Plants and flowers can add beauty to our lives. A nice plant situated in your home or garden can be just what a room or yard needs to make it look more pleasing. Flowers arranged can also be a nice accent to any room, as well as brightening up your day. Additionally, flowers planted outdoors can improve the look of any home.
However, what about your family pet? Certain types of flowers and plants can become a danger to your pet. One of the biggest dangers in your home to your household pet is becoming poisoned by a plant or flower. Plants such as a African Violet, Lilies, Tulips and hundreds more may be poisonous or even toxic to your pet.
If you have a pet and you enjoy having plants and flowers around your home, we urge you to take a few moments to research which may be harmful to your beloved pet. A few minutes of research may save you from the pain and suffering of seeing your pet fall ill.
To get you started, we have selected a number of resources that has been helpful in learning more about plants and flowers, which varieties are poisonous or toxic, how to prevent your pet from becoming ill and what to do in the event of poisoning. We hope this will help you learn how to keep your pet safe from common household flowers and pets.
- Common Poisonous Plants and Plant Parts
- Poisonous Plants for Pets
- Safe and Poisonous Garden Plants
- Poisonous Plants
- Poisonous Plants Database
- List of Poisonous Flowers
- Plants and Flowers Poisonous to Pets
- Pets and Toxic Plants
- How Much Do You Know About Poisonous Houseplants?
- Common Poisonous Plants
- Common Flowers Poisonous for Pets
- Plants Potentially Poisonous to Pets
- Poisonous Plants and Pets Don't Mix
- Pets & Poisons
- 24 Plants Poisonous to Pets
- Poisonous Plants & Your Pets
- Pet Poisoning Signs and Symptoms
- Symptoms of Dog and Cat Poisoning
- Pets and Poisons
Article by Chad Kremp