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　　Whether cats or dogs, many common plants will cause poisoning after ingestion, so pet owners should avoid planting plants that may poison their pets. We have compiled 24 plants that cause poisoning after pets eat them. Pet owners who love both pets and plants, please pay attention~~

　　1. Clivia Whole Plant Toxic

　　Stands about 50~100 cm tall, with a bulbous underground stem and short cylindrical above-ground stem of 6~15 cm diameter. Leaves are sword-shaped or tongue-shaped lanceolate, growing at stem tips, arranged spirally, fleshy, base sheath-like, with flat veins, smooth shiny leaves, and evergreen. If pets ingest large amounts, they will vomit first, then have constipation followed by severe diarrhea, irregular breathing, potentially causing nervous system paralysis and death.

　　2. Chinese Narcissus

　　Entire plant and bulbs are most toxic. Pets may vomit, have abdominal pain, headaches, diarrhea, fever, drowsiness, weakness; severe cases may lead to convulsions, paralysis, and death.

　　3. Allium Mertensianum and Chives

　　If pet cats or dogs accidentally eat the bulbs of Allium Mertensianum or chives, they will experience vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, and even overall weakness.

　4. Lilies Can Cause Kidney Failure

　　Easter lilies, tiger lilies (daylilies), Japanese lilies, and some daylilies can cause kidney failure in cats. All these lilies are toxic to cats and even small amounts pose a serious threat to cats’ lives.

　　5. Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)

　　The rhizomes and tubers can cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea in pets, and severe cases can lead to coma and death; Acalypha can cause oral inflammation, stomach pain, and diarrhea.

　　6. Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia)

　　The sap causes inflammation and itching; contacting eyes causes redness and swelling. Ingesting stems causes oral burning, numbness, drooling, accompanied by nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

　　7. Potato Leaves and Cycad

　　Eating potato leaves causes pets throat burning and conjunctival hyperemia, livestock diarrhea, and death; cycads cause convulsions, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding. Touching cycad leaves causes rash. Ingesting cycad sap causes nausea, diarrhea, high fever, vomiting, lip swelling, and dry mouth and tongue.

　　8. Periwinkle and Croton

　　Periwinkle whole plant is toxic. Ingested by humans and animals causes cell atrophy, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, muscle weakness, limb paralysis; croton sap is toxic. Ingesting sap causes abdominal pain and diarrhea.

　　9. Morning Glory and Rhododendron

　　Excessive morning glory ingestion causes digestive vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stool; severe cases affect brain and sublingual nerves; rhododendron whole plant is toxic causing nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, respiratory depression, coma, and diarrhea. Rhododendron flowers and leaves are strongly toxic.

　　10. Poinsettia and Hydrangea

　　Poinsettia sap causes skin redness and inflammation; nibbling stems, leaves, or flower stamens causes vomiting and diarrhea; its sap is also eye-toxic! Hydrangea whole plant is toxic, ingested stems and leaves cause hernia pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, rapid breathing, and bloody stools.

　　11. Oleander and Foxglove

　　Oleander, also called willow-leaf oleander, is toxic, containing cardiac toxins similar to foxglove. Dry oleander as little as 3 grams can be fatal. Symptoms resemble foxglove poisoning: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, arrhythmia, slow irregular heartbeat, ventricular fibrillation, syncope, convulsions, coma, or tachycardia, ectopic rhythms leading to circulatory failure death.

　　12. Arrowhead and Caladium

　　If pets ingest arrowhead leaves or flowers, they will vomit and have diarrhea; if they ingest caladium, pets’ lips, mouth, and throat will feel numb and burning.

　　13. Shell Ginger, Iris, and Coral Tree

　　Shell ginger sap contact causes small rashes, tingling, and itchiness; iris ingestion causes digestive tract and liver inflammation, vomiting, and diarrhea; coral tree seed ingestion damages parts of the central nervous system causing drowsiness and limb weakness.

　　14. Flame Tree and Hyacinth

　　Flame tree bark extracts act as an emetic and central nervous system suppressant in livestock; hyacinth whole plant is toxic, especially the bulbs. Ingestion causes stomach cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea.

　　15. Cajeput Tree and Gardenia

　　Cajeput may cause respiratory allergies in pets accompanied by coughing. Overconsumption of gardenia by pets leads to trembling, drooling, limb weakness, arrhythmia, and slowed breathing.

　　16. Weeping Willow and Taro

　　Ingestion causes sweating, thirst, vomiting, vasodilation, tinnitus, blurred vision, severe cases cause breathing difficulties and loss of consciousness; taro tuber skin causes severe itching and rash upon skin contact.

　　17. Ferns and Calla Lily

　　Pets eating ferns suffer gastrointestinal inflammation and central nervous paralysis, sometimes unstable walking, hematuria, and diarrhea; calla lily tubers cause throat swelling, mouth numbness, severe cases lead to coma.

　　18. Night-Blooming Jasmine and Taro Arum

　　Night-blooming jasmine causes muscle spasms and gastrointestinal inflammation in pets, severe cases leading to coma and death; taro arum ingestion causes burning pain in mouth, throat, and stomach, arrhythmia, throat itchiness; sap contact with eyes causes severe pain.

　　19. Brugmansia (Angel's Trumpet)

　　If pets ingest Brugmansia, pupils dilate, mouth dries with burning sensation, drowsiness, difficulty swallowing, hallucinations, muscle paralysis, and respiratory paralysis occur.

　　20. Lantana and Balsam

　　Ingesting lantana fruit causes abdominal pain, diarrhea, drowsiness, fever, and convulsions; balsam ingestion causes chronic liver toxicity with fever, weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, unsteady gait, rapid breathing, coma, and jaundice.

　　21. Agave and Clivia

　　Agave sap causes skin redness, burning, itching, rash, and blisters, and is also toxic to eyes; clivia, also known as hundred-stem lotus, floral orchid, red column, trumpet flower, is toxic primarily in the bulb.

　　22. Adiantum and Ledebouriella

　　Also called Ledebouriella, wire grass, clematis, maiden's hair. The whole plant is toxic. Excessive ingestion by pets causes vomiting, refusal to eat, diarrhea. Severe dehydration can endanger life. Eating the rhizome causes vomiting, drowsiness, diarrhea; dehydration can lead to death.

　　23. Desert Rose

　　Also called Tianbao flower, dwarf frangipani. A toxic succulent shrub 50-180 cm tall with ornamental value. Branches thick with abundant milky sap. Leaves inversely lanceolate or long elliptical with blunt truncations and small tips. Sap is highly toxic. Children or livestock ingesting stems, leaves, or sap can develop tachycardia and arrhythmia.

　　24. Poppy and Impatiens

　　Poppy whole plant is toxic, fruits are more toxic. Livestock ingesting large amounts of stems and leaves show agitation, drowsiness, accelerated heartbeat, irregular breathing, sometimes death. Impatiens bulbs cause vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and headaches.

　　If you already have these plants or take your pet outside, be careful not to let your pet ingest them by accident. Curiosity isn’t just for cats; dogs, who are even more 'foodie', are more likely to eat them accidentally.