What Kinds of Plants are Toxic to your pet?

Indoor house plants and gardens in our backyard add beauty to our homes, but for pets certain

common plants can be life threatening. Our pets are naturally curious and often explore their

surroundings by sniffing, or chewing. As a responsible pet owner, we must know which plants

are toxic to our pets and exactly how those toxins affect their bodies.

Toxic Indoor Plants

Indoor plants can be especially dangerous because our pets spend so much time around them

without even knowing.The most popular toxic houseplant that pose severe risks:

● True Lilies: The most dangerous to cats; from the petals from the lilies to the pollen. If a

tiny about ingest can cause severe kidney failure

● Jade Plant: Can cause gastrointestinal upset, and depression

● Aloe Vera: It's a great remedy for human sunburns; aloe is toxic to pets. Chewing on the

plant can cause vomiting and seizure

● Sago Palm: The seeds contain the highest concentration of toxin cycasin; which attack

the liver, and can cause liver failure, vomiting, and seizure

Different Type of Indoor Toxic Plants

Toxic Outdoor and Yard Plants

When walking your pet or landscaping your yard, be alert when walking/planting these plants

that could harm your pet. It is crucial to avoid these different type of plants:

● Oleander: Contains cardiac glycosides. If ingestion it can cause fatal heart abnormalities,

muscle tremor and severe vomiting

● Azaleas & Rhododendrons: These beautiful blooming plants contain Grayanotoxins.

Veterinary experts warn that ingestion of just a few leaves can lead to vomiting, drooling,

coma, and even death

● Spring Bulbs (Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths): The highest concentration of toxin in these

plants is found in the spring bulb. If our pets chew on a spring bulb, they can experience

intense drooling, drop in blood pressure, irritation and irregular heartbeats

Different Type of Outdoor Toxic Plants

What to Do in an Emergency

If you suspect your pet has consumed any part of toxic plant, ACT IMMEDIATELY:

1. Secure your Pet and Remove any plant material

2. Identify and Document the Toxic plant

3. Call your local veterinary clinic

Here is a list of local veterinary clinic:

HOPE Animal

Foundation

Low-Cost Veterinary Clinic

Fresno ·Fresno County 5490 W

Spruce Ave, Fresno, CA 93722

(559) 271-0209

Valley Animal Center

Low-Cost Veterinary

Clinic Fresno ·Fresno County

3934 N Hayston Ave, Fresno,

CA 93726

(559) 233-8706

Central California SPCA

Low-Cost Veterinary Services

Fresno Fresno County103 S

Hughes Ave, Fresno, CA 93706

Madera County Animal

Services Personal Pet

Spay / Neuter Program

Madera · Madera County 205

Tozer St, Madera, CA 93638

(559) 675-7891

Friends of Madera

Animal Shelter

Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic

Madera Madera County

1604 Sunrise Ave, Madera,

CA 93638 (559) 675-7703

Valley Oak SPCA

Low-Cost Veterinary

Clinic Visalia · Tulare

County 9405 W Goshen

Ave, Visalia, CA 93291

(559) 741-1121

Tulare County Animal

Services

Community Clinic Visalia

· Tulare County

14131 Ave 256, Visalia,

CA 93292

(559) 636-4050