What flowers and plants can't be raised after raising a cat (1)
Toxic to cats
Ericaceae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: gray toxin
Clinical symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, heart failure.
Common representative plant: laurel
Borage of Lithocarpaceae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: tannin, mucus
Clinical symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, dermatitis.
Common representative plants: borage.
boxwood
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: alkaloids
Clinical symptoms: vomiting and diarrhea.
Common representative plants: boxwood (the most common small shrub in green belt)
Ivy of Araliaceae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicological principle: triterpenoid saponin (snake venom glycoside)
Clinical symptoms: vomiting, abdominal pain, excessive saliva secretion and diarrhea. Leaves are more poisonous than berries.
Common representative plants: ivy, a very common family green plant in green belt park. The flower stems are different from normal climbing vines, and the leaves will change. Pay attention to the difference.
labiatae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: essential oil
Clinical signs: vomiting, diarrhea, depression, loss of appetite, occasional bloody diarrhea or vomiting.
Common representative plants: colored grass.
Solanaceae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: benzene sulfonamide
Clinical signs: tremor, seizure (lasting for several days), diarrhea, vomiting, excessive salivation, drowsiness, uncoordinated movements and cough.
Common representative plants: Yuanyang Jasmine
Iridaceae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: pentaterpene
Clinical symptoms: salivation, vomiting, drooling, lethargy and diarrhea. The highest concentration is in rhizome.
Common representative plants: iris (not sure whether it is all iris), butterfly iris butterfly iris rainbow iris written by ASPCA.
gardenia
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: glucoside and geniposide.
Clinical symptoms: mild vomiting and/or diarrhea, urticaria.
Common representative plants: gardenia.
Dianthus (not all Dianthus are poisonous)
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: unknown stimulus
Clinical signs: mild gastrointestinal signs, mild dermatitis.
Common representative plants: carnations.
labiatae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: nepetalactone
Clinical symptoms: Many cats like catnip, but it can cause vomiting and diarrhea. It calms some cats, while others are stimulated.
Common representative plants: catnip
Compositae (most compositae plants are not toxic to cats)
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: volatile oil; Myrrha alcohol, azurol, citric acid, tannic acid
Clinical symptoms: contact dermatitis, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, allergic reaction. Long-term use will lead to bleeding tendency.
Sedum plants
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: butadiene lactone
Clinical signs: Vomiting, diarrhea and abnormal heart rhythm (rare).
Common representative plants: immortal birds, also called roots, are very well-maintained succulents.
meliaceae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicology principle: four trans triterpenes (black toxins)
Clinical symptoms: diarrhea, vomiting, salivation, depression, weakness and seizures. Mature fruits (berries) are the most poisonous, but they also have bark, leaves and flowers.
Common representative plants: Azadirachta indica
Sedum plants
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicology principle: unknown
Clinical symptoms: vomiting, drunkenness and tremor (rare)
Common representative plant: Sedum.
Chinese chives
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: n-propyl disulfide
Clinical symptoms: vomiting, erythrocyte decomposition (hemolytic anemia, Heinz anemia), hematuria, weakness, increased heart rate and asthma.
apocynaceae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: cardiac glycoside
Clinical signs: vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, depression, arrhythmia and death.
Common representative plants: oleander
composite family
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: potential irritants such as sesquiterpenes, lactones, pyrethroids (the main components of insect repellent in vitro).
Clinical signs: vomiting, diarrhea, excessive saliva secretion, disharmony and dermatitis.
Common representative plants: daisies
Day lily (many varieties)
Fresh daylily is also toxic to people and dangerous to cats.
Toxicology principle: unknown
Clinical symptoms: cats: vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy, renal failure and death.
Liliaceae
Toxicity: toxic
Toxicity principle: saponin
Clinical signs: vomiting (occasional blood), depression, anorexia, excessive saliva secretion and dilated pupils.
Common representative plants: Dracaena.