Toxic Food and Plants
Do you know of the many foods and plants around your home that are toxic to your pets? Many foods that we humans love are quite toxic to our animal companions. There is an extensive list of plants that are also toxic to our pets, some of which are just our regular house plants. So, check out this list of toxic foods and plants, and if you have anything on the list, make sure your pet doesn’t get into it!
This list was collected from a variety of sources to include the most common toxic foods and plants, but it is not entirely complete. Never allow your pet to eat something you are unsure about.
If you think you pet has ingested something toxic contact your veterinarian immediately or you can contact the ASPCA 24-hour Emergency Poison Hotline at 1-888-426-4436.
TOXIC FOODS:
Alcohol
Apple Seeds
Avocado
Caffeine
Chives
Chocolate
Coffee
Fatty Foods or the Fat Removed from Meat (like ham fat)
Garlic
Grapes and Raisons
Gum, Candy Sweetened with Xylitol
Hops
Macadamia Nuts
Milk
Moldy/Spoiled Food
Mushroom Plants
Mustard Seeds
Onions and Onion Powder
Pits of Apricots, Cherries, Peaches
Potato Leaves and Stems (all the green parts)
Raw/Undercooked Meat, Eggs, Bones
Rhubarb Leaves
Salt (in excess)
Tea (because of the caffeine)
Tomato Leaves and Stems (all the green parts)
Walnuts
Xylitol (artificial sweetener)
Yeast Dough
TOXIC PLANTS:
Aloe
Asparagus Fern
Azalea
Bird of Paradise
Black Locust
Bloodroot
Box
Buckeye
Buttercup
Caladium
Calla Lily
Clematis
Corn Plant
Daffodil
Day Lily
Dieffenbachia
Easter Lily
Elderberry
Elephant Ears
English Ivy
Ferns
Foxglove
Gladiolas
Holly
Honeysuckle
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Iris
Lantana
Lily of the Valley
Mistletoe
Morning Glory
Mother in Law
Mountain Laurel
Oleander
Philodendron
Rhododendron
Sago Palm
Tulip
Wild Mushrooms
Wisteria
Yew
Yucca
