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Aloe


Common Name: Aloe
Clinical signs: vomiting, depression, diarrhea, anorexia, tremors, change in urine color.


Amaryllis


Common Name: Amaryllis
Clinical signs: vomiting, depression, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hypersalivation, anorexia, tremors.


Asian Lily (Liliaceae)
 

Common Name: Asian Lily (Liliaceae)
Clinical signs: vomiting, inappetence, lethargy, and kidney failure. Cats are only species known to be affected.


Asparagus Fern


Common Name: Asparagus Fern
Clinical signs: allergic dermatitis with repeated dermal exposure. Berry ingestion could result in gastric upset (vomiting, abdominal pain, or diarrhea.)


Autumn Crocus


Common Name: Autumn Crocus
Clinical signs: oral irritation, bloody vomiting, diarrhea, shock, multi-organ damage, bone marrow suppression.


Avocado - Tree, fruit and pit


Common Name: Avocado
Clinical signs: vomiting, diarrhea, death, inflammation of mammary glands of rabbits, goats, cattle, and horses- Cardiac failure in goats- Respiratory distress, generalized congestion, fluid accumulation around the heart.


Azalea


Common Name: Azalea
Clinical signs: vomiting, diarrhea, hypersalivation, weakness, coma, hypotension, CNS depression, cardiovascular collapse and death.


Branching Ivy

Common Name: Branching Ivy; the foliage is more toxic than the berries.
Clinical signs: gastrointestinal upset, diarrhea, hyperactivity, breathing difficulty, coma, fever, polydipsia, dilated pupils, muscular weakness, and incoordination.


Buckeye


Common Name: Buckeye
Clinical signs: severe gastroenteritis, depression or hyperexcitability, dilated pupils, coma


Calla Lily


Common Name: Calla Lily
Clinical signs: oral irritation, intense burning and irritation of the mouth, lips, tongue, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing.


Castor Bean


Common Name: Castor Bean
Clinical signs: Beans are very toxic: oral irritation, burning of mouth and throat, increase in thirst, vomiting, diarrhea, kidney failure, convulsions.


Ceriman (aka Cutleaf Philodendron)


Common Name: Ceriman (aka Cutleaf Philodendron)
Clinical signs: oral irritation, intense burning and irritation of the mouth, lips, tongue, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing.


Charming Diffenbachia


Common Name: Charming Diffenbachia
Clinical signs: oral irritation, intense burning and irritation of the mouth, lips, tongue, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing.


Chinaberry Tree


Common Name: Chinaberry Tree
Clinical signs: Berries are most toxic. Can see slow heartrate, diarrhea, vomiting, depression, weakness, seizures, and shock.


Chinese Evergreen

Common Name: Chinese Evergreen
Clinical signs: oral irritation, intense burning and irritation of the mouth, lips, tongue, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing.


Christmas Rose


Common Name: Christmas Rose
Clinical signs: abdominal pain, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, convulsions, delirium.


Clematis


Common Name: Clematis
Clinical signs: vomiting, diarrhea, oral ulcers, ataxia irritant or vesicant action.


Corn Plant (aka Cornstalk Plant)


Common Name: Corn Plant (aka Cornstalk Plant)
Clinical signs: In cats: dilated pupils, breathing difficulty, abdominal pain, increased heartrate and drooling. In both cats and dogs: vomiting, depression, inappetence, drooling, incoordination, and weakness.


Cyclamen


Common Name: Cyclamen
Clinical signs: vomiting, gastrointestinal inflammation, and death.


Daffodil


Common Name: Daffodil
Clinical signs: severe gastrointestinal disorders, convulsions, shivering, hypotension, dermatitis, muscular tremors, and cardiac arrhythmias.


Day Lily


Common Name: Day Lily
Clinical signs: vomiting, inappetence, lethargy, kidney failure. Cats are only species known to be affected.


Devil's Ivy

Common Name: Devil's Ivy
Clinical signs: oral irritation, intense burning and irritation of the mouth, lips, tongue, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing.


Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia


Common Name: Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia
Clinical signs: oral irritation, intense burning and irritation of the mouth, lips, tongue, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing.


Deadly Nightshade


Common Name: Nightshade (includes several varieties, the most common being Deadly Nightshade, Black Nightshade, and Silverleaf Nightshade)
Clinical signs: hypersalivation, inappetence, severe gastrointestinal upset, diarrhea, drowsiness, CNS depression, confusion, behavioral change, weakness, dilated pupils, slow heart rate.


Easter Lily


Common Name: Easter Lily
Clinical signs: vomiting, inappetence, lethargy, and kidney failure. Cats are only species known to be affected.


Elephant Ears


Common Name: Elephant Ears
Clinical signs: oral irritation, intense burning and irritation of the mouth, lips, tongue, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing.