Many common house and garden plants can be toxic to animals if swallowed, especially certain parts of the plant. Symptoms range from diarrhea, nausea, or skin allergies to neurological symptoms, coma, and death. The most poisonous plants are marked with three asterisks *. Where possible, clinical signs are given.
• Apricot. Stem, bark, seed pits
Azalea. Mostly leaves. Stomach irritation/pain, abnormal heart rate/rhythm, convulsions, coma, death.
Bird of Paradise. Fruit, seeds. Boston Ivy. All parts.
Caladium. All parts.
• Creeping Charlie. All parts. Drooling, usually not fatal.
Castor Bean. All parts but mostly seeds, if chewed. Nausea, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, dehydration, shortness of breath, excessive thirst, weakness, muscle twitching, convulsions, coma.
Choke Cherry. Leaves, seed pits, stems, bark
Daffodil. Bulbs
Daphne. Berries, bark, leaves.
English Ivy. Leaves, berries. Stomach irritation, diarrhea, troubled breathing, coma, death.
• Foxglove. Leaves, seeds, flowers.
Glacier Ivy. Leaves, berries.
• Heartleaf. All parts.
Hemlock, Water. All parts, root and root stalk. Dilated pupils, frothing at the mouth, spasms muscles spasms, restlessness, convulsions, and death (within 15 min to 2 hours)
• Hyacinth. Bulbs, leaves, flowers. Colic, vomiting and diarrhea, usually not fatal.
• Hydrangea. Leaves, buds. Irritation and inflammation of the digestive tract, diarrhea, bloody stool.
• Jerusalem Cherry. All parts, unripe fruit.
• Johnsongrass. Leaves and stems, especially young plants. Breathing problems, severe anxiety, convulsions, coma, death. Intravenous antidote exsist.
• Jimson Weed. All parts. Rapid pulse, rapid breathing, dilated pupils, restlessness, nervousness, twitching, frequent urination, diarrhea, depression, weight loss, weak pulse, convulsions, coma, death.
• Jonquil. Bulbs.
Lantana. Leaves and berries. Sluggishness, weakness, bloody diarrhea. Death may occur in 2 to 4 days.
• Lily-of-the-Valley. All parts.
Mandrake. Roots, foliage, unripe fruit.
• Mistletoe. Berries.
• Morning Glory. Seeds.
• Marble Queen. All parts.
Nightshade. All parts. Hallucinations, severe intestinal disturbances, diarrhea, drowsiness, numbness, dilated pupils, trembling, labored breathing, nasal discharge, rapid heartbeat, weak pulse, incoordination, paralysis or severe shaking of the rear legs, rapid heart rate, bloat, can be fatal.
• Nephthytis, Arrowhead Vine. All parts.
Pigweed, Redroot. Leaves, stems, roots. Troubled breathing, trembling, weakness, coma, death.
• Poinsettia. Leaves, flowers Not lethal, but can cause skin, mouth, eye, and stomach irritation.
Pokeweed, Inkberry. All parts. Colic, diarrhea, blood in stool, rare cases anemia, and possible death.
• Parlor Ivy. All parts.
• Red Sage. Green berries.
• Rhubarb. Leaves. Staggering, trembling, breathing difficulties, weakness, diarrhea, increased drinking and urinating, death.
• Red Princess. All parts.
• Saddleleaf. All parts.
• Tulip. Bulbs.
Umbrella Plant. All parts.
• Yew, English and Japanese. Breathing problems, trembling, heart problems, stomach upset, death.
Toxic Plants Information Source: www.cybercanine.com. For educational purposes only. This information is not intended as medical advice and can never replace medical care and treatments.
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