Toxicity guide
What's toxic to cats?
Plants, foods, medications, and household products that can poison cats — with severity ratings, symptoms, and what vets do about it, from veterinary toxicology sources.
Plants
128- African Wonder Tree — Extreme severity
- Andromeda Japonica — Extreme severity
- Angel's Trumpet — Extreme severity
- Autumn Crocus — Extreme severity
- Azalea — Extreme severity
- Baneberry — Extreme severity
- Belladonna — Extreme severity
- Burning Bush — Extreme severity
- Cardiac Glycosides — Extreme severity
- Castor Bean — Extreme severity
- Chinaberry Tree — Extreme severity
- Crocus — Extreme severity
- Cyclamen — Extreme severity
- Daphne — Extreme severity
- Daylily — Extreme severity
- Dogbane — Extreme severity
- Easter Lily — Extreme severity
- Foxglove — Extreme severity
- Glory Lily — Extreme severity
- Gold Dieffenbachia — Extreme severity
- Heavenly Bamboo — Extreme severity
- Japanese Show Lily — Extreme severity
- Jessamine — Extreme severity
- Lilies — Extreme severity
- Lily of the Valley — Extreme severity
- Milkweed — Extreme severity
- Mistletoe — Extreme severity
- Monkshood — Extreme severity
- Mountain Laurel — Extreme severity
- Oleander — Extreme severity
- Oriental Lily — Extreme severity
- Privet — Extreme severity
- Red Lily — Extreme severity
- Rhododendrons — Extreme severity
- Rubrum Lily — Extreme severity
- Sago Palm — Extreme severity
- Shamrock — Extreme severity
- Star of Bethlehem — Extreme severity
- Stargazer Lily — Extreme severity
- Tiger Lily — Extreme severity
- Tobacco — Extreme severity
- Wood Lily — Extreme severity
- Yew — Extreme severity
- Amaryllis — High severity
- American Bittersweet — High severity
- Black Locust — High severity
- Christmas Rose — High severity
- Elephant Ear — High severity
- Euonymus — High severity
- Jerusalem Cherry — High severity
- Kaffir lily — High severity
- Kalanchoe — High severity
- Larkspur — High severity
- Narcissus — High severity
- Periwinkle — High severity
- Snowdrops — High severity
- Stinging Nettle — High severity
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow — High severity
- Alocasia — Moderate severity
- Anthurium — Moderate severity
- Arrowhead Vine — Moderate severity
- Buddhist Pine — Moderate severity
- Buttercup — Moderate severity
- Caladium — Moderate severity
- Calla Lily — Moderate severity
- Chinese Evergreen — Moderate severity
- Corn Plant — Moderate severity
- Devil's Ivy — Moderate severity
- Dieffenbachia — Moderate severity
- Dracaena — Moderate severity
- Dragon Tree — Moderate severity
- Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron — Moderate severity
- Gladiolas — Moderate severity
- Gold Dust Dracaena — Moderate severity
- Golden Pothos — Moderate severity
- Heartleaf Philodendron — Moderate severity
- Holly — Moderate severity
- Hosta — Moderate severity
- Hurricane Plant — Moderate severity
- Hydrangea — Moderate severity
- Iris — Moderate severity
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit — Moderate severity
- Lacy Tree — Moderate severity
- Lantana — Moderate severity
- Madagascar Dragon Tree — Moderate severity
- Marble Queen — Moderate severity
- Mayapple — Moderate severity
- Mexican Breadfruit — Moderate severity
- Oxalates (Insoluble) — Moderate severity
- Peace Lily — Moderate severity
- Philodendron — Moderate severity
- Plumosa Fern — Moderate severity
- Poinciana — Moderate severity
- Red-Marginated Dracaena — Moderate severity
- Ribbon Plant — Moderate severity
- Schefflera — Moderate severity
- Skunk Cabbage — Moderate severity
- Split-Leaf Philodendron — Moderate severity
- Spotted Dumbcane — Moderate severity
- Striped Dracaena — Moderate severity
- Taro Vine — Moderate severity
- Tomato — Moderate severity
- Tree Philodendron — Moderate severity
- Tropic Snow Dumbcane — Moderate severity
- Warneckii Dracaena — Moderate severity
- Yucca — Moderate severity
- Asparagus Fern — Low severity
- Baby's Breath — Low severity
- Beech Trees — Low severity
- Bird of Paradise — Low severity
- Clematis — Low severity
- Croton — Low severity
- Elaine — Low severity
- English Ivy — Low severity
- Ficus — Low severity
- Geranium — Low severity
- Glacier Ivy — Low severity
- Glory Chain — Low severity
- Jade Plant — Low severity
- Miniature Croton — Low severity
- Mother-in-Law's Tongue — Low severity
- Pencil Cactus — Low severity
- Peruvian lily — Low severity
- Poinsettia — Low severity
- Primrose — Low severity
- Rubber Tree Plant — Low severity
- Sansevieria — Low severity
- Weeping Fig — Low severity
Foods
28- Alcohol — Extreme severity
- Apricot Pits, Seeds, Leaves, and Stems — Extreme severity
- Caffeine — Extreme severity
- Cherry Pits, Seeds, Leaves, and Stems — Extreme severity
- Chocolate — Extreme severity
- Eucalyptus — Extreme severity
- Grapes — Extreme severity
- Hops — Extreme severity
- Raisins — Extreme severity
- Rhubarb — Extreme severity
- Salt — Extreme severity
- Star Fruit — Extreme severity
- Zante / Corinth Currants — Extreme severity
- Alpha-Lipoic Acid — High severity
- Chives — High severity
- Garlic — High severity
- Leeks — High severity
- Onions — High severity
- Poppy — High severity
- Propylene Glycol — High severity
- THC / Marijuana — High severity
- Aloe Vera — Moderate severity
- Avocado — Moderate severity
- Elderberry — Moderate severity
- High Fat — Moderate severity
- High-Fat Nuts — Moderate severity
- Marigold — Low severity
- Sugar — Low severity
Medications
37- 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) — Extreme severity
- Acetaminophen — Extreme severity
- Ambien — Extreme severity
- Amphetamines — Extreme severity
- Antibiotics — Extreme severity
- Antihistamines — Extreme severity
- Aspirin — Extreme severity
- Baclofen — Extreme severity
- Beta-blockers — Extreme severity
- Calcipotriene — Extreme severity
- Calcium Channel Blockers — Extreme severity
- Camphor — Extreme severity
- Carprofen — Extreme severity
- Decongestants — Extreme severity
- Deramaxx — Extreme severity
- Diuretic — Extreme severity
- EtoGesic — Extreme severity
- Firocoxib — Extreme severity
- Flea and Tick Medications — Extreme severity
- Flea Collar — Extreme severity
- Ibuprofen — Extreme severity
- Imidazoline — Extreme severity
- Isoniazid — Extreme severity
- Ivermectin — Extreme severity
- Meloxicam — Extreme severity
- Naproxen — Extreme severity
- NSAIDs — Extreme severity
- Opioids & Opiates — Extreme severity
- Sleep Aids — Extreme severity
- Tick Collar — Extreme severity
- Benzodiazepines — High severity
- Corticosteroids — High severity
- Lunesta — High severity
- Methylphenidate — High severity
- ACE-inhibitors — Moderate severity
- Thyroid Medications — Moderate severity
- Calcium Supplements — Low severity
Household products
12- Acids — Extreme severity
- Alkalis — Extreme severity
- Fireworks — Extreme severity
- Hand Sanitizer (Ethanol) — Extreme severity
- Liquid Potpourri — Extreme severity
- Matches — Extreme severity
- Mothballs — Extreme severity
- Paintballs — Extreme severity
- Tinsel — Extreme severity
- Detergents — High severity
- Gorilla Glue — High severity
- Glow Jewelry — Low severity
Chemicals
13- Antifreeze — Extreme severity
- Bromethalin — Extreme severity
- Carbamates — Extreme severity
- Cholecalciferol — Extreme severity
- Gasoline — Extreme severity
- Hydrocarbons — Extreme severity
- Insecticides — Extreme severity
- Mouse and Rat Poison — Extreme severity
- Petroleum Distillates — Extreme severity
- Phosphides — Extreme severity
- Windshield Wiper Fluid — Extreme severity
- Kerosene — High severity
- Long-acting Anticoagulants — High severity
Garden products
2Insecticides
3Herbal supplements
8Metals
3Bites & stings
6Other hazards
3Toxic gases
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