Toxic Plants To Dogs
What plants are poisonous to pets? Most people don’t know that many common house plants are toxic plants to dogs. We believe there should be a bright label on all plants that contain poison, but unfortunately we are not always that lucky. Toxic house plants are frequently ingested by small children and animals.
There are things you can do to prevent this from happening.
*Know the plants in your home and yard that are toxic to dogs and others
*Before buying a plant make the store identify and label the plant to determine poisonous plants.
* Keep plant food and chemicals where your pet (or child) cannot reach them.
* Keep a quick reference guide on the types of toxic plants to dogs.
Toxic Plants To Dogs Include The Following Plant Species
A
Alfalfa • Almond (pits of) • Aloe Vera • Alocasia • Amaryllis • Apple (seeds) • Apple Leaf Croton • Apricot (Pits of) • Arrowgrass • Asparagus Fern • Autumn Crocus • Avocado (fruit & pit) • Azalea
B
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 • Buddhist Pine • Burning Bush • Buttercup
C
Cactus, Candelabra • Caladium • Calla Lily • Castor Bean • Ceriman • Charming Dieffenbachia • Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves) • Cherry (most 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
D
Daffodil • Daphne • Datura • Deadly Nightshade • Death Camas • Devil’s Ivy • Delphinium • Decentrea • Dieffenbachia • Dracaena Palm • Dragon Tree • Dumb Cane
E
Easter Lilly • Eggplant • Elaine • Elderberry • Elephant Ear • Emerald Feather • English Ivy • Eucalyptus • Euonymus • Evergreen
F
Ferns • Fiddle-leaf Fig • Florida-leaf Fig • Florida Beauty • Flax • Four O’clock • Foxglove • Fruit Salad Plant
G
Geranium • German Ivy • Giant Dumb Cane • Glacier Ivy • Golden Chain • Gold Dieffenbachia • Gold Dust Dracaena • Golden Glow • Golden Pathos • Gopher Purge
H
Hahn’s Self-Branching Ivy • Heartland Philodendron • Hellebore • Hemlock, Poison • Hemlock, Water • Henbane • Holly • Honeysuckle • Horsebeans • Horsebrush • Horse Chestnuts • Hurricane Plant • Hyacinth • Hydrangea
I
Indian Rubber Plant • Indian Tobacco • Iris • Iris Ivy
J
Jack in the Pulpit • Janet Craig Dracaena • Japanese Show Lily • Java Beans • Jessamine • Jerusalem Cherry • Jimson Weed • Jonquil • Jungle Trumpets
K
Kalanchoe
L
Lacy Tree Philodendron • Lantana • Larkspur • Laurel • Lily • Lily Spider • Lily of the Valley • Locoweed • Lupine
M
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 • Mountain Laurel • Mushrooms
N
Narcissus • Needlepoint Ivy • Nephvtis • Nightshade
O
Oleander • Onion • Oriental Lily
P
Peace Lily • Peach (pits & wilting leaves) • Pencil Cactus • Peony • Periwinkle • Philodendron • Pimpernel • Plumosa Fern • Poinciana • Poinsettia (low toxicity) • Poison Hemlock • Poison Hemlock • Poison Ivy • Poison Oak • Pokeweed • Poppy • Potato • Pothos • Precatory Bean • Primose • Privet, Common
R
Red Emerald • Red Princess • Red-Margined Dracaena • Rhubard • Ribbon Plant • Rosemary Pea • Rubber Plant
S
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
T
Tansy, Mustard • Taro Vine • Tiger Lily • Tobacco • Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem & leaves) • Tree Philodendron • Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia • Tulip • Tung Tree
U
Umbrella Plant
V
Virginia Creeper
W
Water Hemlock • Weeping Fig • Wild Call • Wisteria
Y
Yews (e.g. Japanese Yew) • English Yew • Western Yew • American Yew
List compiled by Jeffery D. Rakes
Updated with the assistance of Dr. Jill Richardson
ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center, December 1997
If a poisoning should occur it may be necessary to induce vomiting. Call poison control and your veterinarian immediately. If it is necessary to induce vomiting, give one to two teaspoons of hydrogen peroxide orally.
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center – Est. 1978 University of Illinois
(888) 4ANIHELP (426-4435)
$45.00 per case (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express). The Center will do as many follow-up calls as necessary in critical cases, and at the owner’s request will contact their veterinarian. The Center also provides via fax specific treatment protocols and current literature citations when indicated.
(900) 443-0000
$45.00 per case charged to the owner’s phone bill. The Center will do as many follow-up calls as necessary in critical cases, and at the owner’s request will contact their veterinarian. These follow-up calls can e made by calling (888) 299-2973.
Kansas State University’s Poison Control Hotline (For Animals Only) – Tel: 785 -523-5679 This is a FREE service for both pet owners and veterinarians.
