Lilies are highly toxic to cats. It is safest to avoid all lilies -- both as cut flowers as part of a bouquet or as a garden plant.<\/p>\n
Dr. Denise Petryk, an emergency medicine vet and co-owner of the Animal Emergency Clinic \/ Puget Sound Veterinary Referral Center in Tacoma, answers this week's question.<\/p>\n
Answer: Spring in our Pacific Northwest is so beautiful. With a little careful planning, it is very easy to create a pet-safe garden. There are two main factors to consider when putting together our spring plantings:<\/p>\n
-- Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), pictured right -- vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, cardiac failure, death. <\/p>\n
-- Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata) -- tremors, difficulty breathing, vomiting, seizures, death. <\/p>\n
-- Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) -- vomiting, seizures, depression, trouble breathing. <\/p>\n
-- Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) -- vomiting, heart trouble, disorientation, coma, seizures. <\/p>\n
-- Lily (Lilium species) -- kidney failure in cats -- ALL parts of the plant, even in small amounts. <\/p>\n
-- Morning Glory (Ipomea sp.) -- vomiting, diarrhea, agitation, tremors, disorientation, ataxia, anorexia. <\/p>\n
-- Nightshade (Atropa belladonna) -- drooling, vomiting, diarrhea, depression, slow heart, weakness. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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