Tsv poppies poisonous to cats

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Tolly

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Hello,

I see the plant TSV is yet again poisonous to cats and as yet (unless I have missed it) Jackson has not stated this on air!
It is in the FAQs on the website, and again extremely low down on the list!

As said before, what good is this warning if the viewer/buyer isn't on the internet?

I wish QVC would do something responsible and give a warning on air about this danger to pets!

So you know, as you probably won't hear Jackson saying this, but these are also poisonous to cats:
All types of Lillies, the Poinsettia, the Hydrangea, the Cyclamen, the Cordyline, the Carnation, the peppermint plant, the Clematis, Ivy, the Lupin, the Peony, Poppies, Rhododendrons Cotoneaste, daffodils, Holly berries Lily of the Valley, laburnum and foxglove.

There are around 140 plants that are poisonous to cats.

Thanks for reading this.
 
Sorry Tolly we seem to have gone for the poppies at the same time.
Thanks for the info on the poisonous plants. I have had cats for years and I grow all the
plants you list. None have been poisoned up to now. Maybe I have been lucky
 
I think that the lilly type plants are the worst for cats as the pollen is highly poisonous to them, there was a case in the news not so long since about two siamese cats that died after washing off liiy pollen from their fur after they had brushed past the plants. I'm not sure at all how toxic the other flowers are to cats, is it more so if they eat them or are all the above mentioned ones poisonous from the pollen? Thanks
 
It is mainly the pollen and as you say Choppysocks, some are poisonous if eaten - mistaken for grass usually by the cat etc.

There are precautions you can take so that the cats are safe and still keep the plants in your garden. It just annoys me that Jackson and QVC don't also give this info on air. My friend lost her cat because of lily pollen and the poor little mite died the most horrible death!

I guess they are more concerned with selling than the safety of animals!
Probably explains why Basso is still on QVC too doesn't it!
 
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shushkin! said:
Sorry Tolly we seem to have gone for the poppies at the same time.
Thanks for the info on the poisonous plants. I have had cats for years and I grow all the
plants you list. None have been poisoned up to now. Maybe I have been lucky
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I have had cats for 20+ years and although I have a garden full of these too, none of mine have ever come to harm. Maybe they instinctively know what will harm them?
 
petpixie said:
I have had cats for 20+ years and although I have a garden full of these too, none of mine have ever come to harm. Maybe they instinctively know what will harm them?
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I have bought the poppies. I did not know they can be harmful to cats. I have no cats and a garden full of many of the plants listed. I hope visiting cats know instinctively to avoid as you say.

A caller did ring in this am and said she had ordered and hoped her cats would leave them alone. I took that to mean not dig them up - come to think of it RJ just gave a nervous laugh but said nothing re them being poisonous.
 
I wouldn't worry Snuffles. I'm sure the neighbouring cats will be fine. All the gardens around here have a lot of these plants in them and I've never heard of anyone's cats coming to harm. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but I've personally never encountered it or known anybody whose cats have come to harm this way. xx
 
I've got/had many of those plants as well and my two have never come to any harm either. I think the Lilies are more dangerous because that pollen gets everywhere - even if you try and avoid it.
 
calico said:
I've got/had many of those plants as well and my two have never come to any harm either. I think the Lilies are more dangerous because that pollen gets everywhere - even if you try and avoid it.
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I suspect Calico is right. We have huge swathes of wild poppies (the interesting pink variety) growing in the area, and to my knowledge none of the neighbours' cats have come to harm. As Calico says, pollen is more of a pain as not only does it blow around, but a cat can so easily rub against the flowers, carry the pollen on their fur and then lick it off. I've never heard of a cat with a penchant for eating poppy seeds or juice, unless your's is of the particularly "cool" variety <a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.smileycentral.com%252F%253Fpartner%253DZSzeb008%255FZNxpt484YYGB%2526i%253D11%252F11%255F12%255F1%2526feat%253Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_12_1.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0"><img border="0" src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D11%252F11_12_1%2526uiv%253D3.0/image.gif"></a>
 
Don;t worry to much

Hey

I actually work part time in a small garden centre but get most of my plants from QVC.

The whole thing with Pollen and Cats isn;t really a big deal. Cats know what plants to avoid and ster clear of in general, its something they are born with, like when cats and dogs have a upset tummy they go adn eat grass to settle it.

The only real thing they are in danger of is the pollen which is why lilies are top of the list as the pollen comes off them so easily but if you bring cut flowers inside all you have to do is take then pollen off and they will be fine.

Its the same with Poppies.

Please don;t worry to much about cats and plants, both have been co-exsisting for years.
 
I wasnt aware of these plants being bad for cats either, ive had cats for years too and mine have all been well and healthy despite having most of these plants in the garden.
 
The tall lillies are at least out of the way for cats brushing past, although they can get pollen from any that fall on the ground. The day lillies (hemerocallis) are a different story. They only grow about 12 - 18 inches and their pollen is fatal to cats also. My neighbour has a big patch of them, but lets me cut the pollen off them every day. It's a pain, but rather that than lose one of my cats.

As for the other plants, I have many of them in my garden, and the cats don't go near them. But it would be too easy for them to brush up against day lily pollen, and I would never forgive myself if anything happened to them. Obviously Richard Jackson never mentions that Day Lillies can kill your cat, but then again he isn't very honest when it comes to telling pet owners that something may be harmful.
 
Not all cats have the built in radar thingie though, one of my fluffy owners ate pieces of new shoots from my house plant The Palour Palm and was in a dreadful state for about 4 weeks, I think the new shoots were so sharp at the tip that they scrapped the lining on her digestive tract. She is fine now but I was so worried at the time. All my house plants went after that.
 

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