Happy Monday supurr pals
Welcome to Cat Hazards ~ A Brand New Series at BBHQ
Today we're sharing the second post in our new series, and we're talking about house plants, if mew missed Part One which is all about cat toys, click here.
If mew're new to being cat staff, then maybe there are a few things mew haven't thought about, and we're here to point mew in the right direction so mew can learn what's safe and what's not. And for those seasoned and veteran cat staff, do feel free to add more suggestions in the comments as...
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
...and helps avoid and avert all kinds of disasters.
Lets Talk House Plants
House plants are really lovely, and who doesn't like to have all that lush greenery indoors, plus plants help to clean the air, what's not to love? We love our plants at BBHQ and have several in the main living spaces.
We have a lot of spider plants and grasses; we know what plants we like and always head for the highly accessible spider plants and grasses, which are placed for us to be able to nibble at will. We do have a post dedicated to cat-friendly house plants coming soon, so stay tuned for that.
So let's look at today's list of what mew really don't want to have indoors.
Top 12 Common House Plants Toxic For Cats
right-click the graphic to print it off and stick on your fridge or noticeboard
Many other plants are toxic too, so essentially mew need take the time to do your research and make informed choices for the safety of your cat.
Let's Talk Plants
Your local garden centre or plant sales at DIY stores don't usually include any information about whether a plant is harmful or not, so it's up to mew to check out before mew buy whether a house plant is safe to have with your cat. Our advice is, if mew're not sure, don't buy it.
If a plant is toxic, poisoning can be caused by any of the following;
drinking water from a plant drip tray
eating flower heads, berries or even roots
eating the leaves or green shoots
brushing against the pollen on the flower head and then accidentally ingesting while cleaning fur
eating soil
So mew can see the multiple ways your cat could potentially come to harm.
Ideally, any plant unless it's on the cat-friendly list should be situated in an inaccessible place where Fluffy can't get his gnashers on it or better still just give it/them to someone who doesn't have pets.
Indoor-only cats are notoriously known for being plant nibblers, as they can be looking for a bit of greenery to assist them with yacking up furballs; this behaviour is inbuilt so don't think that Fluffy won't try to eat your plants especially he's an indoor-only cat, all cats are prone to eating some greens, so our advice to grow your own cat grass.
See our Gardening with Cats post for details on growing your own greens, but if your cat staff has a severe case of Blackthumb mew could always buy it in ready grown, we reviewed this company a while ago and have actually subscribed for the winter months.
There are many plants which are safe for cats, and we'll be sharing our top 12 list soon.
Do make sure that non of your indoor plants if they flower can come into contact with your cat, as the pollen on the flower stamen is highly toxic, especially from lilies and it can be fatal.
Ideally, any plant unless it's on the cat-friendly list should be situated in an inaccessible place where Fluffy can't get his gnashers on it or better still just give it/them to someone who doesn't have pets.
Indoor-only cats are notoriously known for being plant nibblers, as they can be looking for a bit of greenery to assist them with yacking up furballs; this behaviour is inbuilt so don't think that Fluffy won't try to eat your plants especially he's an indoor-only cat, all cats are prone to eating some greens, so our advice to grow your own cat grass.
See our Gardening with Cats post for details on growing your own greens, but if your cat staff has a severe case of Blackthumb mew could always buy it in ready grown, we reviewed this company a while ago and have actually subscribed for the winter months.
There are many plants which are safe for cats, and we'll be sharing our top 12 list soon.
Do make sure that non of your indoor plants if they flower can come into contact with your cat, as the pollen on the flower stamen is highly toxic, especially from lilies and it can be fatal.
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If mew are partial to exotic plants and flowers or just like lots of plant colour we have a great idea for mew; there are many companies that make wunderful faux versions, we have several faux lilies from Peony flowers, they have some really amazing faux plants.
So mew can have lovely plants just make sure they're faux! MOL
It doesn't take long to make your home a safe place, and mew'd do it for a baby/toddler/child, so do it for your cat too, and our K9 buddies of course!
Next time we'll cover our top 12 cut flowers mew need to avoid, just in case Fluffy takes a shine to them, and mew can also find oodles of helpful posts on our Top Tips for Cat Pawrents page.
And remember, always do your research furst, until next time...
Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
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