Toxic Holiday Plants for Pets
It’s a jolly season, until one of your babies gets their mouth around a plant that won’t treat them well.
Watch out for these plants during the holiday season, no beauty is worth possibly injuring your beloved.
Poinsettia: contains an irritating sap that causes nausea and vomiting
Holly + Mistletoe: harmful leaves and berries, will cause everything from vomiting, to hallucinations, to death
Cyclamen: a winter bloomer, it’s a common gift that can cause vomiting, convulsions, and paralysis
Amaryllis: poinsettia’s competitor, it has Lycorine and other substances that cause vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and lethargy
Jerusalem Cherry: literally in the nightshade family and will easily kill as it is highly toxic to animals
Lillies + Daffodils: especially harmful to cats, these will cause vomiting, diarrhea, arrhythmias, and convulsions
Fir/Pine/Cedar/etc. Tree: the center of many homes during the holiday season, its oils are irritants, its needles can puncture their insides, and the water bowl is a cesspool of bacteria, mold, and any chemicals used for its creation and preservation. Especially bad if it was covered with a flame retardant.
So, definitely not saying that you shouldn’t decorate with or gift these items, but you know your pet the best. If they’re a chewer, keep an extra eye on them, but, of course, no pretty plant should be worth more than their lives.
Stay safe this holiday season.
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