Plants that can kill your pets

The world's largest animal protection organizations - Animal Protection Society of the United States (HSUS) - published a list of dangerous plants for home pets. They produce toxic substances for animals in dangerous quantities. The consequences could range from nausea to death. Below is a list of the most common plants that can cause toxic reactions in animals.

Cats and dogs often chew flowers and grass. This can be caused by a lack of certain substances in the body, and sometimes mere curiosity. In this case, there is an opinion that animals instinctively feel threatened. But over the years of his life with a man they have lost the ability to recognize what is useful and what is poisonous.

Eating or, for example, a lick of toxic plants can cause in cats, dogs, parrots, hamsters and other pets serious poisoning, allergies, and even lead to death. That's what about this thought expert - a vet Anna Kondratiev.

Pay particular attention to the cultivation of flowers home owners is to treat cats. These animals love to eat cereals, for example tsiperus, pogonaterum. But there are times when a cat eats is not dangerous for people poisonous flowers. First, chewing the leaf, the cat feels great, but the poisons can have delayed effects and accumulate in the body of the animal. Therefore, dangerous flowers is better not to keep in the apartment where the cat is.

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Most often the animals are dangerous plants of the following families: Amaryllidaceae, Araceae, kutrovyh, Solanaceae and Euphorbiaceae.

For indoor plants, release volatile organic compounds include, for example, oleander. It is completely impregnated with poison. With him you have to be very careful, not only animals, but also people. Also among the flowering plants should be noted Gloriosa, sedum, Adenium, coleus, azalea, cyclamen, ivy, Caladium, philodendron and Scheffler.

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How to protect pets

The first and obvious - to abandon the poisonous plants. Even if pets do not show an interest in them.

The second - to keep the plants in some areas, such as on the balcony or balconies, as well as to teach pupils to the fact that green potted inviolable.

Have your pets safe alternative. For example, grow at home the seeds of cereals: oats, wheat, rye or barley. You can buy already germ grass in the pet store, but in this case it is necessary to carefully choose honest supplier. In addition, make sure that the pet's diet was balanced in minerals and vitamins, are rich in fiber.

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What if the pet has eaten a poisonous plant

In veterinary practice, animals plants poisoning began to meet much less often in recent years. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the majority of the owners transferred their pets with dry complete food and in animals has decreased need for roughage and additional source of trace elements and vitamins.

However, if the animal is still unknown ate greens and you have reason to believe that the plant is toxic, it is necessary to cause the pet's vomiting and immediately contact your veterinarian.