Avoid Plants That are Dangerous to Your Pets!
I love plants and I love gardening. They are two of my favorite hobbies.
I was a little surprised to find out that there are some plants that
are dangerous for your pets. So, after doing a little research, I found a
few tips and ideas that should help you if you are planting a new
garden, a new plant, or even simply updating your landscaping. Following
these simple steps you should be able to make your new garden safe for
you family pet as well.
I have two cats that I love to let out in
the back yard to nibble on grass. They are mostly indoor kitties and
really love spending a little item outside. Unfortunately though, they
will eat anything in sight, even though most people believe that cats
have a more discriminating palette than dogs, this is just not always
true. Cats are as vulnerable to toxic garden plants as dogs. You should
also realize that even though dogs are larger than cats, this does not
mean they will not feel the same effect if they eat a poisonous garden
plant.
This first group is a list of Cardio-Toxic Plants.
Obviously you probably figures out that these plants can cause heart
problems or heart failure if eaten by your pets. One of the most deadly
Cardio-toxic plants is Oleander. If your cat or dog were to eat one
mouthful of the leaves from the Oleander plant, then they could be
easily killed. In fact, a single mouthful of the leaf of this plant
Oleander is only one of the most common poisonous plants. There are many
others.
Other cardio-toxin plants are: Lily of the Valley, Yew,
Alachua, and Foxglove. I recommend leaving these plants out of your
garden all together just to ere on the side of caution. For cats I have
found out that Day Lillie can be especially dangerous. My cats live to
lie on their backs and bat away at the long draping leaves on the Day
Lillie. Until recently I would have never known this was a very unsafe
plant for the cats in my garden.
Heart failure is not only problem pets can find in a garden.
Here are some gardens Plants That Can Cause Kidney Failure in ether
you cat or dog: shamrock, rhubarb leaves, and Easter Lilies. My cats
will nibble on anything hey find on the ground and often there are tons
of shamrocks own three. I have to keep and eye out and stear them clear
or the tiny little green plants.
To make matters more dangerous
for family pets in the garden, there are unite a few plants that are
dangerous in a variety for ways. Rhododendrons contain toxins and can
cause serious gastrointestinal upset. Azaleas also contain this same
dangerous threat to cat's ad dogs. Autumn crocus can possibly cause
hemorrhaging in pets if eaten in large quantities. It can also cause
renal frailer and liver damage.
I know a lot of this information has seemed a little negative. I like to think of it as negative, but necessary. To end on a light note, here are some non-toxic plants that are perfect for a plant friendly garden.
These Non-Toxic Plants include: Blue eyed daisies, regular or common snap dragon, crape myrtle, spider plants, spotted laurel, marigolds. pampas grass, and even Bamboo. Cornflowers are also a great choice. So, don't feel limited in what you can plant in your garden too much. Just be sure to do a little research to make sure you pets are as safe for your furry family members as they are beautiful to look at.
