List of Poison Plants
> plants that could be toxic to animals ?
...datura, poinsetta, oleander, many things in the bulb family
There is a website that has a list of toxic plants. I beleive the url is http://www.cpi.com/cpihtml/homepages/edwards/toxic_plants.html
Dan Lorey - DL24@cornell.edu - Felines-l List Owner
My favorite book for looking up toxic plants is "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs--Their Medicinal and Culinary Uses" by Sarah Bunney. It's published by Dorset Press and the ISBN# 0-88029-774-3. It has over 250 species of the most common plants found around human habitation and use.
http://www.covesoft.com/tca/newsletter/articles/nov96.html#plants
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.html
http://dcn.davis.ca.us/vme/DrSue/poisplnt.html
http://www.cca-afc.com/plants.html
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/toxic/format.htm
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants.html
http://www.mspca.org/AIC/toxic.html
http://www.dlcwest.com/~createdforyou/petsplant.html
http://wellness.ucdavis.edu/safety_info/poison_prevention/take_care_with_plants/toxicity_of_plants.html
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/PLANT.HTM
http://www.paws.org/shelter/resources/library/1_copy(41).htm
http://home1.gte.net/rsampson/plants.htm
http://www.avma.org/pubhlth/poisgde.html
http://www.ntsource.com/~adopt/poison.htm
http://www.felinefuture.com/library/environment/toxicplants.html
http://www.io.com/~tittle/cat-faqs/health-care.html#poisons
http://members.tripod.com/~Cicero/tsplants.htm
http://www.perfectpaws.com/plant.html
http://www.allpets.com/allcats/articles/41797/plant.html
http://www.allpets.com/allcats/catcare/newkit/kitproof.html
http://www.katsden.com/webster/animal.html#antifreeze
http://www.pressenter.com/~dvmvis/canantifreeze.htm
http://amby.com/cat_site/plants.html
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 08:57:29 -0700 Subject: FEL-L: safe plants/shrubs/trees for habitat
Well the habitat for our F1 (Bengal) is nearly complete at last! It is 16 x 24 x6 eves x 10 at the peak. It is approx 2/3 covered and 1/3 open (wired) the sides are 1/3 solid wall and 2/3 open (wired), It has an airlock to prevent escape. It is down to some final touches on the outside and the interior decorating-perches and lougning areas and the plants. I have Bamboo--two kinds. But I want to add more plants and such to the habitat to make it as jungle like as possible. (for cover and just more natural looking) Any one have any suggestions on safe plants to add?? I am adding a small pond and waterfall as well so suggestions on safe water loving plants would be nice as well.
Any other suggestions as to things to add or watch for in the habitat would be greatly apprecitated!
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 20:37:00 -0400 Subject: Re: FEL-L: safe plants/shrubs/trees for habitat
The following is a list of sites which may give you the information you are looking for. http://amby.com/cat_site/plants.html
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 05:47:46 PDT Subject: FEL-L: safe plants/shrubs/trees for habitat
Bamboo is the best! We have two kinds also. It's kinda important to get it established before the cat moves in, as bobcats, at least, can be hard on growing plants with their chewing and spraying behaviors. Once it's up there though - watch out- it spreads. Anyone want some rizomes - write me this winter.
As for privacy - we use native (the red flowers) and japanese honeysuckle on the outside walls trained up. It's an evergreen, so it provides a windbreak or snowbreeak in the winter too. The japenese's growth gets rank though, the native is more controlable. We have planted passion flower vines, and cardinal vines in the past also, but the cardinal have to be replanted each year.
The ultimate for fast growing privacy and shade is GOARDS! In the end you have safe toys for the cats too. They need a long growing season to produce the fruit, so you may have to start them in pots.
For inside plants we have used forsythia, flowering quince makes a nice dense bush, and we have a few lilacs, though they are not too happy.
You can try making a rich seed bed and planting catnip, or lemon balm or spices, but it may not work with the cat inside.
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 10:50:51 -0500 Subject: Re: FEL-L: safe plants/shrubs/trees for habitat
According to a book I have on cats, honeysuckle is poisonous, but it does not specify types. Do you have that info?
Everything else sounds great. We've been looking for plants to shade our pens.
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 09:15:03 -0700 Subject: Re: FEL-L: safe plants/shrubs/trees for habitat
What about evergreen clematis(sp)? It has beautiful flowers (like a carpet of snow), quick growth, nice foilage. Or passion flower vine? I know it can die back in winter, usually if it falls below 30 degrees for a period of time. But comes back from the root in the spring. Are these toxic? I was thinking of planting them along one side of the habitat.
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 16:26:02 -0700 Subject: Re: FEL-L: safe plants/shrubs/trees for habitat
I have a friend in Phoenix that has 30 cats some exotic some domestic. She has Honeysuckles all over her pens for shade. I would really like to know if they are harmful so I can pass it along.
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 23:56:00 -0400 Subject: FEL-L: Poisionous plants
While we are generally discussing poisionous plants, does anybody know of any orchid species that are poisionous to cats?
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 05:33:08 PDT Subject: Re: FEL-L: safe plants/shrubs/trees for habitat
The cat books I have do not mention honeysuckel as poisonous.
We have used Japanese (yellow blooms) for 13 years on cougar cages. They never bother it - leaves or vines. Of course cougars are over 100 pounds so it would take more to effect them, if it is, indeed poisonous.
We only have a little native American (red blooms) started on the bobcat cages. They don't seem to bother it either.
Our biggest problem with bobcats and vines is that they see us watering the seedlings and feel compelled to spray the spot, and well, before long that spot is DEAD. That's why were are resorting to honeysuckel - it can survive without help.
Passion vines are nice - but ours have never bloomed. We had clematis on the cougar cages years ago, but it got shaded out by the honeysuckel and died back. There are so many neat vines out there, but once again - goards give you the most bang for you effort. Shade in one growing season. Big, showy white blooms, though not the nicest smell.
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 11:13:54 -0500 Subject: Re: FEL-L: safe plants/shrubs/trees for habitat
The book I mentioned listing honeysuckle an toxic to cats is "Himalayan Cats" by J. Anne Helgren. It is one of the Barrons Edu. books.
Also, I checked the site below which someone else listed & it also includes honeysuckle as toxic. It has articles, sites that have the info. Check it out, one of them even has instructions on what to do if your cat is poisoned.
http://amby.com/cat_site/plants.html
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 10:28:50 -0700 Subject: FEL-L: more qestions poison plants
Okay you guys with the books! English daisy nontoxic or toxic? I found the most wonderful low growing, gorgeous rye grass but it only comes with the english dasiy mixed in it. Now if this is non toxic imagine how lovely this would look! blue green grass with purple, blue and pink little flowers growing in it.
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 03:00:57 -0500 Subject: Re: FEL-L: more qestions poison plants
Check the website below, lots of info on plants. Your rye grass with flowers sounds great, where can we get some?
http://amby.com/cat_site/plants.html
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 14:26:05 -0700 Subject: Re: FEL-L: RE: Plants & Flowers
> I think the flowers are great but do you need to worry about attracting bees
Well I would worry more about attracting yellow jackets, wasps and hornets (able to sting repeatly and bite as well) as these are more likely to cause a reaction to the feline with a sting. Most flowers attract honey bees and bumble bees. They don't pack near the punch the others do (one time only stingers). Of course there is concern that a feline could be allergic to them as humans are. Almost any flowering plant, tree or shrub attracts bees. This is the process in which pollination (fertilization) occurs. Hope that helps some!
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 98 10:55:04 -0000 Subject: FEL-L: Re: Poison orchids??
I can tell you from my own experience that none of my orchids bother the cats that chew on them, but wanted to check my facts with someone who knows more. There apparently aren't any poisonous orchids. I was in Livermore yesterday, and spoke with John Fordyce, and he's never heard of any, and there were responses also from the Orchid Society of California.