Many of us have houseplants as well as trees and shrubs in our yards.  Some of these seemingly harmless plants can make our pets sick or even kill them if they eat the wrong parts. Below is a list of some possibly toxic plants and trees. 

• Almond – Diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
• Apple – Leaves and stems can lead to shock, mouth inflammation, and a rapid increase in breathing.
• Apricot – Stem, bark and seed pits can cause diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
• Azalea – all parts, mostly leaves can cause stomach irritation, abdominal pain, abnormal heart rate and rythem, counvusions, coma and even death.
• Balsam Pear – Diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
• Castor Bean – All parts of this plant can be toxic, but especially the seeds if they are chewed.  They can cause nausea, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, tenesmus, dehydration, shortness of breath, excessive thirst, weakness, muscle twitching, convulsions and even coma.
• Cherry – Rapid breathing, shock, mouth inflammation and heart rate increase.
• Creeping Charlie – All parts of this plant can cause drooling but is not usually fatal.
• English Ivy – Stomach upset, hyperactivity, labored breathing, drooling, fever, thirst increase, pupil dilation, staggering, coma, and even death.
• Ficus (Cuban Laurel) – Stomach upset.
• Ficus Lyrata (Fiddle-leaf) – Stomach upset, irritated skin.
• Hemlock – All parts of this plant, roots and root stalks can cause dilated pupils, frothing at the mouth, spasms, restlessness, convulsions and death (within 15 minutes to 2 hours).
• Hyacinth – The bulbs, leaves and flowers can cause colic, vomiting and diarrhea, but is usually not fatal.
• Hydrangea – The leaves and buds of this shrub can cause irritation and inflammation of the digestive tract, diarrhea and bloody stool.
• Japanese Plum – Diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
• Jasmine – convulsions and death.
• Jimson Weed – All parts of this plant can cause rapid pulse, rapid breathing, dilated pupils, nervousness, twitching, frequent urination, diarrhea, depression, weight loss, weak pulse, convulsions, coma and death.
• Johnson Grass – The leaves and stems of young plants can cause breathing problems, severe anxiety, convulsions, coma and death. There is an intravenous antidote to this toxin.
• Latana – The leaves and berries can cause sluggishness, weakness, boldly diarrhea. In severe cases, death can occur in 2 to 4 days.
• Nightshade – All parts of this plant can cause hallucinations, severe intestinal disturbances, diarrhea, drowsiness, numbness, dilated pupils, trembling, labored breathing, nasal discharge, rapid heartbeat, weak pulse, incoordination, paralysis or severe shaking of the rear legs, bloat, and it can be fatal.
• Oak – Varied effects.
• Peach – Diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
  
• Philodendron (Devil’s Ivy) – Upset stomach, convusoins, asphyxiation, death.
  
• Pigweed – The leaves, stems and roots of this plant can cause troubled breathing, trembling,
• weakness, coma and death.
  
• Pokeweed – All parts of this plant can cause colic, diarrhea, blood in stool, anemia and possible death.
  
• Rhubarb – Leaves of this plant can cause staggering, trembling, breathing difficulties, weakness, diarrhea, increased drinking and urinating and even death.
• Tomato Plants and Green Tomatoes
  
• Virginia Creeper – Varied effects.
  
• Wild Cherry – Diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.        
  
• Yew (American, English and Western) – Breathing problems, trembling, weakness, heart problems, stomach upset and very sudden death.

HOUSEPLANTS

• Aloe Vera – Diarrhea
• Asparagus Fern – Vomiting, respiratory problems, kidney failure, tremors, abdominal pain.
• Caladium – Mouth irritation, stomach upset, asphyxiation, tremors, seizures, death.
• Colocasia (Elephant’s Ear) – Mouth irritation, stomach upset, asphyxiation, tremors, seizures, death.
• Diffenbachia (Dumb Cane) – Mouth irritation, stomach upset, asphyxiation, tremors, seizures, death.
• Mum (Pot and Spider) – Skin irritation.
• Mistletoe – Varied effects.
• Philodendron (Saddle Leaf, Split Leaf) – Mouth irritation, stomach upset.
• Poinsetta – Mouth irritation, stomach upset.
• Umbrella Plant – Vomiting, respiratory problems, kidney failure, tremors, abdominal pain.

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