Cats And Christmas Trees Toxic

Christmas trees spruce and fir Non-toxic.

Cats and christmas trees toxic. Veritable Christmas trees contain fir tree oil that is seen as to some degree toxic to cats. Artificial trees are also dangerous. Amaryllis daffodils hyacinths iris mistletoe and ALL LILIES are very poisonous to cats.

But are Christmas trees toxic to cats. Though most cats typically will not eat the needles of a tree there are some cats that be curious enough to do so. Christmas Tree Pine trees are toxic for cats notes Petcha because they may cause liver damage and can be fatal.

Some can even be deadly. Poinsettia Mildly toxic. If you are given one of these either keep them in a cat-proof room or regift them to a pet free home.

You may have poisonous holiday plants in your house and you should be careful to make sure the cat doesnt drink from the reservoir around the live tree. Pine needles are mildly toxic. Possibly causing GI irritation vomiting gastrointestinal obstruction or puncture.

Johnson-Bennett notes not only is tree sap is toxic so are most preservatives you might add to the water like aspirin. Needles arent the only toxic concern around a live Christmas tree. Christmas trees can be dangerous for dogs and cats if your pets consume their needles or ornaments drink the tree water or chew on the Christmas tree lights.

Rabbits have very sensitive GI microflora and if they ingest a lot of pine needles they can develop severe diarrhea as a result. As a cat person who has had everything from fake to real trees Id like to shed some light on the subject and give you some ideas as to what to expect and how to handle your cats being around fake Christmas trees. The fir tree oil if buyer by your cat can cause mouth and stomach disturbance.