Symptoms of Plant Poisoning:
Different planets produce a variety of symptoms, but the following are cause for concern: listlessness, muscle weakness, vomiting (especially if the vomitus contains leaves or vegetable matter), abdominal pain, difficulty breathing, drooling, tremors, diarrhea, or convulsions.
Steps to follow if you suspect your pet has been poisoned:
1. Quickly determine the amount and type of planet the animal has eaten.
2. Call your veterinarian immediately. If he or she is not available, contact the closest veterinary clinic, or you may contact the NAPCC (National Animal Poison Control Center) at 1-900-680-0000. Calls to the NAPCC are $20 for five minutes and $2.95 each minute thereafter.
3. Carefully follow your veterinarian's instructions for immediate care.
4. Immediately take your pet, samples of any vomitus or stool passed, and a LARGE sample of the suspected plant to your veterinarian.
Toxic Plants:
| • algae • almonds • amaryllis • apricots • arrowhead vine • asparagus fern • autumn crocus • azalea • blackberry • black-eyed Susan • black nightshade • bleeding heart • boxwood • bracken or brake fern • buckeye • buttercups • cactus (spines) • caladium • calla lily • castor beans • ceriman • charming dieffenbachia • cherry • Chinese evergreen • chokecherry • Christmas rose • chrysanthemum • cineraria • clematis • climbing nightshade • cordatum • corn plant • cornstalk plant • crabgrass • crocus • croton • crown of thorns • Cuban laurel • daffodil • devil's ivy • dumb cane |
• Easter lily • elderberry • elephant's ear • emerald feather • English holly • eucalyptus • fiddle-leaf fig • foxglove • glory lily • gold dust dracaena • helleborus • hemlock • holly berries • hyacinth • hydrangea • iris • ivy • jack-in-the-pulpit • Japanese show lily • jasmine • Jerusalem cherry • jonquil • kalanchoe • laburnum • lantana • larkspur • ligustrum • lily of the valley • marble queen • marijuana • mistletoe • monshood • morning glory • mushrooms • narcissus • nephthytis • nettles • nutmeg • oleander • onion |
• oriental lily • peace lily • peach • pencil cactus • periwinkle • philodendron • plumosa fern • poinsettia • poison hemlock • poison ivy • poison oak • pokeweed • potato • precatory beans • primrose • privet • purple foxglove • red emerald • red princess • rhododendron • rhubarb • rubber plants • sago lily • skunk cabbage • spider plant • spring bulbs • string of pearls • Swiss cheese plant • taro vine • tiger lily • tinsel tree • tobacco • tomato plant • tulip • wandering Jew • water hemlock • wild black cherry • wisteria • yellow jasmine • yew |
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