I wish I knew this. My moms birthday was yesterday and I got her Lily’s. She cut the stem and then I see my cat playing with it. He had it in his mouth. I looked it up and and OF COURSE it’s the most dangerous! He’s in the ER right now getting an iv for two days. I feel like a terrible cat dad. I’m preying he’s going to be ok. I love him so much.
@@ericlink9336 OHHH SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT :D and btw, you’re not a bad cat dad! don’t blame yourself too much for what happened, you cared for him and he’s ok after all. and now that you know, you can do better
I'm dutch, so you may understand why I'd have an affinity for tulips. They're incredible to me, and I don't even have a cat yet, but I don't plan on getting tulips currently
Exactly! I want to fill my home with plants the cat's can nibble on, and can't find a list anywhere! Cilantro is okay though, I have a flowering cilantro at the moment, and one of my cats love sniffing the flowers :)
Just this week I found a dead adolescent cat decomposing underneath my small azalea plant located near my front door. Please people, keep you kitties inside!
Kathy Holt nooo, that’s horrible!, 🥺 cant imagine how you felt seeing that, also your right cat owners should be much more cautious when letting their cats outside
That's not going to solve the problem. There are indoor plants that are equally poisonous. I'm adding another cat. Therefore, I'll be relocating my indoor plants again to a new cat free zone.
Whenever I go to Lowe's for plants I am thoroughly armed with the ASPCA toxicity list. My cats are pretty great at leaving indoor plants alone but we aren't taking any chances in this house!
We discovered that the Rose of Sharon (aka Hibiscus Tree) caused our cat to have a seizure. Our vet was shocked the tree was not listed. Please keep it in mind.
@abigailshaw9817 there is a list of plants that are toxic to cats. The Rose of Sharon is not listed on it even though it causes seizures in cats. Our vet informed us after our girl ate a leaf off of the tree.
Glad you mentioned bouquets. Don’t forget the lilies in the bouquets! I knew a cat owner who was careful to not have any lily plants. She almost forgot it was in a bouquet she received. When she realized, she put it behind closed doors up in a bedroom where her cat doesn’t go and wouldn’t you know the cat went there, ate it and almost died but luckily survived. She thought she was being careful and felt so bad that it happened and for almost a week, she wasn’t sure if the cat would live. It can be easy to forget bouquets even if you think you’re being very careful in general. With lilies it is not worth the risk. I don’t like them anyway, the pollen goes everywhere. Im keeping cats temporarily for my son. I have some lesser toxic plants that I’ve been able to keep out of reach. There are so many toxic plants both in my home and new ones that I’m tempted to buy sometimes. It was getting discouraging. It felt like all my favorite plants where rated as toxic. But what I do to make it easier for me, is I try to focus on all the pet safe plant options. Ultimately, you can’t own every kind of plant in nature and it’s good to remember there are so many beautiful safe plants. Examples are African violets and orchids. So learn which are toxic and avoid those but don’t feel deprived. Focus on all the non toxic options that are available. Even so, I try to keep them out of reach.
Thank you, Jackson for give this important information to cat owners. Last year my dear Peter almost died. My daughter came to visit me with a beautiful bouquet of Astromelias, from the Lilys family. Two days later my cat Peter looked dead and I took him to the nearby vet hospital., where he stayed for 3 days and a half with IV fluid and lots of medicines. It took him 10 more days at home with medicines to be totally well. Every cat owner and also dogs owners should see this video and check up the list of toxic plants and flowers on the Internet. Dear Jackson, you are very important for all of us who love animals.
Thanks Jackson for sharing the link to ASPACA’s toxic and non-toxic plants. I’ve used this list before, it’s a very good comprehensive list.Unfortunately, I learned the hard way. When I first got my kitty, I had an aloe Vera plant and my kitty loved digging and playing in it. But then the next day she vomited, had diarrhea, wasnt eating, and he body was warm and I think she might have even had a fever! My husband thought she was fine 🤦♀️. Luckily my mothers institution kicked in and I took her to the vet that day and got her checked out and cleared out. I felt like a bad kitty parent, but I think having that natural mother’s instinct and taking her in immediately saved the day. Lesson learned, got rid of the Aloe Vera, kept the Spider Plant! 👍
I stopped getting flowers altogether! If someone gifts me them I just give them to my mom (cat free). And I have a couple fake bouquets around the house. Although my cats do still enjoy destroying them at least they don't eat them and I know they won't be poisoned. Plus fake flowers dont wilt or need water. And they stay in full bloom!
I love plants. Nothing can beat knowing you are nurturing little beautiful beings. My cats are young and I do have like 2 poisonous leafy plants but I keep them in my leo gecko and chinchillas room where the kitties aren't allowed unless I'm with them. It's just completely different. I'm growing some catgrass so they can have some leafy greens of their own. Only one of them has ever shown interest in the plants to a concerning point. So I make sure they are up and away. Kitties are about 10 months old or so they grow up so fast :')
Jackson can we request a video for what plants we can have or are good to have for our kitties? I love having cut flowers on my kitchen bench but after my girl munched on lillies I'm terrified to have any flowers on there anymore!
Maybe I'm late, but still: if you want a comprehensive list there's the link in the description. My personal advice: prayer plants are all non toxic and very beautiful, but if you don't have a green thumb a Marantha ("fishbone prayer plant") is the best, they're easy to care for and inexpensive. Calathea are also beautiful prayer plants but in some houses they struggle, so they can be more challenging
Here to give you those views so UA-cam doesn't punish a reupload. I had just bought a new houseplant (a nontoxic money tree) before the first upload. I spent days looking up houseplants I won't easily kill and ones that won't kill my cats. Also, I really like that you included why the video is a reupload. I'm always curious what someone is getting penalized for and like to know what changed in the video.
You are a very good person, my friend, you always help kittens.🙏😺🥰 I feed and give love to stray cats, I love cats, cats need love and food. Everybody needs to feed stray cats, I'll spread it all over the world
@@ribonichigo There's a certain president who was trying to tout Oleander as a cure for Covid (It's not!). So unfortunately people might start nibbling on it soon :/
Jackson, thank you so much for this! I can’t wait to see your future videos on cat food, diet, nutrition, whatever you end up calling it. This has been an internal war for me, knowing cats are obligate carnivores, knowing raw diets are optimum, but trying to also balance budget and convenience. Because the reality is, doesn’t matter what commercial food you’re looking at, none of it is good enough and I know it. I do my best with what I can get, but I am always looking to see how I can do better. There’s so much information online, it’s hard to distinguish what is trustworthy even when you’re just tying to learn how to switch your cats to a raw diet that will still provide them all the necessary nutrients they need.
Had a little scare a few weeks ago with a Lily hybrid in a bouquet I was given. I simply thought they caused an upset stomach, and was very alarmed to find out that it can kill a cat very quickly. I will be far more vigilant in the future!
Thank you for sharing this info about toxic plants Jackson. Many of them I knew after having cats for 60+ years, but there are some I had no idea were toxic. I don't generally have plants/flowers inside, mainly because I don't want to take a chance that there's something I DON"T know about them. I also saved the ASPCA list so I have it handy. Looking forward which plants are good for our feline friends!
MY CATS EAT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WITH LEAVES OR PETALS!!! Ive been subtly throwing my mother’s house plants in the bushes for years now! Now I know which plants not to toss, thanks! Although now I’m gonna have to figure out how to throw the Christmas tree in the bushes without her noticing 👀
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been wanting to incorporate more "green" into our home for air purifying and adding color to our outdoor garden, but I've been trying to research what is best/healthy/ even beneficial for our kitties. I had no idea about the rhododendron, so I guess I won't be using that one in the future 😓... on a plus side: I learned Jasmine is safe, and it is also beautiful and fragrant 😄.
The Golden Pothos is also a beautiful plant that makes a wonderful houseplant because it needs almost no light, and moderate watering. I've seen them in restaurant decor. This plant is also horrifically toxic to cats.
Yeah, it is toxic and can have harmful effects if your cat eats a lot of it. Similar to what Jackson Galaxy says in the video, toxic can mean different things; I wouldn't say horrifically toxic for pothos. According to ASPCA it causes irritation, drooling, and vomiting. It's not anywhere near for example, lilies which are likely to cause kidney failure and death. Like Alena I also have it in my house with 4 cats and have never had issues with it. The kitties would have to eat a lot of pothos to really cause a problem. Hope that helps!
Great informative video, Jackson, thank you! Could you do a video about which plants you can actually buy and place in your home that have absolutely no (ill) effect on cats even if they nibble on it on occassion?
I have many of those plans, ESPECIALLY DAISIES, in my garden and I am very glad that for YEARS my cats have been fine while being outdoor cats. They must have learned or they are just well fed and not even bothered to try to eat plants. Great video!! Very helpful and interesting. Also, Ivy is toxic to us too! Every time you touch it, wash your hands please, don’t eat, don’t touch wounds and eyes etc
Wonderful video, thank you so much! This is really helpful. I do want to mention real quick that the video you have for the poinsettia slide shows begonia plants, not poinsettias. Poinsettias have large flowers with leaf-like petals arranged in shape of a star, and the plant grows in kind of a rounded shape. Begonias have small, rounded flowers on a tall stalk, and either rounded or pointy leaves. Begonias and poinsettias are both toxic to cats but they look very different.
My cat refuses to eat any plants (good or bad) whatsoever. I got him special cat grass for his fur ball and he wouldn't touch it, same with catnip... It has to be in liquid form for him to get near the nip. Can't picture him ingesting any house plants of toxic type either, I still don't take any chances eventhough he has no interest.
I used to have a plant called mimosa pudica the shy plant but now I think it's better to have fake plans so no harm no foul I am so so grateful to you Jackson if it wasn't for you I would have by now have made so many silly but deadly mistakes
Thank you for this video ☺️😉😊 my mom loves to have plants, so now I know what plants we can and can't have ❤️🧡💛💚 💙💜 we also have tulips in our garden, so now I know that I should keep my indoor and outdoor cat, dotty, out of the flower bed in the Summer!!! You probably just saved my cat from serious pain.... Love your channel, it's been so helpful ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Also about dotty, she is a indoor cat, but she goes out on a harness and leash, don't worry, we have also have a 17 year old indoor cat, so we support indoor cat's too😺👌👍
By the way, the daisy family, Asteraceae, is HUGE! I don't know if all of its members are toxic to cats or not, but I would be cautious. It includes chamomile, lettuce (yes, lettuce!), dandelions, artichoke, sunflower, tarragon, a whole host of ornamental plants like dahlias, mums, and zinnias, goldenrod, and many many many other things. The most terrifying thing is that I saw a chamomile and catnip mixture marketed as a cat product at Walmart. Keep all plant-based human foods away from your cats and just be super careful about your houseplants.
watching so many of your videos tonight, right before school starts after october holidays again.. but since were getting cats in 2 days, thats most important to me
Good luck with your studies and with your new cats! Watching several of Galaxy's videos is a great way to start off on the right foot with your new cats. Also suggest subscribing to the CatCare or CatAdvice subreddits since it helped me learn a lot (what to avoid, how to enrich my cats' indoor lifestyle, etc.) from other, more experienced cat parents.
I have around 50+ plants at my house, which are all either 100% not toxic or LIGHTLY toxic. I offer my cats alternitives such as cat grass, catnip, spidergrass and so on. It took a long while to get the cat from my boyfriend to not try to eat certain plants, but now he's chill and knows he got his own home plants
I'm still alive and active at 4 months thanks to your guiding light of content for my clueless clumsy dad who still calls me puppy until today (hisssssss) 😹 I'd probably think I'm really a dog if it weren't for you. You inspire us, and are part of our daily habit and permission to share your link it's the least we can do to say Muchos Gracias! -- Hero Lee the Cat
Jackson, since most air fresheners, essential oils, scented candles, and potpourris are toxic to cats, how could someone make their house smell pleasant without getting them sick?
I use the scented wax melters. Just make sure the cord is somewhere that kitty can't get to. I had a cat who got so excited during play time that he ran into the cord and pulled the melter off the shelf. Cleaning wax off of floors is very hard.
I'm so lucky that my cat don't like eating flowers. But everytime when someone buys me a lily. I put it in separate room and close the door. Never ever let my cat to this little room with deadly flower !
Okay I am even more angry at my old roommate now after watching this video. She uses to blow the non advertiser friendly plant smoke at my cat all the time and it would drive me nuts. She'd also let her get into her bag of the stuff and roll around. I'm lucky she never had serious side effects.
Tetrahydrocannabinol, the toxin of the plant he can't talk about, requires heat to be activated. If the plant is raw, I don't understand how that could be an issue. Can someone explain it? I legitimately want to know how it works.
Same i was also thinking I know some growers who happen to also own cats and have herd them complain about the cat taking a nibble other then the loss of a bud nothing really happened aka the cats were fine so I too would like to know
My dog ate some weed (dried) and he got high as a kite. They metabolism it in a different way and have WAY more cannabinol receptors so no, heat is not required.
@@Shaydacosta dont get me started on that I had a chihuahua who got cancer and the vet said it was inoperable... I had just read an article about how some cannabinoids could kill cancer cells so I thought fuck I might as well try it if it dosent work it ain't like I'm cutting her life shorter... so I tried giving her some weed she liked it and she loved getting high it worked and she got healthy fast forward 6 years and that little bitch still stole if I dident offer her a bit of the nug
There are also other cannabinoids in the plants than just the one. Also that activates it for human consumption but even inactivated it can affect a cat.
Ficus are reaaally toxic too ! 2 years ago, one of our kitties was sick (we went 2 times to our vet without a clue what was going on), and there was a ficus indoor (we didn't know it was toxic at that time, we knew for a lot of plants but not this one in particular), tree that she was truly happy to climb all the time, of course (so she only had physical contacts, but maybe when she was cleaning herself, ate and tasted toxins from the ficus)...Fortunately, we moved it outside quickly because we figured it out, and she stopped vommiting immediately 🙏 Now she's fine with her brother 🤗
I knew lillies were bad for them, but I had no idea HOW toxic with such a small amount until one of my cats ate them. $3k later and she is just fine, we got her in for treatment before she had symptoms...but of course she had to eat them after hours on a Friday night, so her whole treatment was at the emergency clinic 🤑
My cat only eats the leaves on Cannabis plants. She doesn't like the buds either fresh or dry. Back when I used to smoke inside, she would even leave the room but she thought the leaves were a fine thing. I'll have to keep them away from her too.
Lady Palms and cast iron plants are both safe for cats and are beautiful large green plants. They’re super easy to care for too. Highly recommend them! I’m thinking of growing catnip next for my fur baby.
I love that you help so many cats and their people servants. I have a cat who meows non-stop from the second she is put in a carrier to go to the vet, till she gets out of it. I once timed her, and she meowed once every 2 seconds for the 5 minute trip to the vets. She was panting heavily when we took her out of the cage at the vets. So last week we tried your "scaredy Cat" drops, and sadly, it did not seem to help much. I didn't time her last time, but she only meowed a little less. Maybe once every 3 to 4 seconds. :-( Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am considering using CBD oil for cats.
I only have cat grass, because my cat will try to eat absolutely anything with leaves. So I figured it was easier to just be safe and only have plants that I know are good for cats
Hi, is it safe to have some toxic plants in the outdoor garden if my cat is indoor? I want to adopt but also respect my elderly dad's huge garden without limiting what he plants outdoor too much
It's in the aspca link, some examples are the spider plant, calathea/prayer plant, cast iron plant, bromeliad, Chinese money plant, banana plant, money tree, bamboo and some (not all) succulents like echeveria and the Christmas cactus. Hope this helps!
Most of these plants are deadly/toxic to humans too... I can't be bothered with anything that we can't eat! Soooooooo nobody gives me cut flowers... A friend gave me a brunch of leak once and another a plum tree! I love my friends ❣️
I am picking up a new member to our pack. She is 14 weeks. I have 40 plants. Our older cat do not eat on my plants. But you never know what kinda silly little cat she will get 😊 A year ago when I adopted the older cat I saw this video and really did my best with the plants. I moved them all.
I learned to keep only bromeliad species within chomping distance of my cat. Even then, some broms have sharp spikes on the rims of their leaves - so I tried to only leave smooth-edged species for my feline friend. He really liked to 'prune' the poor things, but at least I knew he was safe! I'd gladly trade scraggly broms for a satisfied & living kitty.
I just tried to look up how much horse chestnut might be poisonous for cats and found so many upsetting videos before this one. Liking and commenting in hopes that this will rise higher on the search results.
I used to have daisies at my old house. One of my late cats wouldn't stop chewing the petals. We stopped him every time. He never got sick from it. I never knew that daisies were so toxic. 😨 Edit: All of my cats were strictly indoor only. I brought the daisies inside from the patch of them out front.
I’ve never seen my cat try to eat a plant. But we also usually keep most of our plants downstairs. But I just got an Allo plant and it’ll be upstairs in her territory so I want to be extra careful.
daisies, as in' Bellis Perennis' are listed everywhere particularly to be NOT toxic for cats and are in every 'safe plants for cats' list. The named pyrethrines are a part of Tanacetum cinerariifolium, a flower that looks quite similar to daisies, but is a completely different plant!
So absolutely scary!!! I knew some of those but others have been in my house around my cats with me totally confident they meant no harm!!! I ha e been lucky
I had to Google my plants to make sure.. I only own 2 that are toxic both are kept well away from my kittens.. I do own a lilly plant that will be kept right away from them. It was gifted to me on mothers day for my mum whos favourite flower was Lillie's and in memory of her I have my plant. It lives on my kitchen windowsill behind my sink where cats can't get to. And I have an aloe plant that is again kept up away from them and will be moved again as they get older to a spot they won't get to. My other plants are absolutely safe for cats and look stunning.. Just don't want them chewed on so again, they're away where my cats can't get at them.
Thank you for another helpful video. we have outdoor cats. I have all my flower bulbs covered with chicken wire to protect them from animals fooling. I have a poinsettia indoor but it's in my room which is off-limits for cats. There is a big garden in the back and the grass is full of daisy, I didn't know they are poisonous to cats. :/ They eat lots of grass. It seems that they are great at choosing the right grass to eat. At Christmas time we always have a fake tree and put citronella oil on the base, which is disgusting for cats. :D Works very well on everything inside and outside of the flat.
I have always put up a fake X-mas tree. Always plastic needles and metal branches and wooden core. Most cats left even this alone, although Weedie would vibe underneath it, loaf-style, listening to the X-mas music from our mid-class (but very full) stereo. He would sometimes vibe while sitting on top of the 3 ft speakers. I am very proud of his behavior and demeanor!
Also, when I brought home mistletoe for hanging, I was very careful when I trimmed it, and I kept it in a clear, plastic ornament ball out of everybody's reach. The ball did very well in displaying this traditional tree parasite.
My roomate’s mom had the WHOLE house filled with plants, and wouldn't get rid of any of them even though one of the cats (the one with PICA) kept chewing on this purple and green plant and kept getting sick and throwing up all over the house. It got so bad at one point that I decided to move it up higher where he couldn’t get it, and then I got screamed at for touching her precious plants. It all came to a head one day when she brought home a Christmas poinsettia plant and the cat chewed up a leaf and ended up needing to stay at the vet’s for three days straight, he was incredibly close to dying from it.
I was about to post the same thing! I would add too that indoor plants are becoming more and more popular, so a video about common toxic indoor plants would be very helpful. My indoor only cats love to eat my plants so I have to be careful, but those that I have heard are toxic are kept completely out of reach.
I learned my cat from the moment I have her, to not eat any plants/flowers. And no I have none in my home that are toxic for her, but still she doesn't eat any plants. And all the plants I have are in my living room, which she doesn't have access to when I'm not home. It's the only room I closed for her when I'm not home. Yes she doesn't eat plants, and no I still don't risk it when I'm not home.
All of our cats are outdoor cats. There's no way to keep plants out of their way but they never seem to touch plants. Even Catnip is safe from the outdoor cats. They ignore it. The only trouble I've had with cats and Christmas trees is the cat climbing up them. Ever see a cat climb a Christmas tree? You don't really see the cat. What you see is a wave going up the tree looking like the tree is shrugging off all it's ornaments from bottom to top.
Quick question even though I'm not sure you'll see it. You've talked about pairing a "no" with a "yes" so I've gotten plants like cat grass and catnip plants. While they kind of like their cat grass, they still REALLY want to eat MY plants (All of which are fairly non-toxic) to the point of severe damage and requiring the plants to be fostered at my mom's for recovery. Any recommendations that are inexpensive? I'm going to try window shelves first, but in case they don't work I would love more suggestions.
I have a senior cream tabby cat, I love her very much. My mom apparently loves her garden more than my cat. She had Lillie’s in her garden and I decided to remove them from the garden, she got really mad and claimed that it was her plants. I told I’m sorry but those plants have to go they’re poisonous to cats, and she knows this but doesn’t care. Now I feel relieved, my cat can go roaming in the garden without me worrying there’s “poison” exposed to my kitty.
I live in Oregon, and there’s Evergreen Pine trees all around my house and streets. I’m harness training my kitten, I’ll have to be careful and watch out for what’s on the sidewalks
Great video. Very informative. I had no idea. I was checking out your merchandise products. Maybe cat-think the cat with daisy eyes... Don't you think?
@@AbdullahKhan-qm3ks weed, ganja, yesca, yerba buena haha it goes by many names but if he edited that part out it may be due to censorship by YT or got demonetized.
I no longer have any plants since one of my furbabies had an issue with plants hidden up on the refrigerator. She always found her way up to throw them over. Came home and found she tossed the planter over, what a mess. Never had any more after tossing everything in the trash.
You'd have an easier time listing what plants AREN'T poisonous to cats XD I try to make a list of things I see on a nursery's website, then cross-check that with the ASPCA's website. They have it really nicely set up where you can choose to look at either "non-toxic" or "toxic" plants for cats, dogs, and horses. You can also search specific plants. They did have one lily listed that doesn't look like most (the Canna Lily) that is non-toxic to cats, dogs, and horses. I would still want to do more research, though. Or stick to ferns! 90% of ferns are non-toxic and easier to care for--2 in 1! And they add a nice burst of green color (especially Boston ferns)
Cat at 9:55 Philodendron and Bird of Paradise are two of the plants I was most sad to learn are toxic to cats; "You can have plants" example at 10:23 is confusing because I see two variations of rubber plant, two monster-leaf philodendrons, and a mother-on-law's tongue all on the floor cat-accessible, and all of those species are toxic right? Must these be removed from homes?
I saw my cat had chewed on several leaves of a houseplant, so I moved it up so she couldn't reach. Hasn't been a problem since. Later found out it's poisonous to cats, but she never seemed ill. Hope there's no long-term damage from it. I'll be sure to do better research in the future.
Cats: I am a fierce carnivore!
Also cats: Lemme just chew on this gross-tasting plant.
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I wish I knew this. My moms birthday was yesterday and I got her Lily’s. She cut the stem and then I see my cat playing with it. He had it in his mouth. I looked it up and and OF COURSE it’s the most dangerous! He’s in the ER right now getting an iv for two days. I feel like a terrible cat dad. I’m preying he’s going to be ok. I love him so much.
Preying lol nice
is he ok? :(
@@draugaram he is good! He was on iv fluids for two days. He bounced right back though! Thank you for asking!
@@cneer17 my autocorrect got jokes
@@ericlink9336 OHHH SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT :D
and btw, you’re not a bad cat dad! don’t blame yourself too much for what happened, you cared for him and he’s ok after all. and now that you know, you can do better
Lilies are my absolute favorite flower but I love my cats more.
Nah, thats toxoplasmosis gondi making you think you love cats.
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I'm dutch, so you may understand why I'd have an affinity for tulips. They're incredible to me, and I don't even have a cat yet, but I don't plan on getting tulips currently
@@damien678 Tulips are lovely! The purple ones are my favorite. You could get some if you don’t have a cat.
Same! I painted a still life of lilies with watercolours and hung them up.
I'd love to see a video about plants that are GOOD for your cat, including what cat-age is safe to introduce them. Thanks for all the other videos.
Exactly! I want to fill my home with plants the cat's can nibble on, and can't find a list anywhere!
Cilantro is okay though, I have a flowering cilantro at the moment, and one of my cats love sniffing the flowers :)
Mint, catnip, wheatgrass, cilantro are some nice plants that are safe. Roses and sunflowers are safe flowers
Just this week I found a dead adolescent cat decomposing underneath my small azalea plant located near my front door. Please people, keep you kitties inside!
Kathy Holt nooo, that’s horrible!, 🥺 cant imagine how you felt seeing that, also your right cat owners should be much more cautious when letting their cats outside
Oh my goodness😿That is awful! Poor baby
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That's not going to solve the problem. There are indoor plants that are equally poisonous. I'm adding another cat. Therefore, I'll be relocating my indoor plants again to a new cat free zone.
@@ruthholloway-garcia5103 couldn’t you just not have indoor plants that are poisonous? Doesn’t that solve the problem?
Whenever I go to Lowe's for plants I am thoroughly armed with the ASPCA toxicity list. My cats are pretty great at leaving indoor plants alone but we aren't taking any chances in this house!
I will try the cat grass, and of course the only plants I kept were non-toxic. But I wish mine were "pretty great at leaving indoor plants alone" too!
When I was a vet tech, we had a kitty patient who just licked the pollen of a lily. Her kidneys irreversibly shut down😢💔
Does this include peace lillies too?
Bjarb J all lillies are toxic
@@FreedomForOrcas Yeah but is it at the level of Easter Lillies? Like on lick of pollen kills them?
@@FreedomForOrcas Not all plants commonly called lilies are toxic - peace lilies, for example.
@@bjarbj944 Peace lilies are not toxic to cats :). Day lilies, easter lilies, and asiatic lilies are all extremely toxic.
We discovered that the Rose of Sharon (aka Hibiscus Tree) caused our cat to have a seizure. Our vet was shocked the tree was not listed. Please keep it in mind.
Listed where ??? Like on this video ? Did you make your vet watch this video ?
@abigailshaw9817 there is a list of plants that are toxic to cats. The Rose of Sharon is not listed on it even though it causes seizures in cats. Our vet informed us after our girl ate a leaf off of the tree.
@@rebeccarouse5699 But what is the actual list you are referring to? Who or what organization made this list you’re talking about ?
Plants included in the video:
-lilies
-tulips
-hyacinth
-amaryllis
-poinsettia
-mistletoe
-holly
-rhododendron
-daffodils
-oleander
-sago palm
-daisies
-w33d??
-english ivy (California too)
(essential oils!! (On skin) aroma therapy is fine!!)
W33D is slang for WEED
Glad you mentioned bouquets. Don’t forget the lilies in the bouquets! I knew a cat owner who was careful to not have any lily plants. She almost forgot it was in a bouquet she received. When she realized, she put it behind closed doors up in a bedroom where her cat doesn’t go and wouldn’t you know the cat went there, ate it and almost died but luckily survived. She thought she was being careful and felt so bad that it happened and for almost a week, she wasn’t sure if the cat would live. It can be easy to forget bouquets even if you think you’re being very careful in general. With lilies it is not worth the risk. I don’t like them anyway, the pollen goes everywhere.
Im keeping cats temporarily for my son. I have some lesser toxic plants that I’ve been able to keep out of reach. There are so many toxic plants both in my home and new ones that I’m tempted to buy sometimes. It was getting discouraging. It felt like all my favorite plants where rated as toxic. But what I do to make it easier for me, is I try to focus on all the pet safe plant options. Ultimately, you can’t own every kind of plant in nature and it’s good to remember there are so many beautiful safe plants. Examples are African violets and orchids. So learn which are toxic and avoid those but don’t feel deprived. Focus on all the non toxic options that are available. Even so, I try to keep them out of reach.
Thank you, Jackson for give this important information to cat owners. Last year my dear Peter almost died. My daughter came to visit me with a beautiful bouquet of Astromelias, from the Lilys family. Two days later my cat Peter looked dead and I took him to the nearby vet hospital., where he stayed for 3 days and a half with IV fluid and lots of medicines. It took him 10 more days at home with medicines to be totally well. Every cat owner and also dogs owners should see this video and check up the list of toxic plants and flowers on the Internet. Dear Jackson, you are very important for all of us who love animals.
Thanks Jackson for sharing the link to ASPACA’s toxic and non-toxic plants. I’ve used this list before, it’s a very good comprehensive list.Unfortunately, I learned the hard way. When I first got my kitty, I had an aloe Vera plant and my kitty loved digging and playing in it. But then the next day she vomited, had diarrhea, wasnt eating, and he body was warm and I think she might have even had a fever! My husband thought she was fine 🤦♀️. Luckily my mothers institution kicked in and I took her to the vet that day and got her checked out and cleared out. I felt like a bad kitty parent, but I think having that natural mother’s instinct and taking her in immediately saved the day. Lesson learned, got rid of the Aloe Vera, kept the Spider Plant! 👍
Ah. 'Human-nip.'
I stopped getting flowers altogether! If someone gifts me them I just give them to my mom (cat free). And I have a couple fake bouquets around the house. Although my cats do still enjoy destroying them at least they don't eat them and I know they won't be poisoned. Plus fake flowers dont wilt or need water. And they stay in full bloom!
I'm a big fan of fabric/pastic flowers! My cats dont get insterested because they smell like soap. :)
I love plants. Nothing can beat knowing you are nurturing little beautiful beings. My cats are young and I do have like 2 poisonous leafy plants but I keep them in my leo gecko and chinchillas room where the kitties aren't allowed unless I'm with them. It's just completely different. I'm growing some catgrass so they can have some leafy greens of their own. Only one of them has ever shown interest in the plants to a concerning point. So I make sure they are up and away. Kitties are about 10 months old or so they grow up so fast :')
Roses! 💐
Jackson can we request a video for what plants we can have or are good to have for our kitties? I love having cut flowers on my kitchen bench but after my girl munched on lillies I'm terrified to have any flowers on there anymore!
Catmint is a cat fav.
Cat nip 😻
Maybe I'm late, but still: if you want a comprehensive list there's the link in the description. My personal advice: prayer plants are all non toxic and very beautiful, but if you don't have a green thumb a Marantha ("fishbone prayer plant") is the best, they're easy to care for and inexpensive. Calathea are also beautiful prayer plants but in some houses they struggle, so they can be more challenging
Orchids! Orchids aren’t toxic 💖
@@TheLegend-ky2ut I Was told orchids are Toxic. A local cat rescue told me (I have fake orchids and they were worried)
Here to give you those views so UA-cam doesn't punish a reupload. I had just bought a new houseplant (a nontoxic money tree) before the first upload. I spent days looking up houseplants I won't easily kill and ones that won't kill my cats.
Also, I really like that you included why the video is a reupload. I'm always curious what someone is getting penalized for and like to know what changed in the video.
You are a very good person, my friend, you always help kittens.🙏😺🥰
I feed and give love to stray cats,
I love cats, cats need love and food.
Everybody needs to feed stray cats, I'll spread it all over the world
A lot of those are poisonous to humans as well! Oleander, mistletoe etc
Yes but we are much less likely to nibble on the plants. If there are children who are inclined to take a bite keep them out of reach!
@@ribonichigo There's a certain president who was trying to tout Oleander as a cure for Covid (It's not!). So unfortunately people might start nibbling on it soon :/
Mistletoe isn't poisonous to people. Holly is
Jackson, thank you so much for this! I can’t wait to see your future videos on cat food, diet, nutrition, whatever you end up calling it. This has been an internal war for me, knowing cats are obligate carnivores, knowing raw diets are optimum, but trying to also balance budget and convenience. Because the reality is, doesn’t matter what commercial food you’re looking at, none of it is good enough and I know it. I do my best with what I can get, but I am always looking to see how I can do better. There’s so much information online, it’s hard to distinguish what is trustworthy even when you’re just tying to learn how to switch your cats to a raw diet that will still provide them all the necessary nutrients they need.
Oleander is also really deadly to humans and given that children sometimes just grab and stuff things in their mouth, big no no without supervision
Rdr2 taught me that
The book White Oleander taught me that lol
@@butterpecanrican_ OOOh yes! I love the film...
Had a little scare a few weeks ago with a Lily hybrid in a bouquet I was given. I simply thought they caused an upset stomach, and was very alarmed to find out that it can kill a cat very quickly. I will be far more vigilant in the future!
Thank you for sharing this info about toxic plants Jackson. Many of them I knew after having cats for 60+ years, but there are some I had no idea were toxic. I don't generally have plants/flowers inside, mainly because I don't want to take a chance that there's something I DON"T know about them. I also saved the ASPCA list so I have it handy. Looking forward which plants are good for our feline friends!
could you do a video going more in depth on essential oils & what might be safe/ dangerous ? or what way the oils are used that might be bad?
Might be better to make a video of plants that AREN'T toxic to cats - it'd be a MUCH shorter, and equally helpful list!
No ! this video helped me allot . If you think you can do better make your own channel idiot
@@realtalk675 wow
MY CATS EAT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WITH LEAVES OR PETALS!!! Ive been subtly throwing my mother’s house plants in the bushes for years now! Now I know which plants not to toss, thanks!
Although now I’m gonna have to figure out how to throw the Christmas tree in the bushes without her noticing 👀
Or you could move and stop letting your cat dictate how your mom lives...just a thought
@@TheRindy84 Unless they are still too young to move.
Throwing your mom’s plants in the bushes are soo rude srsly they are soo expensive
If you haven’t, just tell your mom . Share this video if it helps.
Why don't you get cat grass or live catnip for your cats?
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been wanting to incorporate more "green" into our home for air purifying and adding color to our outdoor garden, but I've been trying to research what is best/healthy/ even beneficial for our kitties. I had no idea about the rhododendron, so I guess I won't be using that one in the future 😓... on a plus side: I learned Jasmine is safe, and it is also beautiful and fragrant 😄.
The Golden Pothos is also a beautiful plant that makes a wonderful houseplant because it needs almost no light, and moderate watering. I've seen them in restaurant decor. This plant is also horrifically toxic to cats.
I have pothos eveywhere at home and the cat is not touching it at all
Yeah, it is toxic and can have harmful effects if your cat eats a lot of it. Similar to what Jackson Galaxy says in the video, toxic can mean different things; I wouldn't say horrifically toxic for pothos. According to ASPCA it causes irritation, drooling, and vomiting. It's not anywhere near for example, lilies which are likely to cause kidney failure and death. Like Alena I also have it in my house with 4 cats and have never had issues with it. The kitties would have to eat a lot of pothos to really cause a problem. Hope that helps!
Please make a video about essential oils/ candles Jackson! I feel like so many people are unaware of the dangers these things can cause for a cat!
Never mind just saw that you got to that part! Thanks Jackson!
Great informative video, Jackson, thank you!
Could you do a video about which plants you can actually buy and place in your home that have absolutely no (ill) effect on cats even if they nibble on it on occassion?
I'm subscribed and beating myself for not seeing this video before. Pray for my baby she's in ER, got her there 3 hours after exposure.
I have many of those plans, ESPECIALLY DAISIES, in my garden and I am very glad that for YEARS my cats have been fine while being outdoor cats. They must have learned or they are just well fed and not even bothered to try to eat plants. Great video!! Very helpful and interesting. Also, Ivy is toxic to us too! Every time you touch it, wash your hands please, don’t eat, don’t touch wounds and eyes etc
Wonderful video, thank you so much! This is really helpful. I do want to mention real quick that the video you have for the poinsettia slide shows begonia plants, not poinsettias. Poinsettias have large flowers with leaf-like petals arranged in shape of a star, and the plant grows in kind of a rounded shape. Begonias have small, rounded flowers on a tall stalk, and either rounded or pointy leaves. Begonias and poinsettias are both toxic to cats but they look very different.
My cat refuses to eat any plants (good or bad) whatsoever. I got him special cat grass for his fur ball and he wouldn't touch it, same with catnip... It has to be in liquid form for him to get near the nip.
Can't picture him ingesting any house plants of toxic type either, I still don't take any chances eventhough he has no interest.
I used to have a plant called mimosa pudica the shy plant but now I think it's better to have fake plans so no harm no foul I am so so grateful to you Jackson if it wasn't for you I would have by now have made so many silly but deadly mistakes
Thank you for this video ☺️😉😊 my mom loves to have plants, so now I know what plants we can and can't have ❤️🧡💛💚 💙💜 we also have tulips in our garden, so now I know that I should keep my indoor and outdoor cat, dotty, out of the flower bed in the Summer!!! You probably just saved my cat from serious pain.... Love your channel, it's been so helpful ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Also about dotty, she is a indoor cat, but she goes out on a harness and leash, don't worry, we have also have a 17 year old indoor cat, so we support indoor cat's too😺👌👍
By the way, the daisy family, Asteraceae, is HUGE! I don't know if all of its members are toxic to cats or not, but I would be cautious. It includes chamomile, lettuce (yes, lettuce!), dandelions, artichoke, sunflower, tarragon, a whole host of ornamental plants like dahlias, mums, and zinnias, goldenrod, and many many many other things. The most terrifying thing is that I saw a chamomile and catnip mixture marketed as a cat product at Walmart. Keep all plant-based human foods away from your cats and just be super careful about your houseplants.
Thanks for the info!
watching so many of your videos tonight, right before school starts after october holidays again.. but since were getting cats in 2 days, thats most important to me
Good luck with your studies and with your new cats! Watching several of Galaxy's videos is a great way to start off on the right foot with your new cats.
Also suggest subscribing to the CatCare or CatAdvice subreddits since it helped me learn a lot (what to avoid, how to enrich my cats' indoor lifestyle, etc.) from other, more experienced cat parents.
I have around 50+ plants at my house, which are all either 100% not toxic or LIGHTLY toxic. I offer my cats alternitives such as cat grass, catnip, spidergrass and so on. It took a long while to get the cat from my boyfriend to not try to eat certain plants, but now he's chill and knows he got his own home plants
Thanks again Mr Galaxy. The more you teach me about cat care, the more I understand
I GIVE MY CAT, CAT GRASS.
very needed video just got my first kitty and i’m learning so much from them thanks to your videos!
I'm still alive and active at 4 months thanks to your guiding light of content for my clueless clumsy dad who still calls me puppy until today (hisssssss) 😹 I'd probably think I'm really a dog if it weren't for you. You inspire us, and are part of our daily habit and permission to share your link it's the least we can do to say Muchos Gracias! -- Hero Lee the Cat
Jackson, since most air fresheners, essential oils, scented candles, and potpourris are toxic to cats, how could someone make their house smell pleasant without getting them sick?
Clean your house
I use the scented wax melters. Just make sure the cord is somewhere that kitty can't get to. I had a cat who got so excited during play time that he ran into the cord and pulled the melter off the shelf. Cleaning wax off of floors is very hard.
Use an air purifier
He said you could try flower “essences” but I guess you can buy perfumes with no particular floral scent and spray them?¿👀
@@nathanabrogena6147 They mean a scent (obviously clean your house) but a nice smell instead of a regular house smell..
I would love to see one of common succulents.
But thank you!
I heard Ficus was toxic to cats, so I removed it from my room when I got my kitten. Surprised that it wasn't mentioned here.
I'm so lucky that my cat don't like eating flowers. But everytime when someone buys me a lily. I put it in separate room and close the door. Never ever let my cat to this little room with deadly flower !
Good info! Some of these I knew about already but several that I didn't, so thank you for this video!
Okay I am even more angry at my old roommate now after watching this video. She uses to blow the non advertiser friendly plant smoke at my cat all the time and it would drive me nuts. She'd also let her get into her bag of the stuff and roll around.
I'm lucky she never had serious side effects.
Lots of people do that, I don't know why they think it's funny.
it took me a while to figure out what u meant by 'non advertiser friendly plant smoke'
@@romanhasfallen what is it? Is it weed?
@@abigailfitzgerald714
yes
@@romanhasfallen thank ya
"The energetic signature" oh my god Jackson, come on dude.
Tetrahydrocannabinol, the toxin of the plant he can't talk about, requires heat to be activated. If the plant is raw, I don't understand how that could be an issue. Can someone explain it? I legitimately want to know how it works.
Same i was also thinking I know some growers who happen to also own cats and have herd them complain about the cat taking a nibble other then the loss of a bud nothing really happened aka the cats were fine so I too would like to know
My dog ate some weed (dried) and he got high as a kite. They metabolism it in a different way and have WAY more cannabinol receptors so no, heat is not required.
@@Shaydacosta dont get me started on that I had a chihuahua who got cancer and the vet said it was inoperable... I had just read an article about how some cannabinoids could kill cancer cells so I thought fuck I might as well try it if it dosent work it ain't like I'm cutting her life shorter... so I tried giving her some weed she liked it and she loved getting high it worked and she got healthy fast forward 6 years and that little bitch still stole if I dident offer her a bit of the nug
It doesn't require heat, it just makes the substance more active.
There are also other cannabinoids in the plants than just the one. Also that activates it for human consumption but even inactivated it can affect a cat.
Hi Jackson, I would love to see a video of the best plants to have in a home for our cats.
Yes, me too!
Ficus are reaaally toxic too ! 2 years ago, one of our kitties was sick (we went 2 times to our vet without a clue what was going on), and there was a ficus indoor (we didn't know it was toxic at that time, we knew for a lot of plants but not this one in particular), tree that she was truly happy to climb all the time, of course (so she only had physical contacts, but maybe when she was cleaning herself, ate and tasted toxins from the ficus)...Fortunately, we moved it outside quickly because we figured it out, and she stopped vommiting immediately 🙏 Now she's fine with her brother 🤗
I knew lillies were bad for them, but I had no idea HOW toxic with such a small amount until one of my cats ate them. $3k later and she is just fine, we got her in for treatment before she had symptoms...but of course she had to eat them after hours on a Friday night, so her whole treatment was at the emergency clinic 🤑
Thanks Jackson I love your videos you are probably the best one to watch for this information.
My cat only eats the leaves on Cannabis plants. She doesn't like the buds either fresh or dry. Back when I used to smoke inside, she would even leave the room but she thought the leaves were a fine thing. I'll have to keep them away from her too.
Lady Palms and cast iron plants are both safe for cats and are beautiful large green plants. They’re super easy to care for too. Highly recommend them! I’m thinking of growing catnip next for my fur baby.
I love that you help so many cats and their people servants. I have a cat who meows non-stop from the second she is put in a carrier to go to the vet, till she gets out of it. I once timed her, and she meowed once every 2 seconds for the 5 minute trip to the vets. She was panting heavily when we took her out of the cage at the vets. So last week we tried your "scaredy Cat" drops, and sadly, it did not seem to help much. I didn't time her last time, but she only meowed a little less. Maybe once every 3 to 4 seconds. :-( Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am considering using CBD oil for cats.
Thank you!! Very informative.
I only have cat grass, because my cat will try to eat absolutely anything with leaves. So I figured it was easier to just be safe and only have plants that I know are good for cats
Hi, is it safe to have some toxic plants in the outdoor garden if my cat is indoor? I want to adopt but also respect my elderly dad's huge garden without limiting what he plants outdoor too much
Could you make a video with "safe plants"? So, which plants are safe to have in a home with cats? (and not just "cat grass" xD)
It's in the aspca link, some examples are the spider plant, calathea/prayer plant, cast iron plant, bromeliad, Chinese money plant, banana plant, money tree, bamboo and some (not all) succulents like echeveria and the Christmas cactus. Hope this helps!
Most of these plants are deadly/toxic to humans too...
I can't be bothered with anything that we can't eat! Soooooooo nobody gives me cut flowers... A friend gave me a brunch of leak once and another a plum tree! I love my friends ❣️
I am picking up a new member to our pack. She is 14 weeks. I have 40 plants. Our older cat do not eat on my plants. But you never know what kinda silly little cat she will get 😊 A year ago when I adopted the older cat I saw this video and really did my best with the plants. I moved them all.
I learned to keep only bromeliad species within chomping distance of my cat. Even then, some broms have sharp spikes on the rims of their leaves - so I tried to only leave smooth-edged species for my feline friend. He really liked to 'prune' the poor things, but at least I knew he was safe! I'd gladly trade scraggly broms for a satisfied & living kitty.
I just tried to look up how much horse chestnut might be poisonous for cats and found so many upsetting videos before this one. Liking and commenting in hopes that this will rise higher on the search results.
Lilies of the valley are toxic even to little kids. Believe it or not, I used to put those little flowers in my mouth.
I used to have daisies at my old house. One of my late cats wouldn't stop chewing the petals. We stopped him every time. He never got sick from it. I never knew that daisies were so toxic. 😨
Edit: All of my cats were strictly indoor only. I brought the daisies inside from the patch of them out front.
I’ve never seen my cat try to eat a plant. But we also usually keep most of our plants downstairs. But I just got an Allo plant and it’ll be upstairs in her territory so I want to be extra careful.
I just have thought that cats like all the plants until I watch this video. If I grow cats, I should notice those that are toxic!!
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daisies, as in' Bellis Perennis' are listed everywhere particularly to be NOT toxic for cats and are in every 'safe plants for cats' list. The named pyrethrines are a part of Tanacetum cinerariifolium, a flower that looks quite similar to daisies, but is a completely different plant!
So absolutely scary!!! I knew some of those but others have been in my house around my cats with me totally confident they meant no harm!!! I ha e been lucky
I had to Google my plants to make sure.. I only own 2 that are toxic both are kept well away from my kittens.. I do own a lilly plant that will be kept right away from them. It was gifted to me on mothers day for my mum whos favourite flower was Lillie's and in memory of her I have my plant. It lives on my kitchen windowsill behind my sink where cats can't get to. And I have an aloe plant that is again kept up away from them and will be moved again as they get older to a spot they won't get to. My other plants are absolutely safe for cats and look stunning.. Just don't want them chewed on so again, they're away where my cats can't get at them.
I am really allergic to lilys so never knew about that. I do grow them way out in the yard since they are pretty. but no more!
Woow didnt know about lilies and hyacinths and all sorts of daisies!
Oh boy I lerned a lot! Sharing for shure
Always google houseplants before buying to check if they’re toxic to the types of animals you have, and kids too
Thank you for another helpful video. we have outdoor cats. I have all my flower bulbs covered with chicken wire to protect them from animals fooling. I have a poinsettia indoor but it's in my room which is off-limits for cats. There is a big garden in the back and the grass is full of daisy, I didn't know they are poisonous to cats. :/ They eat lots of grass. It seems that they are great at choosing the right grass to eat. At Christmas time we always have a fake tree and put citronella oil on the base, which is disgusting for cats. :D Works very well on everything inside and outside of the flat.
I have always put up a fake X-mas tree. Always plastic needles and metal branches and wooden core. Most cats left even this alone, although Weedie would vibe underneath it, loaf-style, listening to the X-mas music from our mid-class (but very full) stereo. He would sometimes vibe while sitting on top of the 3 ft speakers. I am very proud of his behavior and demeanor!
Also, when I brought home mistletoe for hanging, I was very careful when I trimmed it, and I kept it in a clear, plastic ornament ball out of everybody's reach. The ball did very well in displaying this traditional tree parasite.
My roomate’s mom had the WHOLE house filled with plants, and wouldn't get rid of any of them even though one of the cats (the one with PICA) kept chewing on this purple and green plant and kept getting sick and throwing up all over the house. It got so bad at one point that I decided to move it up higher where he couldn’t get it, and then I got screamed at for touching her precious plants.
It all came to a head one day when she brought home a Christmas poinsettia plant and the cat chewed up a leaf and ended up needing to stay at the vet’s for three days straight, he was incredibly close to dying from it.
Roses are not exactly good for cats to eat.
I'm looking through the aspca's toxic plants list and it says CATNIP is toxic to cats? What the heck?
Maybe just in large dosages. My cats fight even with a little nip, so I rarely give them any.
Well yes. Works like alcohol and drugs to humans
I’m a little confused… When speaking of poinsettias, there was video footage of begonias playing.
Imposter begonias!
I was about to post the same thing! I would add too that indoor plants are becoming more and more popular, so a video about common toxic indoor plants would be very helpful. My indoor only cats love to eat my plants so I have to be careful, but those that I have heard are toxic are kept completely out of reach.
I learned my cat from the moment I have her, to not eat any plants/flowers. And no I have none in my home that are toxic for her, but still she doesn't eat any plants. And all the plants I have are in my living room, which she doesn't have access to when I'm not home. It's the only room I closed for her when I'm not home. Yes she doesn't eat plants, and no I still don't risk it when I'm not home.
My husband and I trained our cat to walk on a leash and harness so we can walk her in areas that are safe
Luna my Bengal is indoor outdoor. It works for her as it calms her down. Now Pete my DLH stays in always.
5:01 Important to note that Oleander is also very poisonous to humans as well
All of our cats are outdoor cats. There's no way to keep plants out of their way but they never seem to touch plants. Even Catnip is safe from the outdoor cats. They ignore it. The only trouble I've had with cats and Christmas trees is the cat climbing up them. Ever see a cat climb a Christmas tree? You don't really see the cat. What you see is a wave going up the tree looking like the tree is shrugging off all it's ornaments from bottom to top.
A lot of these will kill people as well
Quick question even though I'm not sure you'll see it. You've talked about pairing a "no" with a "yes" so I've gotten plants like cat grass and catnip plants. While they kind of like their cat grass, they still REALLY want to eat MY plants (All of which are fairly non-toxic) to the point of severe damage and requiring the plants to be fostered at my mom's for recovery. Any recommendations that are inexpensive? I'm going to try window shelves first, but in case they don't work I would love more suggestions.
I have a senior cream tabby cat, I love her very much. My mom apparently loves her garden more than my cat. She had Lillie’s in her garden and I decided to remove them from the garden, she got really mad and claimed that it was her plants. I told I’m sorry but those plants have to go they’re poisonous to cats, and she knows this but doesn’t care. Now I feel relieved, my cat can go roaming in the garden without me worrying there’s “poison” exposed to my kitty.
I have almost all the toxic plants in our garden but my cat never had problems with it, he does not touch it at all.
Thank you for this information 🕊
All of this is beautiful info.
I live in Oregon, and there’s Evergreen Pine trees all around my house and streets. I’m harness training my kitten, I’ll have to be careful and watch out for what’s on the sidewalks
Great video. Very informative. I had no idea.
I was checking out your merchandise products. Maybe cat-think the cat with daisy eyes... Don't you think?
Didn’t you post this
He took out a bit where he talks about a plant many of us keep dried and it is legal in many places but still illegal in alot of areas.
@@zoidumsmcconnell3041 what was the plant called?
Abdullah Khan I think it was marijuana
@@AbdullahKhan-qm3ks weed, ganja, yesca, yerba buena haha it goes by many names but if he edited that part out it may be due to censorship by YT or got demonetized.
I no longer have any plants since one of my furbabies had an issue with plants hidden up on the refrigerator. She always found her way up to throw them over. Came home and found she tossed the planter over, what a mess. Never had any more after tossing everything in the trash.
Also can't have any bouquets anymore
You'd have an easier time listing what plants AREN'T poisonous to cats XD
I try to make a list of things I see on a nursery's website, then cross-check that with the ASPCA's website. They have it really nicely set up where you can choose to look at either "non-toxic" or "toxic" plants for cats, dogs, and horses. You can also search specific plants.
They did have one lily listed that doesn't look like most (the Canna Lily) that is non-toxic to cats, dogs, and horses. I would still want to do more research, though. Or stick to ferns! 90% of ferns are non-toxic and easier to care for--2 in 1! And they add a nice burst of green color (especially Boston ferns)
Cat at 9:55 Philodendron and Bird of Paradise are two of the plants I was most sad to learn are toxic to cats;
"You can have plants" example at 10:23 is confusing because I see two variations of rubber plant, two monster-leaf philodendrons, and a mother-on-law's tongue all on the floor cat-accessible, and all of those species are toxic right?
Must these be removed from homes?
I saw my cat had chewed on several leaves of a houseplant, so I moved it up so she couldn't reach. Hasn't been a problem since. Later found out it's poisonous to cats, but she never seemed ill. Hope there's no long-term damage from it. I'll be sure to do better research in the future.
only plants going in my house are plastic plants, catnip, and wheat grass (and my kitties stay indoors)