Important to Know: Which Flowers are Toxic to Dogs

08.07.2023 23:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:24

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Some plants can cause serious infections in dogs. Therefore, it is important to know what exactly should be kept away from your pet in order to keep it safe.

Let's start with cut flowers, which, at first glance, seem harmless. Never let your dog chew on irises, daffodils, peonies, lupins, callas, tulips, lilies, gypsophila, snowdrops, daffodils, chrysanthemums, lilies of the valley, peonies, delphiniums, digitalis, as well as hyacinths and lilacs.

Delphinium: wild flower, toxic to pets. Dicentra: wild flower, but can also grow in front gardens, especially toxic leaves and roots. Dieffenbachia: A popular houseplant that is poisonous to pets. Digitalis: a flower, but also wild, the leaves of which are especially poisonous.

Which flowers are safe for dogs

Absolutely non-toxic and safe plants include orchids, air-plants (tillandsia), peperomia, calathea, asplenium and nephrolepis ferns, haworthia, hamedorea, chlorophytum.

If your dog has been poisoned or has changed his usual behavior, seek veterinary help as soon as possible. The specialist will determine what exactly happened and immediately begin treatment.

Diana Dashkevich Author: Diana Dashkevich Editor internet resource