Plant
Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta)
Emergency. The seeds are the most toxic part and liver failure can follow rapidly.
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What to do right now
- 1.Go to an emergency vet immediately
- 2.Take a photograph or sample of the plant
- 3.Do not induce vomiting at home
Symptoms
- Vomiting and bloody diarrhoea
- Jaundice
- Bruising
- Seizures
- Collapse
Details
- Category
- Plant
- Toxicity
- Life-threatening
- Species affected
- Dogs, Cats
- Routes of exposure
- Chewing leaves or, most dangerously, eating the seeds
- Urgency
- Emergency. The seeds are the most toxic part and liver failure can follow rapidly.
Veterinary treatment
Cycasin causes acute hepatic necrosis. Aggressive early decontamination, liver support and plasma may be required.