The head peep’s favorite flower has always been the stargazer lily. She loves how they look and especially how they smell.
But we can’t even have them in the house. Do you know why?
If you said it’s because stargazer lilies are poisonous to cats, you’re right. She knows that if there are flowers in the house, we absolutely must have the taste. It doesn’t matter how where she puts them. Cats can jump five times their height, so it’s hard to find anywhere safe to put toxic flowers.
This is especially important this time of year, since the tradition of Easter lilies can be a dangerous one for the cats in your house.
According to the pet poison helpline, some lilies are more dangerous than others, but even the least dangerous lilies cause tissue irritation in the mouth, tongue, pharynx, and esophagus, causing drooling, foaming and pawing at the mouth, and vomiting. And those are the less dangerous lilies! The potentially fatal lilies, including the Easter lily, can cause acute kidney failure if cats eat only two or three petals, or even if they just drink the water from the vase.
Instead of listing which lilies are more dangerous than others, it stands to reason that the best thing that you an do is just avoid having lilies around cats entirely. The risk is just too high.
We are indoor kitties, so we enjoy looking at the lilies in our garden from the safety of our screened porch.
Just say no to lilies. Let this guy enjoy them instead… for your safety.
