[eggyteapot]

has some added the following things to the list as harmful household items to watch out for with kittens in the home.

tinsal,a family friends kitten ate tinsal

sewing needle,yet again same cat i swear it had a death wish ate this too

wires,with alot of kittens i have had over the years have had a real liking for wires

also make usre toilet lids are kept closed i found a kitten swimming in the toilet once =/

i have lernt with kittens espcially you need to keep a eye out as they are full of curiosity only harmful if kitten is left on its own with such items lying around .

 

[Durhamchance]

I have a large house plant in my living room which I believe is a parlor palm? A quick search shows it is non-toxic for cats and dogs. Can anyone confirm it is definitely a parlor palm?

 

[buffie]

Sorry I'm not good on house plants after all these years with leave munchers I no longer bother.You might not get much response on here,maybe better to try Cat Chat Good luck hope you find out

 

[Durhamchance]

Thanks Buffie- I'm 90% sure as google pics look exactly the same, but I will get some opinions in cat chat too!

 

[labydird]

I have a couple of large aloe veras however the cat has never shown any interest in them

 

[nutsandbolt]

Wow, ty so much for this list and how quickly this thread has spread!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have the following plants in the utility front (south facing where Nutz and Bolt rest from Frankie (DD),

Aloe Vera, Money Plant and half dead Busy Lizzie.

The Busy Lizzie started to get shorter and shorter 4 weeks ago and I'm not sure if Nutz and Bolt have been eating it!!!!!!!!!!!!

We've not had any symptoms shown up yet and I need to know if I should move the Aloe Vera & Money Plant into kitchen (north facing - as I've managed to kill most of my house plants in the kitchen).

Would the Busy Lizzie have been poisonous for them?

 

[Ayla]

very useful information! thank you very much!

I do think cats are quite clever in keeping away from the bad plants

Don't think so!, you have to be very carefully with kittens!, last summer mi little Rinchi ate my tomato plant, and he was very sick, I had to leave him at a "cat-hospital" (that was terrible for me, I was crying all night...). He recovered, of course : ) but I removed the plant!

 

[BWJurby]

Found this lot on the cat world site, there are quite a few I did'nt know about :w00t:

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Chocolate
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Common Cat Poisons - Plants & Household Items Toxic To Cats | Cat Health Collection

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This one made me laugh, we hide chocolate from our cat. One time I had left out a wrapped up Milkybar cow (white chocolate) that my boyfriend bought me as a present. The cat unwrapped it and licked off the cows face!!! I was not amused!! He has also ripped open cereal to eat it. All food is tucked away!
He also tries to eat the organic fertiliser I put in the garden, they are pellets made form fish blood but it does say it is non-harmful to cats. I also have non-harmful slug pellets, of course I keep the packet out of the way

 

[BWJurby]

has some added the following things to the list as harmful household items to watch out for with kittens in the home.

also make usre toilet lids are kept closed i found a kitten swimming in the toilet once =/

Oh our cat also tries to drink from the toilet bowl which worries me in case one day it is after bleaching it!! I put down water and he gets told off if I catch him in the toilet and it seems to have stopped!

 

[madeinwales]

Very useful post, what do people use to clean there litter tray with? We're getting our 9 & 1/2 week baby Billy on Thursday my Mum and Nan will receive my 3 potted house plates one being a poinsettia that's still very much alive..

I have a basil plant in the kitchen window would that be dangerous for them, at the moment he will only be accompanied into the kitchen with either myself or my husband as i know you have to be very careful with kittens and fridges and washing machines.

Thanks for all the very much helpful advice
xxx

 

[ClareThor]

Please please be very carfull of Patio Cleaner, our poor little Pippa knocked a bottle over last year and even though it had a safety cap it split open.
Pippa suffered horrible chemical burns on her body and had serious internal damage and was intensive care for weeks. She was only 16 months old.
Luckily we had insurance as the bill was £1500

the emergency vet didnt at first suspect poisioning and it wasnt until she started convulsing did we realise how serious it was.

she never fully recovered and she died a couple of months after (sadly got hit by a car), I miss my Pippa cat so much and know that she is out of pain now, but it break my hearts knowing what she went though and she was such a little figher.

 

[Samovila]

This thread is an excellent idea.

I read somewhere that lilies can be harmful to cats, so I just double checked and found this site: Plants Poisonous to Cats - Poisonous Plants for Dogs .

Clare, I just read your post and I'm so sorry about your little Pippa.

 

[michellequeens]

Thanks very helpful!

 

[neaptide]

Thankyou knew some of them. Very tongue in cheek would like to add paint is painful to your pocket. I was decorating the hall and needed the bathroom. put paint tray on top of telephone table. off i went, came down 5 mins later and thought why is there green paw marks on the carpet? Madam has jumped up slid in the tray then in panic ran round the living room, over the leather suite and then bombed upstairs. She was in the middle of the duvet mewing pitifully it's not my fault,and green from head to toe. I phoned the vet what to do?
Thank god it was emulsion, several shampoos later and wrapped in a towel cat warm and cuddled.
Took me 2 days scrubbing to get all the paint off the rest of the house. Cat and slave survived.

 

[Matti]

Thankyou knew some of them. Very tongue in cheek would like to add paint is painful to your pocket. I was decorating the hall and needed the bathroom. put paint tray on top of telephone table. off i went, came down 5 mins later and thought why is there green paw marks on the carpet? Madam has jumped up slid in the tray then in panic ran round the living room, over the leather suite and then bombed upstairs. She was in the middle of the duvet mewing pitifully it's not my fault,and green from head to toe. I phoned the vet what to do?
Thank god it was emulsion, several shampoos later and wrapped in a towel cat warm and cuddled.
Took me 2 days scrubbing to get all the paint off the rest of the house. Cat and slave survived.

This actually had me laughing out loud in my office (people think I'm mad now)- I'm just imagining poor kitty completely green and folorn-looking! But yes, thank god it was emulsion!

Out of interest, other than chocolate (and coffee), is there any other types of human food that is particularly bad for cats? My 15 week old is obsessed with anything that I eat, and I regularly turn my back for a second to find him face first in whatever I have eaten/been eating. He has his own allergies so I try and keep as much as possible away from him, but unfortunately sometimes he is too sneaky for his own good, and often ends up with a face full of food (yesterday it was rice pudding)!

 

[buffie]

This actually had me laughing out loud in my office (people think I'm mad now)- I'm just imagining poor kitty completely green and folorn-looking! But yes, thank god it was emulsion!

Out of interest, other than chocolate (and coffee), is there any other types of human food that is particularly bad for cats? My 15 week old is obsessed with anything that I eat, and I regularly turn my back for a second to find him face first in whatever I have eaten/been eating. He has his own allergies so I try and keep as much as possible away from him, but unfortunately sometimes he is too sneaky for his own good, and often ends up with a face full of food (yesterday it was rice pudding)!

Have a look at this link...........Human Foods Which Cats Can't Eat | Feline Nutrition
I'm sure there will be more but this will give you a start.

 

[Treaclesmum]

I've just been given a lovely bunch of tulips by my cousin for my birthday on Tuesday... is it ok to put them on the kitchen windowsill...?

Pixie has had a sniff but didn't seem interested (she is the one that could be prone to chewing the leaves...) - are tulips poisonous...??!

 

[Jaguar01]

Bloody hell. my princess has tuna at least 2-3 times a week. going to knock that on the head now for sure.

 

[cat lady]

that is a long list glad you found it lot of them i never new very helpfull
thank you

 

[eggyteapot]

Bloody hell. my princess has tuna at least 2-3 times a week. going to knock that on the head now for sure.

hi you can buy tuna ment for cats thats almost like can tuna that we eat =)

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