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| 257.1 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Wed Apr 15 1992 07:16 | 31 |
| Jan,
I have had the same trouble with Herbie. We have several large floor
plants; a ficus tree, a palm, and another I don't know the name of but
it has large, long, fronds that sort of curve over as they grow to form
an upside down U (but not so U-shaped).
Herbie is always chowing down on these plants. I have to cut off the
bottom stems so he can't reach, but he always manages to eat the
ficus tree by climbing on the cat tree located next to it, thus getting
the middle leaves. Sometimes he doesn't react but a few times he has
heaved the foamy stuff with pieces of leaf in it. Just Sunday morning
he wasn't interested in eating his canned food so I knew he wasn't
feeling well. I offered him some petromalt and he ate some big globs.
A few minutes later I heard the gagging sound and up came the foamy
vomit with bits of ficus tree inside. He was fine for the rest of the
day.
I am seriously thinking of tossing out the tree, but my husband's
mother gave it to us and he won't be very amenable to that suggestion.
My other alternative to is grow kitty green for Herbie.
Did the vet or Poison Control Center mention anythng about the toxicity
of the ficus?
Glad to hear Onyx is doing much better!! BTW, I have never heard of
that milk. Did you find it at the local market?
-Roberta
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| 257.2 | | YOSMTE::CORDES_JA | Set Apt./Cat_Max=3..uh,I mean 4 | Wed Apr 15 1992 13:12 | 26 |
| Roberta,
By the time I called the Poison Control center, I was focused on the
fact that he'd eaten the Chinese Evergreen. I didn't even ask them
about the Ficus. The emergency vet assistant didn't find the Ficus
on her list but then she didn't find Chinse Evergreen either so that
isn't a good gauge.
I didn't find "sweet" acidophilus milk but I did find just plain
acidophilus milk so I got that. I was out of milk anyway so I had
some myself too. Not bad. Settled my upset stomach too.
I just don't know what I'm going to do about Onyx. I only have 4
plants in the house and he's turned the leaves of one of them into
toys (it is down to nubby stems now), used the ficus pot to dig in,
chewed the leaves off another tiny plant and is now working on the
chinese everygreen, not to mention that in his haste to get to the
plants he's managed to dump them out of their pots multiple times.
What is it about black cats? I've lived with 2 other black cats
before (not mine but former roommates cats before I became a cat
lover) and both of them had a tendency to uproot or chew on plants.
None of my other cats have ever done this. Bailey's choice of chewies
has always been my clothing and the other two don't do any clothing or
plant chewing.
Jan
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| 257.3 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Wed Apr 15 1992 14:12 | 22 |
| Jan,
Don't feel bad. None of my cats had a plant fetish (except for TK who
liked to sleep in the ficus pot shortly after we adopted him from
outside--he wasn't used to being in and the plant gave him that
outdoorsy feeling!!) before Herbie joined the clan. Now he has Taja
eating them, and the two of them just chow down with gusto!! I am
always asking them if they would like some salad dressing to go with
the plants. :^)
It is only the ficus tree that seems to bother them; the others have no
adverse affect at all. The old Feline conference has a list of
poisonous plants, so I'm going to access the file and see what the note
has to say.
Incidentally, the only black cat I have is Nikki, and he doesn't eat
indoor plants. But then, he is a longhair, and longhairs have a tendency
to be more laidback as a rule. (probably generalizing here!!)
-Roberta
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| 257.4 | we have fake plants that they eat! | FORTSC::WILDE | why am I not yet a dragon? | Wed Apr 15 1992 17:45 | 8 |
| plants and cats - you can keep one or the other, but not both...except for
plants that are good for your cats to eat, that is. I have no idea where
you would put a plant to deter a determined cat....except on the other side
of a door.
When in doubt about a plant, you might talk to an experienced landscape
designer/nurseryman/woman...sometimes they will know more about toxicity of
plants for children and pets.
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| 257.5 | | CSSE32::RAWDEN | Cheryl Graeme Rawden | Thu Apr 16 1992 05:56 | 9 |
| >> Incidentally, the only black cat I have is Nikki, and he doesn't eat
>> indoor plants. But then, he is a longhair, and longhairs have a tendency
>> to be more laidback as a rule. (probably generalizing here!!)
Roberta, I have news for you about longhaired cats being laid back.
You are welcome to stop over at any time and we'll prove you wrong or
should I say Zelda, our black longhaired (crazy) cat will prove you
wrong? :^) :^) (I know, you were generalizing but I wanted to
harrass you since you aren't coming to the party next week :^)
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| 257.6 | tulips | MRCSSE::JACOBSON | | Thu Apr 16 1992 07:25 | 15 |
| In my precat days I used to have many plants. When I got Pandora, I
got rid of all the poisonous plants. Then one by one all plants were
destroyed by the cats.
My husband bought me a tulip for Easter this week. Well when came
through the door Thor's eyes lit up. First he jumped on the table
and sniffed it for a while and rubbed against. Then of course he
started chewing on it. Well I tried to hid it. The next morning I got
up and found the pot on the floor with Thor digging the soil out as
fast as he could. He had this look on face that said Damm she caught
me. Needless to say I planted the tulips outside evan though it is
not the right time of year.
Alice
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| 257.7 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Thu Apr 16 1992 08:12 | 6 |
| Cheryl,
Okay, I give! :^) Nikki is over 10, so maybe age has something to do
with it!! :^) Of all my cats, Nikki is the one who never does
anything wrong or gets into trouble. Such a good boy!!
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| 257.8 | grab the paper towel & sport cleaner | SOLVIT::IVES | | Thu Apr 16 1992 13:16 | 21 |
| I don't have my plant books here at the office for the correct
spelling but you will know what I am saying.
Ficus = Ficus Benjamina (correct horticultural name)
Chinese Evergreen = Spathaphilium ( correct horticultural name)
The gal at the vets should have been able to find the ficus with
no problem is she was spelling it somewheres near right.
Mr. Miyagi loves the spathaphilium in our dining room. We have never
had any kind of a problem him foaming at the mouth but he always
barfs after eating ANY greens. He loves string beans, brocolli, and
lettuce but we always end up cleaning it up off the carpet. Mr. Miyagi
will get any greens, cooked or raw. This summer we hope to introduce
him to the lawn outside (while he is in a tokyo type cage) and see
what he does.
You got to love these guys....... and girls.
Barbara
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| 257.9 | | AYRPLN::TAYLOR | Make the world your playground. | Thu Apr 16 1992 13:44 | 4 |
| Since we're talking about poisin, does anyone know which house hold cleaner
it is that's supposed to be poisinous to cats? Is it Lysol?
Holly
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| 257.10 | | MUTTON::BROWN | | Thu Apr 16 1992 14:02 | 5 |
| Any household cleaner that contains Phenol is toxic to cats. This
includes Lysol, but is not limited to it. Others are things like Pine
Sol, etc. Read the label carefully.
Jo
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| 257.11 | Jungle cats anyone? | NEST::REED | Sometimes we're the windshield, sometimes the bug | Thu Apr 16 1992 14:55 | 20 |
| Geez, I must be blessed unusually good cats or I've done *something*
right. I've lucked out with all my cats and plants. I've got about 30+
plants and the only ones my cats torment are the spider plants with
babies. It's like having a built-in kitty tease for Brany and Escoh. I
used to have this huge poinsetta (before I knew *anything* about
poisonous plants & cats). Whenever I water my plants, Escoh comes
flying into the room and sticks her head between the watering can and
the plant. ("Gotta see where that water goes!" ;^) At best she used to
like to dig in the poinsetta right after I watered it but that was it.
The plants I have lost was mainly due to watering problems. With the
exception of a couple of african violets that got *furred* to death.
For some reason both cats liked to sit in the window with the african
violets and proceeded to shed all over them.
It's funny that you mentioning oneof your cats sleeping *in* the plant
Roberta. Both of mine like to take turns sleeping under one of my peace
lilies. Reminds me of a mini-jungle kitty. ;^D
Roslyn
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| 257.12 | | MAGEE::MERRITT | | Fri Apr 17 1992 06:39 | 13 |
| I've been somewhat blessed too...I have 10 cats,,,with many plants...
and a bird and all have lived together happily. Now I'm not that
blessed because I have one cat who tears wallpaper, another who
scratches wooden doors, another who tips over dishes, another who
opens cabinets, another who misses his litterbox, and so on!!
You just got to love them. Happy to hear Onxy is doing okay!!! Try
putting pinecones in the big pots...that suggestion solved my problem
with one of them using it as a litterbox!!
Sandy
Sandy
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| 257.13 | | MPO::ROBINSON | you have HOW MANY cats?? | Thu Apr 22 1993 14:24 | 6 |
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Can someone place a pointer here to the note that lists
poisonous plants in the archived version of feline? (either
copy it here or tell us how to get there!)
Sherr
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| 257.14 | Pointers to V1 and plant list | JULIET::CORDES_JA | Four Tigers on my Couch | Thu Apr 22 1993 15:12 | 37 |
| The archived version of FELINE can be found at:
WRO10C::FELINE_V1
or DAGWST::FELINE_V1
I've attached one of the replies from the archived version.
Jan
<<< WRO10C::USER$:[NOTES$LIBRARY]FELINE_V1.NOTE;1 >>>
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Note 757.0 POISONOUS PLANTS 14 replies
25192::MECLER "FRANK" 20 lines 9-SEP-1987 16:54
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The following is a short list of some common house and household
plants which are toxic to animals and people.
Philodendrons
Dieffenbachia
True Ivies
Caladiums
Poinsettias
Winter cherry
Oleander
Rhododendrons
Azaleas
Common or cherry laurel
Mistletoe
Yew
Daffodils
Lily of the Valley
Kitties which munch these can get mighty sick (and the green stuff
on the rug is no joy either).
Frank
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| 257.15 | Rhubarb leaves as well | MSBCS::BLUNDELL | | Mon May 10 1993 10:48 | 6 |
|
Rhubarb leaves are also poisonous -- and while I don't believe
they're poisonous, spider plants are a favorite of my kitties
for some reason and they always come back in a less than lovely
mess on my carpet :-)
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| 257.16 | Plant Loving Cat!!! | WMOIS::DABY_A | | Thu May 19 1994 08:48 | 12 |
| I have a problem keeping green plants in my house! Samatha has eaten
my spider plant, swedish ivy, photos leaves, etc. As I am going into a
business opportuity that includes plants and I refuse to get rid of the
cat...I need some tried and true advise of how the 2 can live in the
same space.
Any help will be appreciated...
Thanks in advance...
Alice
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| 257.17 | | MAGEE::MERRITT | Kitty City | Thu May 19 1994 09:09 | 27 |
| Alice...here are some ideas to try!!
o Keep a squirt bottle handy and squirt the kitty with ice
water anytime you catch him eating a plant. When your not
home, keep the squirt bottle near the plants so kitty will
relate to getting wet with eating plants.
o If your kitty is an indoor kitty he might be lacking greens...
so buy and plant your cat some kitty greens which he can
consider his. Don't place the kitty greens near your other
plants. You can buy these kitty greens at pet stores and
you can offer your kitty a nibble a couple times a day!!
o If you have a problem with kitty pooping in your bigger plants...
I have solved that problem by placing pinecones on top of the
soil. My pinecones have been in the pot for 3 years...and
none of my kitties go near it. (some folks use crushed rock or
shells)
o Also be careful...because some plants can be fatal to cats!!
Good luck...I have used most of these ideas and have lived
peacefully with multiple cats and multiple plants for a long
time!!
Sandy
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| 257.18 | Quick Response...Thanks! | WMOIS::DABY_A | | Thu May 19 1994 09:37 | 7 |
| Thanks for the quick reply. I will try getting her a plant that's just
for her. Water doesn't deter her, she is one of those "water-loving"
kitties and my fear would be she'd be encouraged to eat the plants just
so she could get squirted!!! ;)
Alice
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| 257.19 | | AKOCOA::LEINONEN | | Thu May 19 1994 11:08 | 12 |
|
Alice,
I have two water-babies myself, but you should see them run when
the squirt bottle comes out! Its okay to stand under the running
shower, but when someone else does it to them they get really
p**d off!
Funny thing is I use the bottle as a mister when I iron - both
cats leave the room the minutes they see it.....
Heidi
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| 257.20 | | TOMLIN::ROMBERG | I feel a vacation coming on... | Fri May 20 1994 09:19 | 7 |
| Also, remember the adage 'out of sight/reach out of mind'. If you can hang
(or locate) the tastier plants where your kitty can't 'free feed' it will help.
kathy
(there's a reason my plants at work look better than the ones at home. The only
plants that survive at home are the ones that are cat-resistant...)
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| 257.21 | Poisonous Plants List | JULIET::CORDES_JA | Eight Tigers on My Couch | Wed Oct 18 1995 15:36 | 84 |
| Here's a list of common plants that are poisonous. This list is
provided by the Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley.
Poisonous Plants Around the House: (this part of the flyer has drawings
of the plant included)
Azalea entire plant
Boxwood leaves (boxwood is a common hedge)
Caladium entire plant
Chinaberry Tree berries, flowers, leaves
Daffodil bulbs
Dieffenbachia entire plant
Elephant Ear entire plant
English Ivy berries and leaves
Holly berries
Hyacinth bulbs
Hydrangea entire plant
Mistletoe berries
Oleander entire plant
Philodendron entire plant
Poinsettia entire plant
Wisteria seeds
Safe Plants include Spider plant, Dracena, Wandering Jew and Swedish
Ivy
[back page]
Poisonous House Plants:
Common Name Latin Name
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Caladium Caladium bicolor
Dumb cane Dieffenbachia
Elephant Ear Philodendron
Mistletoe (berries) Phoradendron serotinum
Pothos Pothos
Mother-in law's tongue Samservia
(bowstring hemp, snake plant)
Rosary pea (seeds) Arbus precatorius
Poisonous Plants in the Yard:
Azalea Rhododendron
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia
Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens
Christmas Rose Helleborus niger
Crocus Colchicum
Daffodil (Jonquil) Narcissus
Daphne Daphne
Deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna
Delphinium, perennial Delphinium
Elderberry Sambucus
Foxglove Digitalis
Goldenchain tree Laburnum
Holly (fruit) Ilex
Hyacinth (bulb) Hyacinthus
Lantana Lantana
Larspur (annual delphinium) Consolida ambigua
Lily-of-the-Valley Convallaria majalis
Monkshood Aconitum
Myoporum Myoporum
Oleander Nerium oleander
Oak Quercus
Tobacco Nicotina
Wisteria (seeds, pods) Wisteria
Yew Taxus
Poisonous Crops:
Apple seeds, eggplant leaves, potato sprouts and green parts,
tomato (green parts), rhubarb leaf blades; apricot, cherry,
peach and plum: leaves, twigs, seeds
Poisonous Wild Plants:
Baneberry, buttercup, castor bean, hemlock (marsh and "poison"),
marsh marigold, nightshade, skunk cabbage, western poison oak
This list has been keyworded: PLANTS, POISON, HAZARDS
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| 257.22 | Poison plants continued.... | GLRMAI::LYNCH | Eve Marie Lynch | Mon Nov 13 1995 10:58 | 118 |
| I have a cat that sucks the goop out of an aloe vera plant, Sneeze has
the most beautiful silky smooth fur & no furball problems.
Today I found this listing on the WWW, thought it was worthy to add
here complete with Copyright info.
Copyright � 1995 - ACME PET / [email protected]
TOXIC PLANTS FOR CATS
Symptoms of Plant Poisoning
Some signs of plant poisoning are:
1. continual vomiting
2. diarrhea
3. refusal of food
4. pale gums or tongue
5. swollen tongue
6. abdominal pain
7. convulsions
What To Do
If your cat is displaying any one or combination of these symptoms it is
possible it has injested a poisonous plant. Plant poisoning is dangerous
and medical attention should be sought immediately. Try to identify the
plant that has been injested and have its scientific name available when
you contact your veterinarian. This information will provide for a quicker
diagnosis and treatment of your pet.
Holiday and Seasonal Decorative Plants
* Amaryllis spp.
* Celastrus spp. "Bittersweet"
* Chrysanthemum spp.
* Colchicum autumnale "Autumn Crocus"
* Euonymus japonicus "Japanese Euonymus"
* Euphorbia milii "Crown of Thorns"
* E. pulcherrima "Poinsettia"
* Helleborus niger "Christmas Rose"
* Ilex spp. "Holly"
* Phoradendron spp. "American Mistletoe"
* Solanum pseudocapsicum "Jerusalem Cherry"
Common House Plants
* Alocasia spp. "Caladiums"
* Azalea spp."Weeping Fig" "Creeping Fig" "Mistletoe Fig" "Rubber Plant"
* Dieffenbachia spp. "Dumb Cane"
* Hydrangea spp.
* Hedera helix spp. (many indoor ivies)
* Ligustrum spp. "Japonicum'texanum'"
* Narcissus spp. "Paperwhites" and other winter forced bulbs
* Nicotiana spp. "Ornamental Tobacco"
* Philodendron spp.
* Rhododendron Ficus spp. "Weeping Fig" "Creeping Fig" "Mistletoe Fig"
"Rubber Plant"
Common Outdoor Plants
* Abrus precatorius "Rosary Pea"
* Actea spp. "Baneberry"
* Allium spp. Onions, Chives, other related plants
* Ampelopsis quinquefolia "Boston Ivy"
* Atropa belladonna "Deadly Nightshade"
* Aconitum spp. "Monkshood"
* Aesculus hippocastanum "Horse Chestnut"
* Arisaema triphyllum "Jack-in-the-Pulpit"
* Bulb Flowers "Star of Bethlehem" "Tulip" "Hyacinth" "Iris"
* Buxus spp. "Boxwood"
* Cestrum nocturnum "Night-blooming Jasmine"
* Clematis viginiana
* Conium maculatum "Poison Hemlock"
* Convallaria majalis "Lily of the Valley"
* Cyclamen spp.
* Daphne mezereum "Daphne"
* Datura spp. "Jimson Weed" "Thorn Apple"
* Delphinium "Larkspur"
* Descurainia pinnata "Tansy Mustard"
* Digitalis purpurea "Foxglove"
* Dicentra cucullaria "Dutchman's Breeches"
* D. spectabilis "Bleeding Heart"
* Ipomoea purpurea "Morning Glory"
* Hydrangea spp.
* Kalmia latifolia "Mountain Laurel"
* Laburnum spp. "Locoweed"
* Lantana camara "Lantana"
* Lathyrus spp. "Sweetpea"
* Ligustrum vulgare "Privet"
* Lily spp.
* Lobelia spp. "Indian Tobacco"
* Lupinus spp. "Lupine" "Bluebonnet"
* Lycopersicon esculentum "Tomato"(only the vine is toxic)
* Melia azedarach "Chinaberry"
* Mushrooms (all outdoor varieties have potential of being toxic)
* Narcissus spp.
* Nerium Oleander "Oleander"
* Papaver spp. "Poppy"
* Parthenocissus quinquefolia "Virginia Creeper"
* Physalis spp. "Ground Cherries"
* Phytolacca americana "Pokeberry"
* Prunus spp. "Wild Cherry" "Wild Peach" "Wild Apricot" "Chokeberry"
"Almond" "Black Cherry"
* Ranunculus spp. "Buttercup"
* Rheum rhaponticium "Rhubarb"(only the leaves are toxic)
* Ricinus communis "Castor Bean"
* Robinia pseudoacaria "Black Locust"
* Sambucus spp. "Elderberry"
* Sanguinaria canadensis "Bloodroot"
* Solanum spp. "Deadly Nightshades"(including potato vines, green spots,
and tubers)
* Taxus spp. "Yews"(especially the berries)
* Triglochin maritimun "Arrowgrass"
* Toxicodendron "Poison Oak" "Poison Ivy"
* Urtica spp. "Stinging Nettle"
* Veratum viride "False Hellebore"
* Wisteria spp.
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