If you have a dog, take extra caution with the following trendy houseplants. Unfortunately, consuming fiddle leaf fig foliage can cause painful symptoms for your dog including skin and gastrointestinal irritation. If your dog is prone to chewing on plants, do not bring a fiddle leaf fig into your home.
Toxic Properties: Ficin, furocoumarins, and ficusin
While Philodendron varieties are harmless to the touch, they are toxic to both dogs and cats if ingested. Symptoms of philodendron poisoning include oral irritation, swelling, vomiting, trouble breathing, and excessive drooling.
Toxic Properties: Insoluble calcium oxalates
Sadly, ZZ plants are toxic to dogs and cats if ingested and can cause symptoms typical of calcium oxalate poisoning such as vomiting and diarrhea.
Toxic Properties: Insoluble calcium oxalates
While Aloe vera is harmless to humans, it is toxic to dogs if ingested and will cause symptoms such as lethargy, vomiting, and gastrointestinal issues.
Toxic Properties: Saponins, anthraquinones
Symptoms of bird of paradise poisoning include gastrointestinal irritation resulting in nausea and vomiting as well as drowsiness. If veterinary care is sought on time, it is possible for dogs who suffer from bird of paradise poisoning to make a full recovery.
Toxic Properties: gastrointestinal irritants
Dieffenbachia are toxic to both cats and dogs if ingested. Symptoms of Dieffenbachia poisoning include oral irritation and swelling, excessive drooling, vomiting, and difficulty breathing.
Toxic Properties: Insoluble calcium oxalates
Sago palms are extremely toxic to both humans and animals, causing liver failure and even death if ingested. Early symptoms of sago palm poisoning include vomiting, diarrhea, and seizures. If you have a dog at home, sago palms are an important houseplant to avoid.
Toxic Properties: Cycasin
Unfortunately, the peace lily is poisonous to both dogs and cats, especially the ‘Mauna Loa’ variety. This large cultivar, which can grow up to two feet, causes irritation around the contacted area and will induce vomiting in animals if ingested.
Toxic Properties: Insoluble calcium oxalates
Sadly, Alocasia contains calcium oxalate crystals which makes them toxic to dogs, cats, and humans and can cause oral irritation, burning of the lips and mouth, swelling, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing and breathing if ingested.
Toxic Properties: Insoluble calcium oxalates
