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Plants and Foods Toxic to Pets Here is a quick reference guide to the more common house and garden plants and foods (and other substanced) that are toxic to most all animals. If you have these plants or foods, you need not dispose of them--just keep them away from your pets (and your children). Although it is impossible to list all possible poisons, these guidelines may help you begin to remove or place out of reach most potential problems. Post close at hand your veterinarian's number, the number of an emergency clinic, and the number for the National Animal Poison Control Center. Before you call, note the time your pet was exposed to the toxin, the type of product ingested, the manufacturer's name and any ingredients you can find listed on packaging. To reach the National Poison Control Center call (800) 548-2423. If you need to speak to a veterinarian there, this service will cost you $30 to be billed to a credit card. An alternate number is (900) 680-0000. A veterinarian's services on this line will cost a flat $20 fee for the first five minutes, and $2.95 per minute for each additional minute. These charges will be billed to your phone bill. Also check out the bird article, Household Dangers. * Indicates that a substance is especially dangerous and can be fatal. Alcohol (all beverages, ethanol, methanol, isopropyl) Almonds* Amaryllis bulb* Anthuriaum* Apricot* Autumn crocus (Colchicum Autumnale)* Avocado (leaves, seeds, stem, skin)* (fatal to birds) Azalea (entire rhododendron family) Begonia* Bird of Paradise Bittersweet Bleeding heart* Boxwood Bracken fern Buckeye Buttercup (Ranunculus) Caffeine Caladium* Calla lily* Castor bean* (can be fatal if chewed) Cherry Chinese sacred or heavenly bamboo* Chocolate Choke cherry, unripe berries* Chrysanthemum (a natural source of pyrethrins) Clematis Crocus bulb Croton (Codiaeum sp.) Delphinium, larkspur, monkshood* Dumb cane (Dieffenbachia)* Elderberry, unripe berries* English ivy (All Hedera species of ivy) Fig (Ficus) Four-o'clocks (Mirabilis) Foxglove (Digitalis)* Garlic* Hyacinth bulbs Hydrangea* Holly berries Iris corms Jack-in-the-pulpit* Jimson weed* Kalanchoe* Lantana* Lily (bulbs of most species) Lily-of-the-valley* Lupine species Marijuana or hemp (Cannabis) Milkweed* Mistletoe berries* Morning glory* Mountain laurel Narcissus, daffodil (Narcissus) Oak* (remove bark for use as a bird perch) Oleander* Onions* Peaches* Pencil cactus/plant* (Euphorbia sp.) Philodendron (all species)* Poinsettia (many hybrids, avoid them all) Potato (leaves & stem) Rhubarb leaves* Rosary Pea (Arbus sp.) (can be fatal if chewed) Scheffelera (umbrella plant)* Shamrock (Oxalis sp.)* Spurge (Euphorbia sp.) Tomatoes (leaves & stem) Yew* Other substances that are very harmful include (but are not limited to): Household cleansers and disinfectants Lead Bleach Acetone Antifreeze Drain Cleaners Insecticides Wood preservatives and shellac Rodent poison Mercury Chocolate Laundry supplies Cigarettes and other nicotine products and smoke fabric softeners Suntan lotion Crayons (dangerous for birds) Cosmetics Rust (keep birds away) Fumes are dangerous to birds: smoke-filled air, insecticide spray, deodorizers, spray cleaners, fumes from fresh paint, gas, and overheated Teflon (very deadly). Copyright © Harmony Animal Hospital. Reprinted with permission. Explore some Bird books! | Previous | Back to Index |