Cats And Christmas Trees Poisonous

Brenda Martins cat Max once toppled a Christmas tree in his zeal to leap into it.

Cats and christmas trees poisonous. And does your cat go along with what most cats do anyway There are two points of concern with eating needles from live Christmas trees. Amaryllis daffodils hyacinths iris mistletoe and ALL LILIES are very poisonous to cats. The resin or sap from pines and firs is poisonous to cats.

Pesticides fertilisers and timberline preservers can drain out of the clay back the timberline is watered which can affectation a crisis if the cat drinks the attenuated water. If you have a cat which shows an interest in chewing your Christmas cactus and displays any of the above symptoms we recommend you move the plant to an area or room your cat cant. Real Christmas Trees Can Make Cats Sick.

The Holly Dazzle Tree. Possibly causing GI irritation vomiting gastrointestinal obstruction or puncture. But are Christmas trees toxic to cats.

Veritable Christmas trees contain fir tree oil that is seen as to some degree toxic to cats. Now most cats arent going to find the taste of pine or fir to be appealing but it likely takes a nibble for them to figure that out. The needles can create more of an issue as they are not easily digested and can cause gastrointestinal irritation vomiting an obstruction or perforate the intestines.

Fir spruce and pine trees make excellent Christmas trees but their oils can irritate your pets mouth leading to excessive drooling or vomiting. 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. Max is gone now but Brenda and her husband John Myers learned their lesson.

Christmas Tree Decorations are a target for most cats. The short answer is Yes. Even non-toxic Christmas trees still pose a risk to cats.