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Make Your Home Feline Friendly
It has been said that a house is not a home without a cat. But while cats may make homes more pleasant for owners, ther are many things an owner can do to make a house a home for a cat. - Pets And Vets Magazine, Australia
Basic Cattery Planning - Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA)
Household Dangers for Cats - Pets will investigate the world they find themselves in. This cannot be and should not be discouraged, but it can lead any pet into danger. Before acquiring a new cat-dog or puppy-kitten, it is worth considering what hazards it will face around your home, and what precautions may be taken. Such ordinary household items as pans of boiling water or hot fat, live cables (TV, lamps, radio or any wire they can reach), toxic cleaners such as bleach, laundry tablets, glass cleaners etc., are potential deathtraps and, as such, must be kept well out of reach.
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Greenhouse plants
Plants from commercial greenhouses may be sprayed with systemics to control pests. Some are fairly nasty and long-lasting. More enlightened greenhouses use integrated pest management techniques and vastly reduce the costs of pest control, and costs to the environment.
You'll need to ask about what the sprays are, how often, etc. They should have MSDS (material safety data sheets) on hand for everything they use. Many greenhouses also buy foliage plants (esp.) from commercial growers in southern states, rather than raising their own plants, so you need to ask about that too.
Household plants
Gives a rash after contact: chrysanthemum; creeping fig; weeping fig; pot mum; spider mum.
Irritating; the mouth gets swollen; tongue pain; sore lips -- potentially fatal, these plants have large calcium oxalate crystals and when chewed, esophageal swelling may result, resulting in death unless an immediate tracheotomy is done: Arrowhead vine; Boston ivy; caladium; dumbcane; Emerald Duke; heart leaf (philodendrum); Marble Queen; majesty; neththyis; parlor ivy; pathos; red princess; saddle leaf (philodendron); split leaf (philodendron).
Generally toxic; wide variety of poisons; usually cause vomiting, abdominal pain, cramps; some cause tremors, heart and respiratory and/or kidney problems (difficult for you to interpret): Amaryllis; azalea; bird of paradise; crown of thorns; elephant ears; glocal ivy; heart ivy; ivy; Jerusalem cherry; needlepointivy; pot mum; ripple ivy; spider mum; umbrella plant.
Outdoor plants
Vomiting and diarrhea in some cases:
Delphinium; daffodil; castor bean; Indian turnip; skunk cabbage; poke weed; bittersweet; ground cherry; foxglove; larkspur; Indian tobacco; wisteria; soap berry.
Poisonous and may produce vomiting, abdominal pain, sometimes diarrhea:
horse chestnut/buckeye; rain tree/monkey pod; American yew; English yew; Western yew; English holly; privet; mock orange; bird of paradise bush; apricot & almond; peach & cherry; wild cherry; Japanese plum; balsam pear; black locust.
Various toxic effects:
rhubarb; spinach; sunburned potatoes; loco weed; lupine; Halogeton; buttercup; nightshade; poison hemlock; pig weed; water hemlock; mushrooms; moonseed; May apple; Dutchman's breeches; Angel's trumpet; jasmine; matrimony vine.
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Hallucinogens
marijuana; morning glory; nutmeg; periwinkle; peyote; loco weed.
Convulsions
china berry; coriaria; moonweed; nux vomica; water hemlock.
Plants that are poisonous to cats:
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Alfalfa
Almond (Pits)
Aloe Vera
Alocasia
Amaryllis
Apple (Seeds)
Apple Leaf Croton
Apricot (Pits)
Arrowgrass
Asparagus Fern
Autumn Crocus
Avacado (Fruit and Pit)
Azalea
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Baby's Breath
Baneberry
Bayonet
Beargrass
Beech
Belladonna
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Black-eyed Susan
Black Locust
Bleeding Heart
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Box
Boxwood
Branching Ivy
Buckeyes
Buddist Pine
Burning Bush
Buttercup
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Cactus, Candelabra
Caladium
Calla Lily
Castor Bean
Ceriman
Charming Dieffenbachia
Cherry (Pits, Seeds and wilting leaves)
Cherry, (wild varieties )
Cherry, Ground
Cherry, Laurel
Chinaberry
Chinese Evergreen
Christmas Rose
Chrysanthemum
Cineria
Clematis
Cordatum
Coriaria
Cornflower
Corn Plant
Cornstalk Plant
Croton
Corydalis
Crocus, Autumn
Crown of Thorns
Cuban Laurel
Cutleaf Philodendron
Cycads
Cyclamen
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Daffodil
Daphne
Datura
Deadly Nightshade
Death Camas
Devil's Ivy
Delphinium
Decentrea
Dieffenbachia
Dracaena Palm
Dragon Tree
Dumb Cane
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Easter Lily *
Eggplant
Elaine
Elderberry
Elephant Ear
Emerald Feather
English Ivy
Eucalyptus
Euonymus
Evergreen
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Ferns
Fiddle Leaf Fig
Florida Beauty
Flax
Four O'Clock
Foxglove
Fruit Salad Plant
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Geranium
German Ivy
Giant Dumb Cane
Glacier Ivy Golden Chain
Gold Dieffenbachia
Gold Dust Dracaena
Golden Glow
Golden Pothos
Gopher Purge
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Hahn's Ivy
Heartland Philodendron
Hellebore
Hemlock, Poison
Hemlock, Water
Henbane
Holly
Honeysuckle
Horsebeans
Horsebrush
Horse Chestnuts
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
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Indian Rubber Plant
Indian Tobacco
Iris
Iris Ivy
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Jack in the Pulpit
Janet Craig Dracaena
Japanese Show Lily *
Java Beans
Jessamine
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimson Weed
Jonquil
Jungle Trumpets
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Kalanchoe
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Lacy Tree Philodendron
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily
Lily Spider
Lily of the Valley
Locoweed
Lupine
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Madagascar Dragon Tree
Marble Queen
Marigold
Marijuana
Mescal Bean
Mexican Breadfruit
Miniature Croton
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning Glory
Mother in Law's Tongue
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms
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Narcissus
Needlepoint Ivy
Nephytis
Nightshade
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Oleander
Onion
Oriental Lily
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Peace Lily
Peach (pits and wilting leaves)
Pencil Cactus
Peony
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Pimpernel
Plumosa Fern
Poinciana
Poinsettia (low toxic)
Poison Hemlock
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Pokeweed
Poppy
Potato
Pothos
Precatory Bean
Primrose
Privet, Common
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Red Emerald
Red Princess
Red-Margined Dracaena
Rhododendron
Rhubarb
Ribbon Plant
Rosemary Pea
Rubber Plant
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Saddle Leaf Philodendron
Sago Palm
Satin Pothos
Schefflera
Scotch Broom
Silver Pothos
Skunk Cabbage
Snowdrops
Snow on the Mountain
Spotted Dumb Cane
Staggerweed
Star of Bethlehem
String of Pearls
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Sweetpea
Swiss Cheese plant
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Tansy Mustard
Taro Vine
Tiger Lily *
Tobacco
Tomato Plant
(Green fruit, stem and leaves)
Tree Philodendron
Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia
Tulip
Tung Tree
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Virginia Creeper
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Water Hemlock
Weeping Fig
Wild Call
Wisteria
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Yews --
Japanese Yew
English Yew
Western Yew
American Yew
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Pet-proof your house by looking for items that may be dangerous to them. These include cleaners, antifreeze, automobile coolant, and rat poison.
The fumes from moth balls destroy a cat's liver cells. Use cedar in your closet instead.
Redecorating your home? Let your cat explore after the decorating is done. Paints, wallpaper pastes and paint thinners can be toxic to cats. Play it safe!
There are many items in your household with are poisonous to cats!
Tylenol, Antifreeze, Aspirin, Bleach, Boric Acid, Brake Fluid, Dandruff Shampoo, Diet Pills, Disinfectants, Drain Cleaner, Dye, Fungicides, Furniture Polish, Gasoline, Hair Coloring, Herbicides, Insectisides, Kerosene, Laxatives, Metal Polish, Moth Balls, Mineral Spirits, Nail Polish, Paint, Paint Remover, shoe Polish, Suntan Lotion, and much more!
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