, a growing child, or a curious cat can cause you to panic when they start touching, sniffing, or chewing strange leaves (or one of your precious azaleas).
I know I always start to worry when my cat walks through the garden with me.
That’s why it’s important to know which common plants can be poisonous.
A small problem like a rash, or a big one like a heart health issue, can arise in sensitive people or pets from interactions with some of these common plants and flowers:
Amaryllis Easter Lily Stargazer Lily DaffodilTulipLily of the ValleyAloe VeraAzaleaAnemoneChrysanthemum
Do not wait for symptoms to appear if you ever suspect that a child or pet has consumed any of these. Call 911, the National Poison Control Center, a veterinarian, or your doctor immediately, because it can be too late by the time symptoms appear.
Let’s take a closer look at the plants on this list.
Dangerous Lilies
Our beautiful, fluffy, and curious cats are more sensitive to lilies (such as amaryllis, Easter lilies, and stargazer lilies). Keep them far away from any blossom of this type.
According to the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California-Davis, eating any part of the flower or stem may cause immediate, complete kidney failure in animals. A few hours after ingestion, symptoms may include loss of appetite, vomiting, and drowsiness.
Tiny, white, and mysterious, Lily of the Valley is likely to cause death if ingested. Short of that, it can cause weakness, confusion, and vomiting.
Toxic Bulbs of the Amaryllis
All species of the Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae) family, including the daffodil, are toxic. Bulbs are the
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