Dangers to Pets

Last Updated: 04/04/2022 Print Back to Articles

Plants:

Not all leafy greens are good to eat. The plants listed here are poisonous. If any are inside or outside your home, make sure your pet doesn't snack on them.

  • ALGAE
  • ALOE
  • AMARYLLIS
  • ANDROMEDA JAPONICA
  • ASIAN LILY
  • ASPARAGUS FERN
  • AUSTRALIAN NUT
  • AUTUMN CROCUS
  • AZALEA
  • BELLADONNA
  • BIRD OF PARADISE
  • BITTERSWEET
  • BLACK LOCUST
  • BRANCHING IVY
  • BUCKEYE
  • BUDDHIST PINE
  • CALADIUM
  • CALLA LILY
  • CASTOR BEAN
  • CERIMAN
  • CLEMATIS
  • CORDATUM
  • CORN PLANT
  • CYCADS
  • CYCLAMEN
  • DAFFODIL
  • DAYLILY
  • DEVIL'S IVY
  • DIEFFENBACHIA
  • DUMBCANE
  • EASTER LILY
  • ELEPHANT EARS
  • EMERALD FERN
  • ENGLISH IVY
  • EUCALUPTUS
  • FERNS
  • FIDDLE-LEAF
  • PHILODENDRON
  • FLORIDA BEAUTY
  • FOXGLOVE
  • GLACIER IVY
  • GLADIOLAS
  • GOLD DUST DRACAENA
  • GOLDEN POTHOS
  • HEAVENLY BAMBOO
  • HONEYSUCKLE
  • HURRICANE PLANT
  • HYDRANGEA
  • IRIS
  • JERUSALEM CHERRY
  • JIMSON WEED
  • KALANCHOE
  • LANTANA
  • LILIES (ALL LILIUM SPECIES)
  • LILY OF THE VALLEY
  • LUPINE
  • MARBLE QUEEN
  • MORNING GLORY
  • MOTHER-IN-LAW
  • MOUNTAIN LAUREL
  • NARCISSUS
  • NEEDLEPOINT IVY
  • FIDDLE-LEAF
  • NEPHTHYSIS
  • NIGHTSHADE
  • OLEANDER
  • PANDA
  • PEACE LILY
  • PHILODENDRON
  • POISON HEMLOCK
  • PRECARTORY BEAN(ROSARY PEA)
  • PRIVET
  • RED EMERALD
  • RHODODENDRON
  • RIBBON PLANT
  • SAGO PALM
  • SATIN POTHOS
  • STRIPED DRACAENA
  • TULIP
  • WATER HEMLOCK
  • WISTERIA
  • YEW
  • YUCCA
  • GARDENING PLANTS, ESPECIALLY TOMATOE PLANTS ARE VERY DEADLY TO PETS

Products:

Not only are products below dangerous for pets to ingest but also can irritate their skin and eyes.

  • IBUPROFEN AND ASPIRIN
  • ACETAMINOPHEN
  • COLD AND FLU MEDS
  • ANTI-DEPRESSANTS
  • VITAMINS
  • DIET PILLS
  • ANTI-CANCER DRUGS
  • TOBACCO PRODUCTS
  • DETERGENTS
  • FABRIC SOFTNER
  • DRAIN CLEANERS
  • OVEN CLEANER SPRAYS
  • DISINFECTANTS
  • BLEACH
  • LIQUID POTPOURRI
  • LINE/SCALE REMOVER
  • LEAD
  • PAINT THINNERS
  • FLEA AND TICK PRODUCTS
  • RODENT BAIT
  • MOTHBALLS
  • FLY BAIT
  • ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT
  • GASOLINE
  • OIL
  • INSECTICIDES
  • FERTILIZER
  • COCOA MULCH
  • COMPOST
  • NON-PET SAFE DE-ICING SALTS
  • LIGHTER FLUID

Objects:

Simple objects around the house are just as terrifying to pets as there is to children.

  • BALLOONS
  • BATTERIES
  • BOXES OF CHOCOLATES
  • BUTTONS
  • CANDLES
  • CANDY
  • CONFETTI
  • COINS
  • COTTON SWABS
  • DECORATION HOOKS
  • BIRD OF PARADISE
  • DENTAL FLOSS
  • ELECTICAL CORDS
  • EYE GLASSES
  • FAKE EASTER GRASS
  • FIREWORKS
  • FLOWERS
  • HAIR PINS
  • HOT CONTAINERS
  • JEWELRY
  • LIGHT STRANDS
  • NOISE MAKERS
  • NYLONS
  • PAPER CLIPS
  • PLASTIC WRAP
  • RAZORS
  • RUBBER BANDS
  • RUGS
  • SILVERWARE AND DISHES
  • SPRING BULBS
  • STYROFOAM
  • TINSEL
  • GLADIOLAS
  • TREE WATER AND EVERGREENS
  • TOWELS
  • TURKEY BONES
  • TWIST TIES
  • YARN, THREAD AND NEEDLES
  • YULETIDED FIRE