List of Hazardous and Toxic Plants for Cats

Aconite – All parts

Alocasia – All parts

Amaryllis – especially the bulb. Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet

Anemone – All parts

Angel’s Trumpet – Varied toxic effects

Almond – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Apple – Seeds (large quantities). Get to vet immediately!

Apricot – Seeds (large quantities): May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.Get to vet immediately!

Arrow Grass – Leaves

Arrowhead Vine – Irritates mouth, throat, tongue, lips

Asparagus Fern – May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems

Atropa Belladonna – All parts

Avocado – Leaves and sterns

Azalea – All parts: May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems


Balsam Pear – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Baneberry – All parts

Belladonna – All parts

Bird of Paradise – All parts: May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors and other problems. Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet

Bittersweet – Leaves, unripe fruit, stem: May cause vomiting and diarrhea

Black-eyed Susan – All parts

Black locust – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea, EXTREMELY TOXIC! Induce vomiting, give lots of water, RUSH TO VET!

Black Nightshade – Berries

Bleeding Heart – Foliage and roots

Boston Ivy – Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips

Box – Leaves and twigs: Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet

Buckey – All parts: May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Bunchberry – All parts

Buttercup – All parts


Caladium – All parts

Calla Lily – Bulbs

Cardinal Flower

Caster Bean – Seeds and seed pulp: May cause vomiting and diarrhea. EXTREMELY TOXIC! Induce vomiting, give lots of water, RUSH TO VET!

Cherry – Seeds:  May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.  Get to vet immediately!

Chinaberry – Can produce convulsions

Chokecherry – Bark & seeds

Chrysanthemum – May cause a rash

Collodium – Irritates mouth, throat, tongue & lips

Coriaria – Can produce convulsions

Creeping Fig – May cause a rash

Crown of Thorns – May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems.  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet


Daffodil – Especially the bulb: May cause vomiting and diarrhea Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet

Daphne – Bark, fruit and leaves:  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet

Deadly Nightshade

Dieffenbachia – Do NOT induce vomiting, get to vet

Dologeton – Varied toxic effect

Drunk Cane – Irritates mouth, throat, tongue, lips

Dutchman’s Breeches – Varied toxic effect

Eggplant – Green growth & sprouts

Elephants Ears – All parts

English Ivy – Berries and leaves: Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet

Eggplant

Elderberry

Emerald Duke – Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips

Euonymus – Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet


Ficus – Leaves

Four-O-Clocks

Foxglove – All parts, especially seeds: May cause vomiting and diarrhea RUSH TO VET!


Goldenchain Tree – Bean like pods, seeds, flowers

Ground Cherry – May cause vomiting and diarrhea


Henbane

Holly – May cause vomiting abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Honeysuckle – Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet

Horse Chestnut – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Hyacinth – Bulbs

Hydrangea – Get to vet immediately


Iris – All parts

Ivy – May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems


Japanese Plum – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Jasmine – Varied toxic effects.to parts

Jerusalem Cherry – Especially berries: May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems

Jimsonweed – All parts, especially seeds:  Varied toxic effect


Lantana – Unripe blackish berries

Larkspur – All parts: May cause vomiting and diarrhea. RUSH TO VET, EMERGENCY!

Laurels – All parts

Lilly of the Valley – All parts but the ripe fruit: RUSH TO VET, EMERGENCY!

Locoweed – Varied toxic effect

Lupin – Varied toxic effect


Majesty – Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips

Marble Queen – Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips

Marijuana – All parts: Hallucinogenic

Mayapple – Varied toxic effect

Mescal Bean – Seeds produce nicotine poisoning! Get to the vet immediately!

Mock Orange – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Monkey Pod

Monkshood – RUSH TO VET, EMERGENCY!

Moonseed – Varied toxic effect

Moonweed – Can produce convulsions

Morning Glory – Most parts, especially seeds: Hallucinogenic

Mountain Laurel – All parts

Mushrooms – All parts


Neththytis Ivy – Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips

Nightshade – Varied toxic effect

Nutmeg – Hallucinogenic

Nix Vomica – Can produce convulsions

Oleander – All parts: RUSH TO VET, EMERGENCY!


Pathos – Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips

Peach Pits – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Peony – Roots

Periwinkle – Most parts

Peyote – Buttons

Philodendron – Leaves, stems and stalks:  Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips.  Do NOT induce vomiting, get to vet

Pigweed – Varied toxic effect

Poinsettia – All parts, especially seeds:  May cause a rash

Poison Hemlock – All parts

Poke Weed – May cause vomiting and diarrhea

Potato – Greens & sprouts:  Do NOT induce vomiting, although animal may vomit on its own.  Get to vet

Pot Mum – May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems

Precatory Beans – Seeds

Privet – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea


Rain Tree – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Rhododendron – All parts

Rhubarb – Leaf blade: Varied toxic effect

Rosary Pea – Seeds


Soapberry – May cause vomiting and diarrhea

Skunk Cabbage – May cause vomiting and diarrhea

Spurges

Sandbox Tree

Snowdrop – Bulbs

Snow-on-the-mountain – All parts, especially the seeds


Tom Apple – All parts, especially seeds

Tobacco – All parts – Nicotine poisoning! Get to vet immediately!

Tomato – Vine and all green growth:  Varied toxic effect

Trumpet Vine – All parts, especially seeds

Tulip – Especially the bulb:  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet


Umbrella Plant – May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems


Water Hemlock – Especially tubers

Walnut – Hulls

Weeping Fig – May cause a rash

Wild Cherry – May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea

Wisteria – Sees: May cause vomiting and diarrhea.  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet


Yellow Allemande

Yellow Jasmine

Yew – All parts: May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.  Induce vomiting GET TO VET, EMERGENCY!