When aelurophiles get houses exotic plants, and flower growers — kittens, they should show consideration for possible opposition of two hobbies. A trouble not only that the small animal is capable to overturn a pot or to spoil appearance of leaflets, having tasted them. Many plants are deadly to pets.
Such beautiful leaves of a philodendron contain strong acid which causes burning of a cat, mucous in attempt, to bite off a piece. However, it will protect it from ingestion of greens at the same time, differently she is capable to damage strongly to kidneys. However, and blisters in a mouth can turn back a trouble. The same danger is born in themselves and dieffenbachia leaves, and slightly bigger piece of a plant in a mouth of a cat threatens already with a spasm and death from a suffocation. And if the curious kitten just scratches a dieffenbachia, its juice can scatter to the kid in eyes and damage mucous.
Juice of a spathiphyllum blisters a tongue also a throat of a cat of careless owners and causes inflammation of a stomach. Also the fine hydrangea which contains cyanide ions is very toxic. The cat who got to the core of a plant is threatened by belly-aches, severe indigestion. And the arisen problems with heart, lungs or kidneys are given by a strong shiver of an animal.
At an azalea all parts of a plant are poisonous. The injured cat will get vomiting, spasms, a heart and renal failure from this flower. The same troubles bring the eaten leaves, flowers and bulbs amarillisovy (plus allergic dermatitis).
The aloe, useful to people, promises the animal who tasted it juice diarrhea. The euphorbia, a ficus and in general all eurorbiya emit lacteal juice which is capable to cause burns mucous and conjunctivitis up to a blindness and also nervous frustration and severe diarrhea. The list of house plants, potentially dangerous to cats, is almost infinite. In it both a spathiphyllum, and a monstera, and a begonia, and an asparagus, and a dragon tree, and a peperomia, and a sansevieria, and an African violet, and many others.
What to do? First, to reconcile to the fact that plants need to be held not where there is a wish, and out of striking distances of a dexterous small animal. Any windowsills and supports — only high regiments and hooks fixed into a ceiling. Secondly, put the mixes of herbs which are specially created for animals in couple of pots. It can be oats, wheat or cat's mint. Thirdly, it is important to be morally ready that once the most well-mannered cat loses the head and tastes forbidden.
At the first signs of the desease go with a cat to veterinary pharmacy. If there is no such opportunity, and the cat has no inflammation in a mouth — try to cause plentiful vomiting in a small animal. Inject by means of the syringe without needle to it into a throat warm soap water or equal mix of peroxide of hydrogen with soap water. Also one teaspoon of salt or mustard on a glass of warm water will approach. Let's not to allow poison get into intestines. Pour in mix of milk, egg whites and vegetable oil in a throat of a cat. The animal will be helped also by a warm enema. But it is better to entrust all these procedures to the expert. Also do not forget that the cats walking freely on the street can gorge on the grass processed by pesticides and other hazardous substances.