Plant
Lilies (Lilium and Hemerocallis species)
An absolute emergency for cats. Even pollen or vase water can cause fatal kidney failure.
Life-threateningCats
What to do right now
- 1.Remove the plant from the house entirely
- 2.Wipe pollen from the coat with a damp cloth before the cat grooms
- 3.Go to a veterinary practice immediately — outcomes depend on treatment within hours
Symptoms
- Drooling and vomiting
- Lethargy
- Loss of appetite
- Increased then absent urination
- Collapse
Details
- Category
- Plant
- Toxicity
- Life-threatening
- Species affected
- Cats
- Routes of exposure
- Eating any part, chewing leaves, or grooming pollen from the coat or paws
- Urgency
- An absolute emergency for cats. Even pollen or vase water can cause fatal kidney failure.
Veterinary treatment
Treatment requires early decontamination and 48–72 hours of intravenous fluids with kidney monitoring. Do not keep true lilies in a home with cats.