Non-Toxic & Toxic Plants

There is a considerable difference in these 2 lists.

NON-TOXIC PLANTS
Achira
Acorn Summer Squash
African Violet
Air Plant
Airplane Plant
Algarroba
Aluminum Plant
Alumroot
American Plane Tree (also called American Sycamore, Buttonwood)
American Rubber
Anthericum Comosum
Antirrhinum Multiflorum
Arabian Gentian
Aregelia
Artillery Plant
Aspidium Falcatum
Aubepine
Autumn Olive (also called Autumn Oleaster)
Baby Rubber Plant (also called Pepper-Face)
Baby Tears (also called Creeping Jenny)

TOXIC PLANTS


Acacia (all parts)
Acer Sanguineum (also called Carolina Maple, Curled Maple, Red Maple, Rufacer Rubrum, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple – all parts, especially wilted leaves)
Acocanthera (flowers, fruit)
Aconite (also called Monkshood, Wolfsbane – leaves, flowers, roots)
Acorns (all parts)
Adam and Eve (also called Arum, Bobbins, Cuckoo Plant, Lord-and-Ladies, Starch Root, Wake Robin – all parts)
African Evergreen (also called Arrowhead Vine, Green Gold Naphthysis, Nepthytis, Tri-leaf Wonder – leaves, stems, roots)
African Wonder Tree (also called Castor Bean, Castor Oil Plant, Mole Bean Plant – all parts, especially seeds)
Agapanthus (all parts)
Alfalfa (also called Lucerne – foliage)
Alligator Pear (also called Avocado – fruit, pit, leaves)
Almond (seeds)
Aloe Vera (also called Burn Plant – sap)
Alocasia (also called Elephant’s Ear, Angel’s Wings – leaves, stems, roots)
Alsike Clover (foliage)
Amanita (also called Death Camas, Meadow Death Camas – all parts)
Amaryllis (also called Belladonna Lily, Cape Belladonna, Naked Lady, St. Joseph Lily – bulbs)
American Bittersweet (also called Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet, Climbing Bittersweet, European Bittersweet, False Bittersweet, Shrubby Bittersweet, Waxwork – all parts, especially berries)
American Holly (also called English Holly, European Holly, Holly, Inkberry, Oregon Holly, Pokeweed, Winterberry – leaves and berries [low toxicity])
American Mandrake (also called Duck’s Foot, Hog Apple, Indian Apple Root, Mandrake, Mayapple, Raccoonberry, Umbrella Leaf, Wild Lemon – all parts except ripe fruit)
American Mistletoe (also called Mistletoe – berries)
American Yew (also called Yew – needles, seeds, bark)
Ambrosia Mexicana (also called Feather Geranium, Jerusalem Oak – all parts)
Amsinckia (also called Tarweed – all above ground, especially seeds)
Amur (also called Common Privet, Privet, Wax-leaf – foliage, berries)
Andromeda Japonica (also called Lily-of-the-Valley Bush, Pieris – all parts)
Angel Vine (also called Mattress Vine, Wire Vine – all parts)
Angel’s Trumpet (also called Chalice Vine, Datura, Trumpet Vine – all parts, especially seeds)
Angel’s Wings (also called Elephant Ears – leaves, stems, roots)
Angelica Tree (also called Devil’s Walking Stick, Hercules’ Club, Prickly Ash, Prickly Elder – all parts)
Antherium (also called Flamingo Lily, Painter’s Palette – leaves, stems, roots)
Apple (including Crabapples – stems, leaves, seeds)
Apple of Peru (also called Thornapple, Flowering Tolguacha – all parts, especially seeds)
Apple Leaf Croton (all parts)
Apricot (stems, leaves, seeds)
Arrowgrass (foliage)
Arrowhead Vine (also called African Evergreen, Green Gold Naphthysis, Nepthytis, Tri-leaf Wonder – leaves, stems, roots)
Arum (also called Adam and Eve, Bobbins, Cuckoo Plant, Lord-and-Ladies, Starch Root, Wake Robin – all parts)
Arum Lily (also called Black Calla, Calla Lily, Florist’s Calla, Garden Calla, Pig Lily, Solomon’s Lily, Trumpet Lily, Wild Calla, White Arum – all parts
Asian Lily (Liliaceae family – all parts – NOTE: Cats are only species known to be affected.)
Asparagus Fern (also called Emerald Feather, Emerald Fern, Lace Fern, Plumosa Fern, Racemose Asparagus, Shatavari, Sprengeri Fern – shoots, berries)
Australian Ivy Palm (also called Heartland Philodendron, Octopus Tree, Philodendron, Schefflera, Starleaf, Umbrella Tree – all parts)
Australian Nut (also called Macadamia Nut, Queensland Nut – all parts – NOTE: Dogs are only species known to be affected.)
Australian Pine (also called House Pine, Norfolk Island Pine, Norfolk Pine – all parts)
Autumn Crocus (also called Crocus, Meadow Saffron – all parts)
Avocado (also called Alligator Pear – fruit, pit, leaves)
Azalea (also called Rhododendron, Rosebay – all parts)
Baby Doll Ti Plant (also called Good Luck Plant, Hawaiian Ti Plant, Ti Plant – all parts)
Baby Jade Chinese Jade, Chinese Rubber Plant, Dwarf Rubber Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Japanese Rubber Plant, Silver Dollar, Silver Jade Plant – all parts)
Baby’s Breath (also called Maiden’s Breath – all parts)
Baneberry (also called Doll’s Eyes – foliage, red/white berries, roots)
Banewort (also called Belladonna, Black Cherry, Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries, Nightshade – all parts, especially black berries)
Barbados Aloe (also called Medicine Plant, True Aloe – sap)
Barbados Lily (also called Fire Lily, Lily of the Palace, Ridderstjerne – all parts, especially bulbs)
Barbados Pride (also called Bird of Paradise, Brazilwood, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, Poinciana – seeds, fruit)
Barnyard Daisy (also called Chamomile, Corn Feverfew, Garden Chamomile, Ground Apple, Manzanilla, Roman Chamomile, Turkey Weed, True Chamomile – all parts)
Bayonet Plant (foliage, flowers)
Bead Tree (also called China Ball Tree, Chinaberry Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Paradise Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Texas Umbrella Tree, White Cedar – bark, leaves, flowers, especially berries)
Beargrass (all parts)
Beech (all parts)
Begonia (all parts, especially tubers)
Belladonna (also called Banewort, Black Cherry, Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries, Nightshade – all parts, especially black berries)
Belladonna Lily (also called Amaryllis, Cape Belladonna, Naked Lady, St. Joseph Lily – bulbs)
Bergamot Orange (also called Bergamot, Citrus Bergamia – all parts)
Bird of Paradise (also called Barbados Pride, Brazilwood, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, Poinciana – seeds, fruit)
Bird of Paradise Flower (also called Bird’s Tongue Flower, Crane Flower – all parts)
Bird’s Tongue Flower (also called Bird of Paradise, Crane Flower – all parts)
Bishop’s Weed (also called False Queen Anne’s Lace, Greater Ammi – all parts)
Bitter Cherry (seeds)
Bitter Root (also called Dogbane Hemp, Indian Hemp – all parts)
Bittersweet (also called American Bittersweet, Bitter Nightshade, Climbing Bittersweet, European Bittersweet, False Bittersweet, Shrubby Bittersweet, Waxwork – all parts, especially berries)
Bitter Nightshade (also called American Bittersweet, Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet, Climbing Bittersweet, European Bittersweet, False Bittersweet, Shrubby Bittersweet, Waxwork – all parts, especially berries)
Black Calla (also called Arum Lily, Calla Lily, Florist’s Calla, Garden Calla, Pig Lily, Solomon’s Lily, Trumpet Lily, Wild Calla, White Arum – all parts
Black Cherry (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries, Nightshade – all parts, especially black berries)
Black-Eyed Susan (all parts)
Black Laurel (also called Dog Hobble, Dog Laurel, Fetter Bush, Sierra Laurel – all parts, especially leaves)
Black Locust (leaves, shoots, pods, seeds, inner bark)
Black Nightshade (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries, Nightshade – all parts, especially black berries)
Black Walnut – nuts – NOTE: non-toxic to cats, toxic to dogs
Blackie (also called Morning Glory, Sweet Potato Vine – all parts, especially seeds)
Bleeding Heart (foliage, roots)
Bloodroot (all parts)
Blue Blindweed (also called Climbing Nightshade, Blue Nightshade, Devil’s Apple, Felonwort, Poisonous Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Soda Apple, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Blue Flag (also called Flag, Fleur-de-lis, Iris, Snake Lily, Water Flag – bulbs)
Blue Nightshade (also called Climbing Nightshade, Blue Blindweed, Devil’s Apple, Felonwort, Poisonous Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Soda Apple, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Blue Green Algae (all parts)
Bluebonnet (also called Lupine, Quaker Bonnets – all parts)
Bobbins (also called Adam and Eve, Arum, Cuckoo Plant, Lord-and-Ladies, Starch Root, Wake Robin – all parts)
Bog Kalmia (also called Bog Laurel, Pale Laurel – all parts)
Bog Laurel (also called Bog Kalmia, Pale Laurel – all parts)
Boston Ivy (leaves, berries)
Bouncing Bet (also called Soapwort – all parts)
Box (all parts)
Boxwood (all parts)
Brackenfern; Braken Fern (also called Brake Fern – all parts)
Brazilwood (also called Barbados Pride, Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, Poinciana – seeds, fruit)
Brake Fern (also called Brakenfern, Braken Fern – all parts)
Branching Ivy (also called California Ivy, English Ivy, Glacier Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy, Sweetheart Ivy – leaves, berries)
Bread and Butter Plant (also called Coleus, East Indian Thyme, Indian Borage, Maratha, Militini, Spanish Thyme – all parts)
Brunfelsia (also called Fransiscan Rain Tree, Kiss-Me-Quick, Lady-of-the-Night, Yesterday Today Tomorrow – all parts)
Buckeye (also called Ohio Buckeye, Horse Chestnut – buds, nuts, leaves, bark, seedlings, honey)
Buckthorn (all parts)
Buckwheat (all parts)
Buddhist Rosary Bead (also called Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Buddhist Pine (also called Japanese Yew, Podocarpusall, Southern Yew, Yew Pine – needles, seeds, bark)
Bulbs (all species in the families Amarylliaceae, Iridaceae, Liliaceae – bulbs)
Bull Nettle (also called Carolina Nettle, Horse Nettle – all parts)
Burn Plant (also called Aloe Vera – sap)
Burning Bush (also called Spindle Tree, Wahoo – all parts)
Burrow Weed (also called Jimmy Weed – all parts)
Butter Cress (also called Buttercups, Crowfoot, Figwort – new leaves, stems)
Buttercups (also called Butter Cress, Crowfoot, Figwort – new leaves, stems)
Cactus (leaves, stem, milky sap)
Caffre Lily (also called Clivia Lily, Cape Clivia, Clivies, Kaffir Lily, Klivia – all parts, especially bulbs)
Caladium (also called Candidum, Exposition, Fancy Leaved Caladium, Malanga, Pink Cloud, Seagull, Stoplight, Texas Wonder – all parts)
Calamondin Orange – all parts)
Caley Pea (all parts)
Calfkill (all parts)
California Ivy (also called Branching Ivy, English Ivy, Glacier Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy, Sweetheart Ivy – leaves, berries)
Calla Lily (also called Arum Lily, Black Calla, Florist’s Calla, Garden Calla, Pig Lily, Solomon’s Lily, Trumpet Lily, Wild Calla, White Arum – all parts
Camphor of the Poor (also called Garlic, Nectar of the Gods, Rocambole, Rustic Treacle, Serpent Garlic, Stinking Rose – all parts, especially bulbs)
Camphor Tree (all parts)
Candelabra Cactus (also called False Cactus – leaves, stem, milky sap)
Candleberry Tree (also called Chicken-Foot Tree, Chinese Tallowtree, Popcorn Tree, White Wax Berry, Florida Aspen – mildly toxic immature seeds, sap)
Candidum (also called Caladium, Exposition, Fancy Leaved Caladium, Malanga, Pink Cloud, Seagull, Stoplight, Texas Wonder – all parts)
Cape Belladonna (also called Amaryllis, Belladonna Lily, Naked Lady, St. Joseph Lily – bulbs)
Cape Clivia (also called Cape Clivia, Clivia Lily, Clivies, Kaffir Lily, Klivia – all parts, especially bulbs)
Cape Jasmine (also called Gardenia – all parts)
Cardboard Palm (also called Coontie Palm, Cycads, Fern Palm, Sago Palm, Zamias – all parts)
Cardinal Flower (also called Indian Pink, Lobelia – all parts)
Carnation (also called Pinks, Sweet William, Wild Carnation – all parts)
Carolina Horsenettle (also called Bull Nettle, Horse Nettle – all parts)
Carolina Jessamine (also called Yellow Jessamine, Yellow Jasmine – all parts)
Carolina Maple (also called Acer Sanguineum, Curled Maple, Red Maple, Rufacer Rubrum, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple – all parts, especially wilted leaves)
Castilleja (also called Indian Paintbrush – all parts, especially green parts, roots)
Castor Bean (also called African Wonder Tree, Castor Oil Plant, Mole Bean Plant – all parts, especially seeds)
Castor Oil Plant (also called African Wonder Tree, Castor Bean, Mole Bean Plant – all parts, especially seeds)
Ceriman (also called Cutleaf Philodendron, Fruit Salad Plant, Hurricane Plant, Mexican Breadfruit, Split-leaf Philodendron, Swiss Cheese Plant – leaves, stems, roots)
Chalice Vine (also called Angel’s Trumpet, Trumpet Vine – all parts)
Chamomile (also called Barnyard Daisy, Corn Feverfew, Garden Chamomile, Ground Apple, Manzanilla, Roman Chamomile, Turkey Weed, True Chamomile – all parts)
Chandelier Plant (also called Devil’s Backbone, Kalanchoe, Mother of Millions – all parts) Charming Dieffenbachia (also called Dieffenbachia, Dumb Cane, Exotica, Exotica Perfection, Giant Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumb Cane, Tropic Snow – all parts)
Cherry (also called Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Ground Cherry, Pin Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, most wild varieties – stems, leaves, seeds)
Cherry Laurel (foliage, flowers)
Chicken-Foot Tree (also called Chinese Tallowtree, Popcorn Tree, Candleberry Tree, White Wax Berry, Florida Aspen – mildly toxic immature seeds, sap)
Chicks (all parts)
China Ball Tree (also called Bead Tree, Chinaberry Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Paradise Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Texas Umbrella Tree, White Cedar – bark, leaves, flowers, especially berries)
Chinaberry Tree (also called Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Paradise Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Texas Umbrella Tree, White Cedar – bark, leaves, flowers, especially berries)
Chinese Evergreen (leaves, stems, roots)
Chinese Inkberry (also called Jessamine – fruit, sap)
Chinese Jade Chinese Rubber Plant, Dwarf Rubber Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Japanese Rubber Plant, Silver Dollar, Silver Jade Plant – all parts)
Chinese Lantern (leaf, unripe fruit)
Chinese Tallowtree (also called Chicken-Foot, Popcorn Tree, Candleberry Tree, White Wax Berry, Florida Aspen – mildly toxic immature seeds, sap)
Chlorophytum (all parts)
Choke Cherry (seeds, bark)
Christmas Flower (also called Christmas Plant, Easter Flower, Poinsettia – leaves, stem, milky sap)
Christmas Plant (also called Christmas Flower, Easter Flower, Poinsettia – leaves, stem, milky sap)
Christmas Rose (also called Easter Rose, Hellebore, Lenten Rose – foliage, flowers)
Chrysanthemum (also called Feverfew, Mum – all parts)
Cineraria (all parts)
Cineria (all parts)
Clematis (also called Leatherflower, Virgin’s Bower – all parts)
Climbing Bittersweet (also called American Bittersweet, Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet, European Bittersweet, False Bittersweet, Shrubby Bittersweet, Waxwork – all parts, especially berries)
Climbing Lily (also called Gloriosa Lily, Glory Lily, Superb Lily – all parts)
Climbing Nightshade (also called Blue Nightshade, Blue Blindweed, Devil’s Apple, Felonwort, Poisonous Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Soda Apple, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Clivia Lily (also called Caffre Lily, Cape Clivia, Clivies, Kaffir Lily, Klivia – all parts, especially bulbs)
Clivies (also called Caffre Lily, Cape Clivia, Cliviea Lily, Kaffir Lily, Klivia – all parts, especially bulbs)
Clover (also called Alsike Clover, Red Clover, White Clover – foliage)
Cocklebur (seeds, seedlings, burs)
Coffee Tree Plant (also called Geranium-Leaf Aralia, Wild Coffee, all parts)
Coleus (also called Bread and Butter Plant, East Indian Thyme, Indian Borage, Maratha, Militini, Spanish Thyme – all parts)
Common Burdock (burs)
Common Horsetail (also called Field Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Western Horsetail – all parts)
Common Nightshade (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Black Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries, Nightshade – all parts, especially black berries)
Common Privet (also called Amur, Privet, Wax-leaf – foliage, berries)
Common Tansy (foliage, flowers)
Coontie Palm (also called Cardboard Palm, Cycads, Fern Palm, Sago Palm, Zamias – all parts)
Coral Plant (all parts)
Cordatum (also called Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Heartleaf Philodendron, Horsehead Philodendron, Panda Plant, Red Emerald, Saddle Leaf – all parts)
Corfu Lily (also Funkia, Hosta, Plantian Lily – all parts)
Coriaria (all parts)
Corn Feverfew (also called Chamomile, Barnyard Daisy, Garden Chamomile, Ground Apple, Manzanilla, Roman Chamomile, Turkey Weed, True Chamomile – all parts)
Corn Lily (also called False Hellebore, Western False Hellebore – all parts)
Corn Plant (also called Cornstalk Plant, Dracaena, Dragon Tree, Ribbon Plant – all parts)
Cornflower (all parts)
Cornstalk Plant (also called Corn Plant, Dracaena, Dragon Tree, Ribbon Plant – all parts)
Corydalis (leaves, stems, roots)
Cow Parsnip (also called Giant Hogweed – all parts)
Cowbane (also called Poison Parsnip, Spotted Cowbane, Spotted Water Hemlock, Water Hemlock – all parts)
Cowslip (new leaves, stems)
Crab’s Eye (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Crane Flower (also called Bird of Paradise, Bird’s Tongue Flower – all parts)
Crabapple (including Apples – stems, leaves, seeds)
Creeping Charlie (all parts)
Crocus (also called Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron – all parts)
Croton (foliage, shoots)
Crowfoot (also called Butter Cress, Buttercups, Figwort – new leaves, stems)
Crown of Thorns (all parts)
Cuban Laurel (all parts)
Cuckoo Plant (also called Adam and Eve, Arum, Bobbins, Lord-and-Ladies, Starch Root, Wake Robin – all parts)
Cultivated Bleeding Heart (leaves, stems, roots)
Cultivated Larkspur (all parts)
Curled Maple (also called Acer Sanguineum, Carolina Maple, Curled Maple, Red Maple, Rufacer Rubrum, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple – all parts, especially wilted leaves)
Cutleaf Philodendron (also called Ceriman, Fruit Salad Plant, Hurricane Plant, Mexican Breadfruit, Split-leaf Philodendron, Swiss Cheese Plant – leaves, stems, roots)
Cycads (also called Cardboard Palm, Coontie Palm, Fern Palm, Sago Palm, Zamias – all parts)
Cyclamen (also called Sowbread – all parts, especially tubers)
Cypress Spurge (foliage, flowers, sap)
Daffodil (also called Jonquil, Narcissus, Paper White – all parts, especially bulbs)
Dahlia (all parts)
Daisy (all parts)
Daphne (berries, bark, leaves)
Datura (all parts)
Day Lilies (all parts – NOTE: Cats and cows are only species known to be affected.)
Deadly Nightshade (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries, Nightshade – all parts, especially black berries)
Death Camas (also called Amanita, Meadow Death Camas – all parts)
Death Cap Mushroom (all parts)
Decentrea (all parts)
Delphinium (also called Larkspur – all parts)
Desert Azalea (also called Desert Rose, Impala Lily, Kudu Lily, Mock Azalea, Sabi Star)
Desert Rose (also called Desert Azalea, Impala Lily, Kudu Lily, Mock Azalea, Sabi Star)
Destroying Angel Mushroom (also called Amanita – all parts)
Devil’s Apple (also called Climbing Nightshade, Blue Nightshade, Blue Blindweed, Felonwort, Poisonous Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Soda Apple, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Devil’s Backbone (also called Chandelier Plant, Kalanchoe, Mother of Millions – leaves and stems)
Devil’s Cherries (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries, Nightshade – all parts, especially black berries)
Devil’s Herb (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries – all parts, especially black berries)
Devil’s Ivy (also called Ivy Arum, Golden Pothos, Pothos, Taro Vine – all parts)
Devil’s Trumpet (also called Datura – all parts)
Dieffenbachia (also called Charming Dieffenbachia, Dumb Cane, Exotica, Exotica Perfection, Giant Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumb Cane, Tropic Snow – all parts)
Divale (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries – all parts, especially black berries)
Devil’s Walking Stick (also called Angelica Tree, Hercules’ Club, Prickly Ash, Prickly Elder – all parts)
Dock (also called Sorrel – all parts)
Dog Daisy (also called Dog Fennel – all parts)
Dog Fennel (also called Dog Daisy)
Dog Hobble (also called Black Laurel, Dog Laurel, Fetter Bush, Sierra Laurel – all parts, especially leaves)
Dog Laurel (also called Black Laurel, Dog Hobble, Fetter Bush, Sierra Laurel – all parts, especially leaves)
Dogbane (leaves, stems, roots)
Dogbane Hemp (also called Bitter Root, Indian Hemp – all parts)
Doll’s Eyes (also called Baneberry – foliage, red/white berries, roots)
Dracaena (also called Corn Plant, Cornstalk Plant, Dragon Tree, Ribbon Plant – all parts)
Dracaena Palm (foliage)
Dragon Tree (also called Corn Plant, Cornstalk Plant, Dracaena, Ribbon Plant – all parts)
Duck’s Foot (also called American Mandrake, Hog Apple, Indian Apple Root, Mandrake, Mayapple, Raccoonberry, Umbrella Leaf, Wild Lemon – all parts except ripe fruit)
Dumb Cane (also called Dieffenbachia, Charming Dieffenbachia, Exotica, Exotica Perfection, Giant Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumb Cane, Tropic Snow – all parts)
Dumbcane (also called Aroids – leaves, stems, roots)
Dutchman’s Breeches (also called Staggerweed – leaves, stems, roots)
Dwale (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries – all parts, especially black berries)
Dwarf Larkspur (also called Larkspur, Poisonweed – all parts)
Dwarf Poinciana (also called Barbados Pride, Bird of Paradise, Brazilwood, Peacock Flower, Poinciana – seeds, fruit)
Dwarf Rubber Plant Baby Jade, Chinese Jade, Chinese Rubber Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Japanese Rubber Plant, Silver Dollar, Silver Jade Plant – all parts)
Dwayberryall (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries – all parts, especially black berries)
East Indian Thyme (also called Bread and Butter Plant, Coleus, Indian Borage, Maratha, Militini, Spanish Thyme – all parts)
Easter Flower (also called Christmas Flower, Christmas Plant, Poinsettia – leaves, stem, milky sap)
Easter Lily (all parts, especially bulbs NOTE: Cats are only species known to be affected.)
Easter Rose (also called Christmas Rose, Hellebore, Lenten Rose – foliage, flowers)
Eggplant (all parts but fruit)
Elaine (all parts)
Elderberry (all parts)
Elephant Garlic (also called Leek – all parts, especially bulb)
Elephant’s Ears (also called Alocasia, Angel’s Wings – leaves, stems, roots)
Emerald Duke (also called Majesty, Philodendron, Red Princess – all parts)
Emerald Feather (also called Asparagus Fern, Emerald Fern, Lace Fern, Plumosa Fern, Racemose Asparagus, Shatavari, Sprengeri Fern – shoots, berries)
Emerald Fern (also called Asparagus Fern, Emerald Feather, Lace Fern, Plumosa Fern, Racemose Asparagus, Shatavari, Sprengeri Fern – shoots, berries)
English Holly (also called American Holly, European Holly, Holly, Inkberry, Oregon Holly, Pokeweed, Winterberry – leaves and berries [low toxicity])
English Ivy (also called Branching Ivy, California Ivy, Glacier Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy, Sweetheart Ivy – leaves, berries)
English Yew (also called Yew – needles, seeds, bark)
Ergot (fungus on seed heads of grains and grasses)
Eucalyptus (all parts)
Euonymus (all parts)
Euphorbia (foliage, flowers, sap)
European Bittersweet (also called American Bittersweet, Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet, Climbing Bittersweet, False Bittersweet, Shrubby Bittersweet, Waxwork – all parts, especially berries)
European Holly (also called American Holly, English Holly, Holly, Inkberry, Oregon Holly, Pokeweed, Winterberry – leaves and berries [low toxicity])
European Spindle Tree (all parts)
Evergreen (all parts)
Everlasting Pea (also called Perennial Pea, Sweet Pea – all parts)
Exotica (also called Dieffenbachia, Charming Dieffenbachia, Dumb Cane, Exotica Perfection, Giant Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumb Cane, Tropic Snow – all parts)
Exotica Perfection (also called Dieffenbachia, Charming Dieffenbachia, Dumb Cane, Exotica, Giant Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumb Cane, Tropic Snow – all parts)
Exposition (also called Caladium, Candidum, Fancy Leaved Caladium, Malanga, Pink Cloud, Seagull, Stoplight, Texas Wonder – all parts)
False Bittersweet (also called American Bittersweet, Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet, Climbing Bittersweet, European Bittersweet, Shrubby Bittersweet, Waxwork – all parts, especially berries)
False Cactus (also called Candelabra Cactus – leaves, stem, milky sap)
False Flax (seeds)
False Hellbore (also called Corn Lily, Western False Hellebore – all parts)
False Queen Anne’s Lace (also called Bishop’s Weed, Greater Ammi – all parts)
Fan Weed (seeds)
Fancy Leaved Caladium (also called Caladium, Candidum, Exposition, Malanga, Pink Cloud, Seagull, Stoplight, Texas Wonder – all parts)
Feather Geranium (also called Ambrosia Mexicana, Jerusalem Oak – all parts)
Felonwort (also called Climbing Nightshade, Blue Nightshade, Blue Blindweed, Devil’s Apple, Poisonous Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Soda Apple, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Fern Palm (also called Cardboard Palm, Coontie Palm, Cycads, Sago Palm, Zamias – all parts)
Ferns (all parts)
Fetter Bush (also called Black Laurel, Dog Hobble, Dog Laurel, Sierra Laurel – all parts, especially leaves)
Fetterbush (also called Maleberry, Staggerberry – all parts, especially leaves)
Feverfew (also called Chrysanthemum, Mum – all parts)
Ficus (sap, peel)
Fiddle-Leaf Fig (also called Cordatum, Heartleaf Philodendron, Horsehead Philodendron, Panda Plant, Red Emerald, Saddle Leaf – all parts)
Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron (all parts)
Fiddleneck (also called Tarweed – all parts above ground)
Field Horsetail (also called Common Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Western Horsetail – all parts)
Field Pennycress (all parts)
Field Peppergrass (seeds)
Figwort (also called Butter Cress, Buttercups, Crowfoot – new leaves, stems)
Fire Lily (also called Barbados Lily, Lily of the Palace, Ridderstjerne – all parts, especially bulbs)
Fitweed (all parts)
Flag (also called Blue Flag, Fleur-de-lis, Iris, Snake Lily, Water Flag – bulbs)
Flamingo Flower (also called Flamingo Lily, Oilcloth Flower, Painter’s Pallet, Pigtail Plant, Tail Flower – all parts)
Flamingo Plant (all parts)
Flamingo Lily (also called Flamingo Flower, Oilcloth Flower, Painter’s Pallet, Pigtail Plant, Tail Flower – all parts)
Flax (foliage and seed pods)
Fleur-de-lis (also called Blue Flag, Flag, Iris, Snake Lily, Water Flag – bulbs)
Fleabane (also called Horseweed, Seaside Daisy, Showy Daisy – all parts)
Florida Aspen (also called Candleberry Tree, Chicken-Foot Tree, Chinese Tallowtree, Popcorn Tree, White Wax Berry – mildly toxic immature seeds, sap)
Florida Beauty (also called Gold Dust Dracaena, Spotted Dracaena – foliage)
Florist’s Calla (also called Arum Lily, Black Calla, Calla Lily, Garden Calla, Pig Lily, Solomon’s Lily, Trumpet Lily, Wild Calla, White Arum – all parts
Fly Agaric (also called Amanita – all parts)
Four O’Clock (all parts)
Foxglove (leaves, stems, flowers, seeds)
Foxtail Barley (also called Squirreltail Barley, Wild Barley – seedheads)
Fransiscan Rain Tree (also called Brunfelsia, Kiss-Me-Quick, Lady-of-the-Night, Yesterday Today Tomorrow – all parts)
Fruit Salad Plant (also called Ceriman, Cutleaf Philodendron, Hurricane Plant, Mexican Breadfruit, Split-leaf Philodendron, Swiss Cheese Plant – leaves, stems, roots)
Funkia (also Corfu Lily, Hosta, Plantian Lily – all parts)
Garden Calla (also called Arum Lily, Black Calla, Calla Lily, Florist’s Calla, Pig Lily, Solomon’s Lily, Trumpet Lily, Wild Calla, White Arum – all parts
Garden Chamomile (also called Chamomile, Barnyard Daisy, Corn Feverfew, Ground Apple, Manzanilla, Roman Chamomile, Turkey Weed, True Chamomile – all parts)
Garden Hyacinth (also called Hyacinth – all parts, especially bulbs)
Gardenia (also called Cape Jasmine – all parts)
Garlic (also called Camphor of the Poor, Nectar of the Gods, Rocambole, Rustic Treacle, Serpent Garlic, Stinking Rose – all parts, especially bulbs)
Gelsemium (foliage, flowers, berries, sap)
Geranium (all parts)
Geranium-Leaf Aralia (also called Coffee Tree Plant, Wild Coffee, all parts)
German Ivy (all parts above ground)
Ghost Weed (also called Snow on the Mountain – leaves, stem, milky sap)
Giant Dracaena (also called Grass Palm, Palm Lily – all parts)
Giant Dumbcane (also called Dieffenbachia, Charming Dieffenbachia, Dumb Cane, Exotica, Exotica Perfection, Spotted Dumb Cane, Tropic Snow – all parts)
Giant Hogweed (also called Cow Parsnip – all parts)
Gill-Over-The-Ground (all parts)
Glacier Ivy (also called Branching Ivy, California Ivy, English Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy, Sweetheart Ivy – leaves, berries)
Gladiola (all parts, especially bulb)
Gloriosa Lily (also called Climbing Lily, Glory Lily, Superb Lily – all parts)
Glory Lily (also called Climbing Lily, Gloriosa Lily, Superb Lily – all parts)
Goatweed (all parts)
Gold Dieffenbachia (all parts)
Gold Dust Dracaena (also called Florida Beauty, Spotted Dracaena – foliage)
Golden Bird’s Nest (Mother-in-law Tongue, Snake Plant – foliage)
Golden Chain (also called Laburnum – flowers, seeds)
Golden Pothos (also called Devil’s Ivy, Golden Pothos, Ivy Arum, Pothos, Taro Vine – all parts)
Golden Ragwort (also called Groundsel, Ragwort, Tansy Ragwort – all parts above ground)
Good Luck Plant (also called Baby Doll Ti Plant, Hawaiian Ti Plant, Ti Plant – all parts)
Gopher Purge (all parts)
Grapefruit (all parts)
Grapes (all parts; also see Raisins)
Grass Palm (also called Giant Dracaena, Palm Lily – all parts)
Greaseweed (all parts)
Great Morel (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Naughty Man’s Cherries – all parts, especially black berries)
Greater Ammi (also called Bishop’s Weed, False Queen Anne’s Lace – all parts)
Green Dragon (also called Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Indian Turnip – leaves, stems, roots)
Green False Hellebore (also called Indian Poke, White Hellebore – all parts)
Green Gold Naphthysis (also called Arrowhead Vine, African Evergreen, Nepthytis, Tri-leaf Wonder – leaves, stems, roots)
Ground Apple (also called Chamomile, Barnyard Daisy, Corn Feverfew, Garden Chamomile, Manzanilla, Roman Chamomile, Turkey Weed, True Chamomile – all parts)
Ground Ivy (all parts)
Groundsel (also called Golden Ragwort, Ragwort, Tansy Ragwort – all parts above ground)
Hahn’s Self-branching English Ivy (leaves, berries)
Halogeton (all parts)
Hawaiian Ti Plant (also called Baby Doll Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant, Ti-Plant – all parts)
Heartleaf (also called Parlor Ivy, Philodendron – all parts)
Heartleaf Philodendron (also called Cordatum, Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Horsehead Philodendron, Panda Plant, Red Emerald, Saddle Leaf – all parts)
Heartland Philodendron (also called Australian Ivy Palm, Octopus Tree, Philodendron, Schefflera, Starleaf, Umbrella Tree – all parts)
Heavenly Bamboo (also called Nandina, Sacred Bamboo – all parts, especially berries)
Heliotrope (all parts above ground)
Hellebore (also called Christmas Rose, Easter Rose, Lenten Rose – foliage, flowers)
Hemlock (also called Poison Hemlock – all parts)
Henbane (seeds)
Hens-and-Chicks (all parts)
Hercules’ Club (also called Angelica Tree, Devil’s Walking Stick, Prickly Ash, Prickly Elder – all parts)
Hibiscus (also called Rose of China, Rose of Sharon – all parts)
Hills of Snow (also called Hortensia, Hydrangea, Seven Bark – all parts)
Hoary Alyssum (all parts above ground)
Hog Apple (also called American Mandrake, Duck’s Foot, Hog Apple, Indian Apple Root, Mandrake, Mayapple, Raccoonberry, Umbrella Leaf, Wild Lemon – all parts except ripe fruit)
Holly (also called American Holly, English Holly, European Holly, Inkberry, Oregon Holly, Pokeweed, Winterberry – leaves and berries [low toxicity])
Honeysuckle (all parts)
Hops (all parts – NOTE: Dogss are only species known to be affected.)
Horse Chestnut (also called Buckeye, Ohio Buckeye – buds, nuts, leaves, bark, seedlings, honey)
Horse Nettle (also called Bull Nettle, Carolina Horsenettle – all parts)
Horsebrush (foliage)
Horsehead Philodendron (also called Cordatum, Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Heartleaf Philodendron, Panda Plant, Red Emerald, Saddle Leaf – all parts)
Horsetail (also called Scouringrush – all parts)
Horseweed (also called Fleabane, Seaside Daisy, Showy Daisy – all parts)
Hortensia (also called Hills of Snow, Hydrangea, Seven Bark – all parts)
Hosta (also Corfu Lily, Funkia, Plantian Lily – all parts)
Hound’s Tongue (all parts above ground)
House Pine (also called Australian Pine, Norfolk Island Pine, Norfolk Pine – all parts)
Hurricane Plant (also called Ceriman, Cutleaf Philodendron, Fruit Salad Plant, Mexican Breadfruit, Split-leaf Philodendron, Swiss Cheese Plant – leaves, stems, roots)
Hyacinth (also called Garden Hyacinth – all parts, especially bulbs)
Hydrangea (also called Hills of Snow, Hortensia, Seven Bark – all parts)
Impala Lily (also called Desert Azalea, Desert Rose, Kudu Lily, Mock Azalea, Sabi Star)
Impatiens (also called Touch-me-not – all parts)
Indian Apple Root (also called American Mandrake, Duck’s Foot, Hog Apple, Mandrake, Mayapple, Raccoonberry, Umbrella Leaf, Wild Lemon – all parts except ripe fruit)
Indian Bead (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Indian Borage (also called Bread and Butter Plant, Coleus, East Indian Thyme, Maratha, Militini, Spanish Thyme – all parts)
Indian Hemp (also called Bitter Root, Dogbane Hemp – all parts)
Indian Laurel (all parts)
Indian Licorice (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Indian Paintbrush (also called Castilleja – all parts, especially green parts, roots)
Indian Pink (also called Cardinal Flower, Lobelia – all parts)
Indian Poke (also called Green False Hellebore, White Hellebore – all parts)
Indian Rubber Plant (all parts)
Indian Tobacco (all parts)
Indian Turnip (also called Green Dragon, Jack-in-the-Pulpit – leaves, stems, roots)
Inkberry (also called American Holly, English Holly, European Holly, Holly, Oregon Holly, Pokeweed, Winterberry – leaves and berries [low toxicity])
Iris (also called Blue Flag, Flag, Fleur-de-lis, Snake Lily, Water Flag – bulbs)
Iris Ivy (all parts)
Ivy (all species – leaves, berries)
Ivy Arum (also called Devil’s Ivy, Golden Pothos, Pothos, Taro Vine – all parts)
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (also called Green Dragon, Indian Turnip – leaves, stems, roots)
Jade Plant Baby Jade, Chinese Jade, Chinese Rubber Plant, Dwarf Rubber Plant, Jade Tree, Japanese Rubber Plant, Silver Dollar, Silver Jade Plant – all parts)
Jade Tree Baby Jade, Chinese Jade, Chinese Rubber Plant, Dwarf Rubber Plant, Japanese Rubber Plant, Silver Dollar, Silver Jade Plant – all parts)
Jamestown Weed (also called Jimsonweed – all parts)
Janet Craig Dracaena (foliage)
Japanese Bead Tree (also called Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Chinaberry Tree, Paradise Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Texas Umbrella Tree, White Cedar – bark, leaves, flowers, especially berries)
Japanese Rubber Plant Baby Jade, Chinese Jade, Chinese Rubber Plant, Dwarf Rubber Plant, Jade Tree, Silver Dollar, Silver Jade Plant – all parts)
Japanese Show Lily (all parts, especially bulbs – NOTE: Cats are only species known to be affected.)
Japanese Yew (also called Buddhist Pine, Podocarpusall, Southern Yew, Yew, Yew Pine – needles, seeds, bark)
Jasmine (foliage, flowers, sap)
Jatropha (seeds, sap)
Java Bean (also called Lima Bean – uncooked beans)
Jequirity Bean (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Jerusalem Cherry (also called Natal Cherry, Winter Cherry – all parts)
Jerusalem Oak (also called Ambrosia Mexicana, Feather Geranium – all parts)
Jessamine (also called Chinese Inkberry – fruit, sap)
Jimmy Weed (also called Burrow Weed – all parts)
Jimson Weed (also called Jamestown Weed – all parts)
Johnson Grass (leaves, stems)
Jonquil (also called Daffodil, Narcissus, Paper White – all parts, especially bulbs)
Juniper (needles, stems, berries)
Jungle Trumpets (all parts)
Kaffir Lily (also called Caffre Lily, Cape Clivia, Cliviea Lily, Clivies, Klivia – all parts, especially bulbs)
Kalanchoe (also called Chandelier Plant, Devil’s Backbone, Mother of Millions – leaves and stems)
Kiss Me Quick (also called Brunfelsia, Fransiscan Rain Tree, Lady-of-the-Night, Yesterday Today Tomorrow – all parts)
Klamath Weed (also called St. Johnswort – all parts)
Klivia (also called Caffre Lily, Cape Clivia, Cliviea Lily, Clivies, Kaffir Lily – all parts, especially bulbs)
Kudu Lily (also called Desert Azalea, Desert Rose, Impala Lily, Mock Azalea, Sabi Star)
Laburnum (also called Golden Chain – flowers, seeds)
Lace Fern (also called Asparagus Fern, Emerald Feather, Emerald Fern, Plumosa Fern, Racemose Asparagus, Shatavari, Sprengeri Fern – shoots, berries)
Lacy Tree Philodendron (all parts)
Lady of the Night (also called Brunfelsia, Fransiscan Rain Tree, Kiss Me Quick, Yesterday Today Tomorrow – all parts)
Lambkill (also called Sheep Laurel – all parts)
Lantana (also called Lantana Camara, Red Sage, West Indian Lantana, Yellow Sage – foliage, flowers, berries)
Lantana Camara (also called Red Sage, Yellow Sage – foliage, flowers, berries)
Larkspur (also called Delphinium – all parts)
Laurel (all parts)
Leatherflower (also called Clematis, Virgin’s Bower – all parts)
Leek (also called Elephant Garlic – all parts, especially bulb)
Lemon (all parts)
Lenten Rose (also called Christmas Rose, Easter Rose, Hellebore – foliage, flowers)
Lily (all species – all parts)
Lily of the Palace (also called Barbados Lily, Fire Lily, Ridderstjerne – all parts, especially bulbs)
Lily-of-the-Valley (also called Andromeda Japonica, Pieris – all parts)
Lily Spider (all parts)
Lima Bean (also called Java Bean – uncooked beans)
Lime (all parts)
Lobelia (also called Cardinal Flower, Indian Pink – all parts)
Locoweed (all parts)
Locust (bark, leaves, seeds)
Lord-and-Ladies (also called Adam and Eve, Arum, Bobbins, Cuckoo Plant, Starch Root, Wake Robin – all parts)
Love Bean (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Lucerne (also called Alfalfa – foliage)
Lucky Bean (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Lupine (also called Bluebonnet, Quaker Bonnets – all parts)
Macadamia Nut (also called Australian Nut, Queensland Nut – all parts – NOTE: Dogs are only species known to be affected.)
Madagascar Dragon Tree (foliage)
Maiden’s Breath (also called Baby’s Breath – all parts)
Majesty (also called Emerald Duke, Philodendron, Red Princess – all parts)
Malanga (also called Caladium, Candidum, Exposition, Fancy Leaved Caladium, Pink Cloud, Seagull, Stoplight, Texas Wonder – all parts)
Maleberry (also called Fetterbush, Staggerberry – all parts, especially leaves)
Manchineel Tree (sap, fruit)
Mandrake (also called American Mandrake, Duck’s Foot, Hog Apple, Indian Apple Root, Mayapple, Raccoonberry, Umbrella Leaf, Wild Lemon – all parts except ripe fruit)
Manzanilla (also called Chamomile, Barnyard Daisy, Corn Feverfew, Garden Chamomile, Ground Apple, Roman Chamomile, Turkey Weed, True Chamomile – all parts)
Maratha (also called Bread and Butter Plant, Coleus, East Indian Thyme, Indian Borage, Militini, Spanish Thyme – all parts)
Marble Queen (all parts)
Marigold (also called Marsh Marigold – new leaves, stems)
Marsh Marigold (also called Marigold – new leaves, stems)
Mattress Vine (also called Angel Vine, Wire Vine – all parts)
Mauna Loa Peace Lily (also called Peace Lily – all parts)
Mayapple (also called American Mandrake, Duck’s Foot, Hog Apple, Indian Apple Root, Mandrake, Raccoonberry, Umbrella Leaf, Wild Lemon – all parts except ripe fruit)
Mayweed (also called Poison Daisy, Stinking Chamomile – all parts)
Meadow Cabbage (also called Polecat Weed, Skunk Weed, Swamp Cabbage – leaves, stems, roots)
Meadow Saffron (also called Autumn Crocus, Crocus, Meadow Saffron – all parts)
Meadow Death Camas (also called Amanita, Death Camas – all parts)
Medicine Plant (also called Barbados Aloe, True Aloe – sap)
Mescal Bean (also called Texas Mountain Laurel – all parts)
Mexican Breadfruit (also called Ceriman, Cutleaf Philodendron, Fruit Salad Plant, Hurricane Plant, Split-leaf Philodendron, Swiss Cheese Plant – leaves, stems, roots)
Mexican Poppy (also called Prickly Poppy – all parts)
Milfoil (also called Yarrow – all parts)
Militini (also called Bread and Butter Plant, Coleus, East Indian Thyme, Indian Borage, Maratha, Spanish Thyme – all parts)
Milk Bush (also called Euphorbia, Tinsel Tree – all parts)
Milk Vetch (all parts)
Milkweed (leaves, stems, roots)
Milo (foliage)
Miniature Croton (foliage, shoots)
Mistletoe (also called American Mistletoe – berries)
Mock Azalea (also called Desert Azalea, Desert Rose, Impala Lily, Kudu Lily, Sabi Star)
Mock Orange (fruit)
Mole Bean Plant (also called African Wonder Tree, Castor Bean, Castor Oil Plant – all parts, especially seeds)
Monkshood (also called Aconite, Wolfsbane – leaves, flowers, roots)
Moonflower (all parts, especially seeds)
Moonseed (berries)
Morning Glory (also called Blackie, Sweet Potato Vine – all parts, especially seeds)
Morning-Noon-and-Night (all parts)
Moss Rose (also called Pigwee, Purslane, Pusley, Rock Moss, Wild Portulaca – all parts)
Mother of Millions (also called Chandelier Plant, Devil’s Backbone, Kalanchoe – leaves and stems)
Mother-in-Law Tongue (also called Golden Bird’s Nest, Snake Plant – foliage)
Mountain Laurel (also called Lambkill, Sheep Laurel – all parts)
Mountain Mahogany (leaves)
Mum (also called Chrysanthemum, Feverfew – all parts)
Mushrooms (also called Amanita, Death Cap, Destroying Angel, Fly Agaric, Panther Cap, Spring Amanita – all parts)
Mustard Tree (also called Mustard Tree, Tobacco, Tree Tobacco – leaves)
Naked Lady (also called Amaryllis, Belladonna Lily, Cape Belladonna, St. Joseph Lily – bulbs)
Nandina (also called Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo – all parts, especially berries)
Nap-at-Noon (also called Snowdrop, Star of Bethlehem – all parts)
Narcissus (also called Daffodil, Jonquil, Paper White – all parts, especially bulbs)
Natal Cherry (also called Jerusalem Cherry, Winter Cherry – all parts)
Naughty Man’s Cherries (also called Banewort, Belladonna, Black Cherry, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Devil’s Cherries, Devil’s Herb, Divale, Dwale, Dwayberryall, Great Morel – all parts, especially black berries)
Nectar of the Gods (also called Garlic, Camphor of the Poor, Rocambole, Rustic Treacle, Serpent Garlic, Stinking Rose – all parts, especially bulbs)
Needlepoint Ivy (also called Branching Ivy, California Ivy, English Ivy, Glacier Ivy, Sweetheart Ivy – leaves, berries)
Nephthytis (also called Arrowhead Vine, African Evergreen, Green Gold Naphthysis, Nepthytis, Tri-leaf Wonder – leaves, stems, roots)
Nettles (all parts)
Nicotiana (also called Mustard Tree, Tobacco, Tree Tobacco – leaves)
Nightshade (also called Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Norfolk Island Pine (also called Australian Pine, House Pine, Norfolk Pine – all parts)
Norfolk Pine (also called Australian Pine, House Pine, Norfolk Island Pine – all parts)
Nutmeg (nut)
Oak (buds, young shoots, sprouts, acorns)
Octopus Tree (also called Australian Ivy Palm, Heartland Philodendron, Philodendron, Schefflera, Starleaf, Umbrella Tree – all parts)
Ohio Buckeye (also called Buckeye, Horse Chestnut – buds, nuts, leaves, bark, seedlings, honey)
Oilcloth Flower (also called Flamingo Flower, Flamingo Lily, Painter’s Pallet, Pigtail Plant, Tail Flower – all parts)
Oleander(also called Rose-Bay – all parts)
Onion (all parts)
Orange (all parts)
Orange Day Lily (all parts)
Ornamental Pepper (all parts)
Oregon Holly (also called American Holly, English Holly, European Holly, Holly, Inkberry, Pokeweed, Winterberry – leaves and berries [low toxicity])
Oriental Lily (all parts)
Pacific Yew (all parts)
Painter’s Pallet (also called Flamingo Flower, Flamingo Lily, Oilcloth Flower, Pigtail Plant, Tail Flower – all parts)
Pale Laurel (also called Bog Kalmia, Bog Laurel – all parts)
Panda Plant (also called Cordatum, Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Heartleaf Philodendron, Horsehead Philodendron, Red Emerald, Saddle Leaf – all parts)
Palm Lily (also called Giant Dracaena, Grass Palm – all parts)
Panther Cap Mushroom (also called Amanita – all parts)
Paper White (also called Daffodil, Jonquil, Narcissus – all parts, especially bulbs)
Paradise Tree (also called Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Chinaberry Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Texas Umbrella Tree, White Cedar – bark, leaves, flowers, especially berries)
Paraguayan Jasmine (all parts)
Parlor Ivy (also called Heartleaf, Philodendron – all parts)
Patterson’s Curse (also called Viper’s Bugloss – all parts)
Peace Lily (also called Mauna Loa Peace Lily – all parts)
Peach (stems, leaves, seeds)
Peacock Flower (also called Barbados Pride, Bird of Paradise, Brazilwood, Dwarf Poinciana, Poinciana – seeds, fruit)
Pencil Cactus (all parts)
Pennyroyal (foliage, flowers)
Peony (foliage, flowers)
Perennial Pea (also called Perennial Pea, Sweet Pea – all parts)
Periwinkle (also called Running Myrtle, Vinca – all parts)
Persian Lilac (also called Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Chinaberry Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Paradise Tree, Pride of India, Texas Umbrella Tree, White Cedar – bark, leaves, flowers, especially berries)
Peyote (also called Mescal – buttons)
Philodendron (also called Australian Ivy Palm, Heartland Philodendron, Octopus Tree, Schefflera, Starleaf, Umbrella Tree – all parts)
Philodendron Pertusum (all parts)
Pie Plant (also called Rhubarb – leaves, uncooked stems)
Pieris (also called Andromeda Japonica, Lily-of-the-Valley – all parts)
Pig Lily (also called Arum Lily, Black Calla, Calla Lily, Florist’s Calla, Garden Calla, Solomon’s Lily, Trumpet Lily, Wild Calla, White Arum – all parts
Pigtail Plant (also called Flamingo Flower, Flamingo Lily, Oilcloth Flower, Painter’s Pallet, Tail Flower – all parts)
Pigwee (also called Moss Rose, Portulaca, Purslane, Pusley, Rock Moss, Wild Portulaca – all parts)
Pigweed (all parts)
Pimpernel (foliage, flowers, fruit)
Pin Cherry (seeds)
Pink Cloud (also called Caladium, Candidum, Exposition, Fancy Leaved Caladium, Malanga, Seagull, Stoplight, Texas Wonder – all parts)
Pinks (also called Carnation, Sweet William, Wild Carnation – all parts)
Plantian Lily (also Corfu Lily, Funkia, Hosta – all parts)
Plum (stems, leaves, seeds)
Plumosa Fern (also called Asparagus Fern, Emerald Feather, Emerald Fern, Lace Fern, Racemose Asparagus, Shatavari, Sprengeri Fern – shoots, berries)
Podocarpusall (also called Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew, Southern Yew, Yew, Yew Pine – needles, seeds, bark)
Poinciana (also called Barbados Pride, Bird of Paradise, Brazilwood, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower – seeds, fruit)
Poinsettia (also called Christmas Flower, Christmas Plant, Easter Flower – [low toxicity] leaves, stem, milky sap)
Poison Daisy (also called Mayweed, Stinking Chamomile – all parts)
Poison Hemlock (also called Hemlock – all parts)
Poison Parsnip (also called Cowbane, Spotted Cowbane, Spotted Water Hemlock, Water Hemlock – all parts)
Poison Weed (also called Dwarf Lakspur, Larkspur, Delphinium – all parts)
Poisonous Nightshade (also called Climbing Nightshade, Blue Nightshade, Blue Blindweed, Devil’s Apple, Felonwort, Scarlet Berry, Soda Apple, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Pokeweed (also called American Holly, English Holly, European Holly, Holly, Inkberry, Oregon Holly, Winterberry – leaves and berries [low toxicity])
Polecat Weed (also called Meadow Cabbage, Skunk Weed, Swamp Cabbage – leaves, stems, roots)
Popcorn Tree (also called Candleberry Tree, Chicken-Foot Tree, Chinese Tallowtree, Florida Aspen, White Wax Berry – mildly toxic immature seeds, sap)
Poppy (all parts)
Portulaca (also called Moss Rose, Pigwee, Purslane, Pusley, Rock Moss, Wild Portulaca – all parts)
Potato (sprouts, vines, unripe tubers)
Pothos (also called Devil’s Ivy, Golden Pothos, Ivy Arum, Taro Vine – all parts)
Prayer Bean (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Precatory Bean (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Prickly Ash (also called Angelica Tree, Devil’s Walking Stick, Hercules’ Club, Prickly Elder – all parts)
Prickly Elder (also called Angelica Tree, Devil’s Walking Stick, Hercules’ Club, Prickly Ash – all parts)
Prickly Poppy (also called Mexican Poppy – all parts)
Pride of India (also called Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Chinaberry Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Paradise Tree, Persian Lilac, Texas Umbrella Tree, White Cedar – bark, leaves, flowers, especially berries)
Primrose (all parts)
Privet (also called Amur, Common Privet, Wax-leaf – foliage, berries)
Psilcybin Mushroom (all parts)
Purple Foxglove (all parts)
Purslane (also called Moss Rose, Pigwee, Portulaca, Pusley, Rock Moss, Wild Portulaca – all parts)
Pusley (also called Moss Rose, Pigwee, Portulaca, Purslane, Rock Moss, Wild Portulaca – all parts)
Quaker Bonnets (also called Lupine, Blue Bonnet – all parts)
Queensland Nut (also called Australian Nut, Macadamia Nut – all parts – NOTE: Dogs are only species known to be affected.)
Raccoonberry (also called American Mandrake, Duck’s Foot, Hog Apple, Indian Apple Root, Mandrake, Mayapple, Umbrella Leaf, Wild Lemon – all parts except ripe fruit)
Ragwort (also called Golden Ragwort, Groundsel, Tansy Ragwort – all parts above ground)
Rain Tree (all parts)
Raisins (also see Grapes)
Racemose Asparagus (also called Asparagus Fern, Emerald Feather, Emerald Fern, Lace Fern, Plumosa Fern, Shatavari, Sprengeri Fern – shoots, berries)
Ranger’s Button (also called White Heads – all parts)
Rattle Box (entire plant)
Rayless Goldenrod (all parts above ground)
Red Clover (foliage)
Red Emerald (also called Cordatum, Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Heartleaf Philodendron, Horsehead Philodendron, Panda Plant, Saddle Leaf – all parts)
Red Lily (all parts)
Red Margined Dracaena (also called Straight Margined Dracaena – all parts)
Red Maple (also called Acer Sanguineum, Carolina Maple, Curled Maple, Rufacer Rubrum, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple – all parts, especially wilted leaves)
Red Princess (also called Emerald Duke, Majesty, Philodendron – all parts)
Red Sage (foliage, flowers, berries)
Red-Margined Dracaena (foliage)
Rhododendron (also called Azalea, Rosebay – all parts)
Rhubarb (also called Pie Plant – leaves, uncooked stems)
Ribbon Plant (also called Corn Plant, Cornstalk Plant, Dracaena, Dragon Tree – all parts)
Richweed (also called White Snakeroot, White Sanicle – leaves, flowers, stems, roots)
Ridderstjerne (also called Barbados Lily, Fire Lily, Lily of the Palace – all parts, especially bulbs)
Rocambole (also called Garlic, Camphor of the Poor, Nectar of the Gods, Rustic Treacle, Serpent Garlic, Stinking Rose – all parts, especially bulbs)
Rock Moss (also called Moss Rose, Pigwee, Portulaca, Purslane, Pusley, Wild Portulaca – all parts)
Roman Chamomile (also called Chamomile, Barnyard Daisy, Corn Feverfew, Garden Chamomile, Ground Apple, Manzanilla, Turkey Weed, True Chamomile – all parts)
Rosary Pea (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Seminole Bead, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Rose of China (also called Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon – all parts)
Rose of Sharon (also called Hibiscus, Rose of China – all parts)
Rose-Bay(also called Oleander – all parts)
Rosebay (also called Azalea, Rhododendron – all parts)
Rosemary Pea (all parts)
Rubber Plant (all parts)
Rubrum Lily (all parts – NOTE: Cats and cows are only species known to be affected.)
Rufacer Rubrum (also called Acer Sanguineum, Carolina Maple, Curled Maple, Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple – all parts, especially wilted leaves)
Running Myrtle (also called Periwinkle, Vinca – all parts)
Russian Knapweed (all parts above ground)
Rustic Treacle (also called Garlic, Camphor of the Poor, Nectar of the Gods, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic, Stinking Rose – all parts, especially bulbs)
Sabi Star (also called Desert Azalea, Desert Rose, Impala Lily, Kudu Lily, Mock Azalea)
Sacred Bamboo (also called Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina – all parts, especially berries)
Saddle Leaf (also called Cordatum, Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Heartleaf Philodendron, Horsehead Philodendron, Panda Plant, Red Emerald – all parts)
Sago Palm (also called Cardboard Palm, Coontie Palm, Cycads, Fern Palm, Zamias – all parts)
Satin Pothos (also called Silk Pothos – all parts)
Scarlet Berry (also called Climbing Nightshade, Blue Nightshade, Blue Blindweed, Devil’s Apple, Felonwort, Poisonous Nightshade, Soda Apple, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Scarlet Maple (also called Acer Sanguineum, Carolina Maple, Curled Maple, Red Maple, Rufacer Rubrum, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple – all parts, especially wilted leaves)
Schefflera (also called Australian Ivy Palm, Heartland Philodendron, Octopus Tree, Philodendron, Starleaf, Umbrella Tree – all parts)
Scotch Broom (all parts)
Scouring Rush (also called Common Horsetail, Field Horsetail, Western Horsetail – all parts)
Seagull (also called Caladium, Candidum, Exposition, Fancy Leaved Caladium, Malanga, Pink Cloud, Stoplight, Texas Wonder – all parts)
Seaside Daisy (also called Fleabane, Horseweed, Showy Daisy – all parts)
Seminole Bead (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Weather Plant – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Senecio (all parts above ground)
Sensitive Fern (all parts)
Serpent Garlic (also called Garlic, Camphor of the Poor, Nectar of the Gods, Rocambole, Rustic Treacle, Stinking Rose – all parts, especially bulbs)
Seven Bark (also called Hills of Snow, Hortensia, Hydrangea – all parts)
Shamrock (all parts)
Shatavari (also called Asparagus Fern, Emerald Feather, Emerald Fern, Lace Fern, Plumosa Fern, Racemose Asparagus, Sprengeri Fern – shoots, berries)
Sheep Laurel (also called Lambkill – all parts)
Showy Daisy (also called Fleabane, Horseweed, Seaside Daisy – all parts)
Shrubby Bittersweet (also called American Bittersweet, Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet, Climbing Bittersweet, European Bittersweet, False Bittersweet, Waxwork – all parts, especially berries)
Sierra Laurel (also called Black Laurel, Dog Hobble, Dog Laurel, Fetter Bush – all parts, especially leaves)
Silk Pothos (also called Satin Pothos – all parts)
Silver Dollar Baby Jade, Chinese Jade, Chinese Rubber Plant, Dwarf Rubber Plant, Jade Tree, Japanese Rubber Plant, Silver Jade Plant – all parts)
Silver Jade Plant Baby Jade, Chinese Jade, Chinese Rubber Plant, Dwarf Rubber Plant, Jade Tree, Japanese Rubber Plant, Silver Dollar – all parts)
Silver Pothos (all parts)
Silver Queen (also called Chinese Evergreen – leaves, stems, roots)
Singletary Pea (all parts)
Skunk Cabbage (also called Meadow Cabbage, Polecat Weed, Skunk Weed, Swamp Cabbage – leaves, stems, roots)
Skunk Weed (also called Meadow Cabbage, Polecat Weed, Swamp Cabbage – leaves, stems, roots)
Smartweeds (seeds)
Snake Lily (also called Blue Flag, Flag, Fleur-de-lis, Iris, Water Flag – bulbs)
Snake Plant (also called Golden Bird’s Nest, Mother-in-law Tongue – foliage)
Snapdragon (foliage, flowers)
Snow on the Mountain (also called Ghost Weed – leaves, stem, milky sap)
Snowdrop (also called Nap-at-Noon, Star of Bethlehem – all parts)
Soapwort (also called Bouncing Bet – all parts)
Soda Apple (also called Climbing Nightshade, Blue Nightshade, Blue Blindweed, Devil’s Apple, Felonwort, Poisonous Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Soft Maple (also called Acer Sanguineum, Carolina Maple, Curled Maple, Red Maple, Rufacer Rubrum, Scarlet Maple, Swamp Maple – all parts, especially wilted leaves)
Solomon’s Lily (also called Arum Lily, Black Calla, Calla Lily, Florist’s Calla, Garden Calla, Pig Lily, Trumpet Lily, Wild Calla, White Arum – all parts
Sorghum (foliage)
Sorrell (also called Dock – all parts)
Southern Yew (also called Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew, Podocarpusall, Yew, Yew Pine – needles, seeds, bark)
Sowbread (also called Cyclamen – all parts, especially tubers)
Spanish Thyme (also called Bread and Butter Plant, Coleus, East Indian Thyme, Indian Borage, Maratha, Militini – all parts)
Spathiphyllum (also called Peace Lily – leaves, stems, flowers, bulbs)
Spindle Tree (also called Burning Bush, Wahoo – all parts)
Split-leaf Philodendron (also called Ceriman, Cutleaf Philodendron, Fruit Salad Plant, Hurricane Plant, Mexican Breadfruit, Swiss Cheese Plant – leaves, stems, roots)
Spotted Cowbane (also called Cowbane, Poison Parsnip, Spotted Water Hemlock, Water Hemlock – all parts)
Spotted Dracaena (also called Florida Beauty, Gold Dust Dracaena – foliage)
Spotted Dumb Cane (also called Dieffenbachia, Charming Dieffenbachia, Dumb Cane, Exotica, Exotica Perfection, Giant Dumbcane, Tropic Snow – all parts)
Spotted Water Hemlock (also called Cowbane, Poison Parsnip, Spotted Cowbane, Water Hemlock – all parts)
Sprengeri Fern (also called Asparagus Fern, Emerald Feather, Emerald Fern, Lace Fern, Plumosa Fern, Racemose Asparagus, Shatavari – shoots, berries)
Spring Amanita (also called Amanita – all parts)
Spring Parsley (all parts)
Spurges (also called Euphorbia, Milk Bush, Tinsel Tree – all parts)
Squirrelcorn (leaves, stems, roots)
Squirreltail Barley (also called Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley – seedheads)
St. Johns Wort (also called Klamath Weed – all parts)
St. Joseph Lily (also called Amaryllis, Belladonna Lily, Cape Belladonna, Naked Lady – bulbs)
Staggerbush (also called Fetterbush, Maleberry – all parts, especially leaves)
Staggerweed (also called Bleeding Heart, Dutchman’s Breeches – leaves, stems, roots
Star of Bethlehem (also called Snowdrop, Nap-at-Noon – all parts)
Stargazer Lily (all parts)
Starch Root (also called Adam and Eve, Arum, Bobbins, Cuckoo Plant, Lord-and-Ladies, Wake Robin – all parts)
Starleaf (also called Australian Ivy Palm, Heartland Philodendron, Octopus Tree, Philodendron, Schefflera, Umbrella Tree – all parts)
Stinging Nettle (also called Wood Nettle – leaves, stems)
Stinking Chamomile (also called Mayweed, Poison Daisy – all parts)
Stinking Rose (also called Garlic, Camphor of the Poor, Nectar of the Gods, Rocambole, Rustic Treacle, Serpent Garlic – all parts, especially bulbs)
Stoplight (also called Caladium, Candidum, Exposition, Fancy Leaved Caladium, Malanga, Pink Cloud, Seagull, Texas Wonder – all parts)
String of Pearls (all parts above ground)
Straight Margined Dracaena (also called Red Margined Dracaena – all parts)
Striped Dracaena (foliage)
Sudan Grass (all parts)
Superb Lily (also called Climbing Lily, Gloriosa Lily, Glory Lily – all parts)
Sudan Grass (all parts)
Swamp Cabbage (also called Meadow Cabbage, Polecat Weed, Skunk Weed – leaves, stems, roots)
Swamp Maple (also called Acer Sanguineum, Carolina Maple, Curled Maple, Red Maple, Rufacer Rubrum, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple – all parts, especially wilted leaves)
Sweet Cherry (seeds)
Sweet Pea (also called Everlasting Pea, Sweet Pea – all parts)
Sweet Potato Vine (also called Blackie, Morning Glory – all parts, especially seeds)
Sweet William (also called Carnation, Pinks, Wild Carnation – all parts)
Sweetheart Ivy (also called Branching Ivy, California Ivy, English Ivy, Glacier Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy – leaves, berries)
Swiss Cheese Plant (also called Ceriman, Cutleaf Philodendron, Fruit Salad Plant, Hurricane Plant, Mexican Breadfruit, Split-leaf Philodendron – leaves, stems, roots)
Syngonium (all parts)
Tail Flower (also called Flamingo Flower, Flamingo Lily, Oilcloth Flower, Painter’s Pallet, Pigtail Plant – all parts)
Tangier Pea (all parts)
Tansy Mustard (all parts)
Tansy Ragwort (also called Golden Ragwort, Groundsel, Ragwort – all parts above ground)
Taro Vine (also called Devil’s Ivy, Golden Pothos, Ivy Arum, Pothos – all parts)
Tarweed (also called Amsinckia – all parts above ground)
Texas Mountain Laurel (also called Mescal Bean – all parts)
Texas Umbrella Tree (also called Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Chinaberry Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Paradise Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, White Cedar – bark, leaves, flowers, especially berries)
Texas Wonder (also called Caladium, Candidum, Exposition, Fancy Leaved Caladium, Malanga, Pink Cloud, Seagull, Stoplight – all parts)
Thornapple (also called Apple of Peru, Flowering Tolguacha – all parts)
Ti Plant (also called Baby Doll Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant, Hawaiian Ti Plant – all parts)
Tiger Lily (leaves, stems, flowers, bulbs)
Tinsel Tree (also called Euphorbia, Milk Bush – all parts)
Tobacco (also called Mustard Tree, Nicotiana, Tree Tobacco – leaves)
Tolguacha – flowering (also called Apple of Peru, Thornapple – all parts)
Tomato (foliage, vines, green fruit)
Touch-Me-Not (also called Impatiens – all parts)
Toyon (all parts)
Tree Philodendron (leaves, stems, roots)
Tree Tobacco (also called Mustard Tree, Nicotiana, Tobacco – leaves)
Tri-Leaf Wonder (also called Arrowhead Vine, African Evergreen, Green Gold Naphthysis, Nepthytis – leaves, stems, roots)
Trillium (foliage)
Tropic Snow (also called Dieffenbachia, Charming Dieffenbachia, Dumb Cane, Exotica, Exotica Perfection, Giant Dumbcane, Spotted Dumb Cane – all parts)
True Aloe (also called Barbados Aloe, Medicine Plant – sap)
True Chamomile (also called Chamomile, Barnyard Daisy, Corn Feverfew, Garden Chamomile, Ground Apple, Manzanilla, Roman Chamomile, Turkey Weed – all parts)
Trumpet Lily (also called Arum Lily, Black Calla, Calla Lily, Florist’s Calla, Garden Calla, Pig Lily, Solomon’s Lily, Wild Calla, White Arum – all parts
Trumpet Vine (also called Angel’s Trumpet, Chalice Vine – all parts)
Tulip (bulbs)
Tung Oil Tree (all parts)
Tung Tree (all parts)
Turkey Weed (also called Chamomile, Barnyard Daisy, Corn Feverfew, Garden Chamomile, Ground Apple, Manzanilla, Roman Chamomile, True Chamomile – all parts)
Umbrella Leaf (also called American Mandrake, Duck’s Foot, Hog Apple, Indian Apple Root, Mandrake, Mayapple, Raccoonberry, Wild Lemon – all parts except ripe fruit)
Umbrella Plant (all parts)
Umbrella Tree (also called Australian Ivy Palm, Heartland Philodendron, Octopus Tree, Philodendron, Schefflera, Starleaf – all parts)
Variable Dieffenbachia (all parts)
Variegated Philodendron (all parts)
Variegated Wandering Jew (leaves)
Velvet Grass (leaves)
Velvet Lupine (all parts)
Venus Flytrap (all parts)
Verbena (foliage, flowers)
Vinca (also called Periwinkle, Running Myrtle – all parts)
Viper’s Bugloss (also called Patterson’s Curse – all parts)
Violet Bloom (also called Climbing Nightshade, Blue Nightshade, Blue Blindweed, Devil’s Apple, Felonwort, Poisonous Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Soda Apple, Woody Nightshade – all parts, especially berries)
Vinca Vine (all parts)
Virgin’s Bower (also called Clematis, Leatherflower – all parts)
Virginia Creeper (sap)
Wahoo (also called Burning Bush, Sprindle Tree – all parts)
Wake Robin (also called Adam and Eve, Arum, Bobbins, Cuckoo Plant, Lord-and-Ladies, Starch Root – all parts)
Walnut (green hulls)
Wandering Jew (leaves)
Warneckei Dracaena (all parts)
Water Flag (also called Blue Flag, Flag, Fleur-de-lis, Iris, Snake Lily – bulbs)
Water Hemlock (also called Cowbane, Poison Parsnip, Spotted Cowbane, Spotted Water Hemlock – all parts)
Water Hyacinth (all parts)
Wax-leaf (also called Amur, Common Privet, Privet – foliage, berries)
Waxwork (also called American Bittersweet, Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet, Climbing Bittersweet, European Bittersweet, False Bittersweet, Shrubby Bittersweet – all parts, especially berries)
Weather Plant (also called Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab’s Eye, Indian Bead, Indian Licorice, Jequirity Bean, Love Bean, Lucky Bean, Prayer Bean, Precatory Bean, Rosary Pea, Seminole Bead – all parts, especially seeds, beans)
Weeping Fig (all parts)
West Indian Lantana (foliage, flowers, berries)
Western Horsetail (also called Common Horsetail, Field Horsetail, Scouring Rush – all parts)
Wild Calla (also called Arum Lily, Black Calla, Calla Lily, Florist’s Calla, Garden Calla, Pig Lily, Solomon’s Lily, Trumpet Lily, White Arum – all parts
White Arum (also called Arum Lily, Black Calla, Calla Lily, Florist’s Calla, Garden Calla, Pig Lily, Solomon’s Lily, Trumpet Lily, Wild Calla – all parts
White Cedar (also called Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Chinaberry Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Paradise Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Texas Umbrella Tree – bark, leaves, flowers, especially berries)
White Clover (foliage)
White Heads (also called Ranger’s Button – all parts)
White Hellebore (also called Green False Hellebore, Indian Poke – all parts)
White Sanicle (also called White Snakeroot, Richweed – leaves, flowers, stems, roots)
White Snakeroot (also called White Sanicle, Richweed – leaves, flowers, stems, roots)
White Wax Berry (also called Candleberry Tree, Chicken-Foot Tree, Chinese Tallowtree, Florida Aspen, Popcorn Tree – mildly toxic immature seeds, sap)
Wild Barley (also called Foxtail Barley, Squirreltail Barley – seedheads)
Wild Black Cherry (leaves, pits)
Wild Bleeding Heart (leaves, stems, roots)
Wild Call (all parts)
Wild Carnation(also called Carnation, Pinks, Sweet William – all parts)
Wild Coffee (also called Coffee Tree Plant, Geranium-Leaf Aralia, all parts)
Wild Lemon (also called American Mandrake, Duck’s Foot, Hog Apple, Indian Apple Root, Mandrake, Mayapple, Raccoonberry, Umbrella Leaf – all parts except ripe fruit)
Wild Portulaca (also called Moss Rose, Pigwee, Portulaca, Purslane, Pusley, Rock Moss – all parts)
Wild Radish (seeds)
Winter Cherry (also called Jerusalem Cherry, Natal Cherry – all parts)
Winterberry (also called American Holly, English Holly, European Holly, Holly, Inkberry, Oregon Holly, Pokeweed – leaves and berries [low toxicity])
Wire Vine (also called Angel Vine, Mattress Vine – all parts)
Wisteria (also called Chinese Wisteria, Japanese Wisteria – seeds, pods)
Wolfsbane (also called Aconite, Monkshood – leaves, flowers, roots)
Wood Lily (all parts)
Wood Nettle (leaves, stems)
Woody Aster (entire plant)
Woody Nightshade (also called Climbing Nightshade, Blue Nightshade, Blue Blindweed, Devil’s Apple, Felonwort, Poisonous Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Soda Apple, Violet Bloom – all parts, especially berries)
Yarrow (also called Milfoil – all parts)
Yellow Jasmine (also called Carolina Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine – all parts)
Yellow Oleander (also called Yellow Be-Still Tree – all parts)
Yellow Pine Flax (entire plant, especially seed pods)
Yellow Sage (foliage, flowers, berries)
Yellow Star Thistle (foliage, flowers)
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (also called Brunfelsia, Fransiscan Rain Tree, Kiss Me Quick, Lady of the Night – all parts)
Yew (also called Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew, Podocarpusall, Southern Yew, Yew Pine – needles, seeds, bark)
Yew Pine (also called Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew, Podocarpusall, Southern Yew – needles, seeds, bark)
Yews (all Yews: American, English, Japanese, Southern, Western Yew – needles, seeds, bark)
Yucca (all parts)
Zamias (also called Cardboard Palm, Coontie Palm, Cycads, Fern Palm, Sago Palm – all parts)

Hashish and Marijuana:  All parts of the Cannabis plant is toxic to animals. Your pet may suffer from digestive upset, prolonged depression, seizures, respiratory depression, and coma. If your pet is alert, induce vomiting. Call your veterinarian immediately and observe for symptoms.

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Holiday Safety

Please keep in mind as you read this article that the items and information listed below are simply things to consider as the holidays are approaching and that every home, pet and family are different.

With the coming holidays of the hustle and bustle cooking, shopping and preparations can be overwhelming at times. During all the commotion so many people forget about their pets and the dangers that can be presented so be sure you stop and take a moment to make room for them in your preparations. My pet’s take part in our holidays and are always a part of everything we do so I have to keep a careful eye on everything, especially during this time of year. My lab mix is approaching 16 years old so I have to keep a few things in mind with regards to her safety. Can she handle the commotion of people coming and going? The doors opening and closing? People that she rarely sees being all over the house and kids wanting to pet her. Is it better for her to be in her room or out in the house with everything? Though I want her to be a part of everything I also have to consider how stressful all that might be for her too. Remember stick a close as possible to your pets “normal” schedule. The extra traffic in your home can also be upsetting to your pet.

So make sure you consider everything when making holiday plans for your families and pets. Are you leaving town? Are you taking your pet? Do they travel well and take to strange places well? Also make sure that if you are staying at a hotel do they accept pets? If you are staying with family, are they okay with your pet coming? Do they have pets and are they going to get along? These are all good questions to consider. If you do take your pet, make sure to take your pet’s kennel, bedding, food and a toy or two. If you question whether or not your pet can handle these things, then perhaps consider having a pet sitter or boarding facility take care of your pet.

No matter where your family and pet are spending the holidays – Make sure you also consider all the dangers that come with the holidays and your pets. If your pet is a “counter surfer”, make sure that hot pans, bowls, pots, plates and other hot items are kept further back on the counter. Hot liquids or foods can scald or burn your pet. The smell of food cooking may attract your pet to the kitchen and they may get under foot. Use caution as you move around. Best thing is to teach your pet that the kitchen is off limits. Many people feed their pets scraps, use caution in doing this. Some seasonings may upset your pet’s tummy. Poultry bones are very brittle and after being cooked they splinter easily and they become a chocking hazard. Everyone hates those sad puppy eyes that sit and stair at you, pleading for a bite. Don’t give in and encourage your guests to do the same. Our food is still very rich and not all pets can handle it. Some only having upset tummies, but some can have more serious issues. Many people do the same thing…Give into the begging eyes saying just this once. However, that one time turns into another time and so forth which can lead to constant begging, stealing food, health problems, overweight and refusal to eat their own food.

There are also those very curious cats and kittens.  I remember my daughter’s 1st Christmas.  Our 6 month kitten climbed our tree – repeatedly.  Came home to the tree knocked over, ornaments on the floor.  Keep in mind that cats like to play with items that hang.  So ornaments close to the floor or even tinsel can lure them in to play with the tree.  Most of the same thing to watch for with dogs, you would watch for with cats.  What ornaments hang at the bottom of the tree, tinsel, lights, hooks, angel hair?  Like always just use caution as the holidays approach.

There are many things every pet owner can do to take caution with regards to plants, foods and medications. Not all human medications can be given to your pet. Unless your veterinarian specifically instructs you to use over-the-counter products, please refrain from giving them the following medication. Here are a few: ACETOMINOPHEN (Tylenol), NAPROXEN (Aleve), and IBUPROPHEN (Advil) can cause kidney failure, stomach ulcers, and liver damage in as little as 1 tablet. Keep all medications (OTC/prescription), diet pills, and multivitamins (especially those containing iron) securely locked out of reach.

Foods and other items to use caution with are: Chocolate, Grapes, Raisins, Coffee & Coffee Grounds, Alcohol, Yeast Dough, Cigarettes, Macadamia Nuts, Onions, Onion Powder, Avocados, Garlic & foods sweetened with xylito. In small amounts some pets may be okay, just please use caution when feeding your pets human food.  Also keep in mind that trash cans are tempting too.  Make sure the lids are on tight or behind a door.  Poultry bones of any kind covered in left over food are very tempting.

Holiday Items to use caution with are: Bubbling Holiday Lights. (the fluid contained inside is Methylene Chloride), Angel Hair (which is made from spun glass), Fire Salts (used to give fires a pretty colors), Tinsel (not poisons, but can become an obstruction). Ornaments – Consider hanging glass & your more treasured ornaments higher and leave wood, plastic, resin-cast or metal ornaments closer to the bottom of the tree. Spray on snow or flocking in dried particles should be safe, but the aerosols directly inhaled can be a risk. Also consider replacing metal ornament hooks with cloth, fabric or twine to hang your ornaments.

Plants: There are a variety of plants out there to use caution with. Certain Ivies, Holly, Mistletoe, Balsam, Juniper, Cedar, Pine, Fir, Hibiscus, Poinsettias.

Many people want their pets to look festive. Many local pet stores and online stores sell pet safe or pet approved items to dress your pet in. Please try to refrain from tying ribbons on your pet. They can get hung on items or be pulled tighter. Instead of tying the ribbons on your pet put them on your pet’s collar instead.

There is also the New Year that comes shortly after. If your pet is unsure about the fireworks please make sure they are indoors, confined properly and leave the TV or lights on for them. If they are afraid of firecrackers then leaving them in the yard may not be the best place for them.

Keep in mind the following as the weather get colder. If there are cats that live outdoors around your home please take a moment to tap the hood of your car. Cats like to hide in the engine compartments, wheel wells and any other part of your vehicle they can fit in to keep warm. If you have a pet that lives outside, please consider the coming weather changes.  Make sure that your pet has adequate shelter from rain, wind and cold.  As well as the age of your pet as the winter months approach.  Older pets may not be able to with stand the colder temperatures like they used to and a young dog may not be ready for it either.

Many people get new puppies, kittens or other pets for Christmas. Please consider picking these pets out together as a family or couple instead of surprising someone with a new puppy. So many pets end up in shelters after the holidays. Not because they were a present, but because they may not have been the right color, breed, size, sex, or the person was not prepared for the responsibility of a new pet. If you are thinking of giving a pet as a present think about giving the person a collar or other supplies as a gift instead. Also, maybe think of saying something along the lines of “I will get you a dog or cat, but let’s pick it out together”. This should also apply even if the pet is an older dog or cat. Getting a pet is a wonderful thing and they come with responsibility.

As I said in the beginning the information and items are for your information and to teach people about the things in our world that could pose as a danger to your pets. All pets and families are different.

From K-9 Companion Pet Services and Our Family to Yours. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season.

Please keep in mind as you read this article that the items and information listed are simply things to consider as the holidays are approaching. That every home, pet and family are different.

With the coming holidays the hustle and bustle of cooking, shopping and preparations can be overwhelming at times. Then, in all the commotion so many people forget about their pets and the dangers that can be presented to them. Make sure you stop and take a moment to make room for them in your preparations. My pets take part in our holidays and are apart of everything we do, but I also have to stop and think about that my lab mix is approaching 16 years old. Can she handle the commotion of people coming and going? The doors opening and closing? People that she rarely sees being all over the house and kids wanting to pet her. Is it better for her to be in her room or out in the house with everything? Though I want her to be apart of everything I also have to consider how stressful all that might be for her too. Remember stick a close as possible to your pets “normal” schedule. The extra traffic in your home can also be upsetting to your pet.

So make sure you consider everything when making holiday plans for your families and pets. Are you leaving town? Are you taking your pet? Do they travel well and take to strange places well? Also make sure that if you are staying at a hotel do they accept pets? If you are staying with family, are they okay with your pet coming? Do they have pets and are they going to get along? These are all good questions to consider. If you do take your pet, make sure to take your pet’s kennel, bedding, food, a toy or two. If you question whether or not your pet can handle these things, then perhaps consider having a pet sitter or boarding your pet instead.

No matter where your family and pet are spending the holidays – Make sure you also consider all the dangers that come with the holidays and your pets. If your pet is a “counter surfer” make sure that hots pans, bowls, pots, plates and other hot items are kept further back on the counter. Hots liquids or foods can scald or burn your pet. The smell of food cooking may attract your pet to the kitchen and they may get under foot. Use caution as you move around. Best thing is to teach your pet that the kitchen is off limits. Many people feed their pets scraps, use caution in doing this. Some seasonings may upset your pets tummy. Poultry bones are very brittle and after being cooked they splinter easily and they become a chocking hazard. Everyone hates those sad puppy eyes that sit and stair at you, pleading for a bite. Don’t give in and encourage your guests to do the same. Our food is still very rich and not all pets can handle it. Some only having upset tummies, but some can have more serious issues. Many people do the same thing…Give into the begging eyes saying just this once. And that one time turns into another time and so forth. Which can lead to constant begging, stealing food, health problems, overweight and refusal to eat their own food.

There are many things to use caution with from plants, foods, medications. Not all human medications can be given to your pets. Unless your veterinarian specifically instructs you to please refrain from giving them medication. Here are a a few: ACETOMINOPHEN (Tylenol), NAPROXEN (Aleve), and IBUPROPHEN (Advil) can cause kidney failure, stomach ulcers, and liver damage in as little as 1 tablet. Keep all medications (OTC/prescription), diet pills, and multivitamins (especially those containing iron) securely locked out of reach.

Foods and other items to use caution with are: Chocolate, Grapes, Raisins, Coffee & Coffee Grounds, Alcohol, Yeast Dough, Cigarettes, Macadamia Nuts, Onions, Onion Powder, Avocados, Garlic & foods sweetened with xylito. In small amounts some pets may be okay, just please use caution when feeding your pets human food.

Holiday Items to use caution with are: Bubbling Holiday Lights. (the fluid contained inside is Methylene Chloride), Angel Hair (which is made from spun glass), Fire Salts (used to give fires a pretty colors), Tinsel (not poisons, but can become an obstruction). Ornaments – Consider hanging glass & your more treasured ornaments higher and leave wood, plastic, resin-cast or metal ornaments closer to the bottom of the tree. Spray on snow or flocking in dried particles should be safe, but the aerosols directly inhaled can be a risk. Also consider replacing metal ornament hooks with cloth, fabric or twine to hang your ornaments.

Plants: There are a variety of plants out there to use caution with. Certain Ivies, Holly, Mistletoe, Balsam, Juniper, Cedar, Pine, Fir, Hibiscus, Poinsettias.

Many people want their pets to look festive. Many local pet stores and online stores sell pet safe or pet approved items to dress your pet in. Please try to refrain from tying ribbons on your pet. They can get hung on items or be pulled tighter. Instead of tying the ribbons on your pet put them on your pet’s collar instead.

There is also the New Year that comes shortly after. If your pet is unsure about the fireworks. Please make sure they are indoors, confined properly, leave TV. or lights on for them. If they are afraid of firecrackers then leaving them in yard may not be the best place for them.

Keep in mind as well as the weather get colder. If there cats that live outdoors around your home. Take a moment to tap the hood of your car. Cats like to hide in the engine compartments, wheel wells and any other part of your vehicle they can fit in to keep warm.

Many people get new puppies, kittens or other pets for Christmas. Please consider picking these pets out together as a family pr couple. Instead of surprising someone with a new puppy. So many pets end up in shelters after the holidays. Not because they were a present, but because they may not have been the right color, breed, size, sex, or the person was not prepared for the responsibility of a new pet. This should also apply even if the pet is an older dog or cat. Getting a pet is a wonderful thing and they come with responsibility. If your wanting to give a pet as a present, give the person a collar or other supplies as a gift instead. Saying I will get you a dog or cat, but let’s pick it out together. As I said in the beginning the information and items are for your information and to teach people about the things in our world that could pose as a danger to your pets. All pets and families are different.

From K-9 Companion Pet Services and Our Family to Yours. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season.

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On and Off Leash – Fenced or not fenced

On and Off Leash – Fenced or not fenced

Every day you hear stories of dogs or puppies hit by cars.  Then that brings you to the next question why were they out without a leash.  Over the years I have heard many reasons or excuses for not having a dog on leash and very few why they should have been. You start out with this cute little puppy that follows you everywhere and never leaves your side.  As they get older they begin to wander further and further, exploring more till that day comes they are in the street and it’s too late.

All puppies do the same they stick close to you while they are young and as they grow older they begin to explore.  Follow their noses down the street, across the street, to go say hi to people, another dog, check out the local cat.  Don’t be the person that has to carry their pet into the vet because it was hit.  Or the one to say I lost my dog because…

As adults we put a lot of faith in our pets.  What they will or will not do.  No matter how well trained your pet is or may not be – They always belong on a leash when outside of your home. The dog parks are the only fenced in areas, besides your own yard that they can be off leash. So many people these days either allow their pets to roam free or they “get out” and no one goes looking for them, because he’ll come back when he’s ready too. There is no good reason for your pet to be out without being secure somehow.  If your pet goes out the front door with you they should be on a leash.  If you have a fenced yard make sure it is secure, lock the gate if needed.  If you don’t have a fence or a yard then your pet should never be in a position that they can freely roam.

So many people or their pets are bitten or attacked by “loose” dogs.  These are not always strays, but other peoples’ pets that may have dog or people aggression.  Please take the time to make sure your pet does not become one of the many hit by cars or attacked by another dog.  If you have a pet that has aggression issues then you as an owner have an even bigger responsibility to make sure your pet is secure and that they can hurt anyone.

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Surviving the Dog Days of Summer

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Pet Safety:

Surviving the Dog Days of Summer

A little precaution will go a long way in helping your pets beat the heat.

As the scorching days of summer descend upon

us, following a few simple steps will help ensure

Fido doesn’t get too hot under the collar.

With the warmer temperatures, it’s inevitable that

more time will be spent outside. Be sure to keep

a watchful eye on your pets.

“More time is spent outside running around, often

without the use of a leash,” said Dr. Louise Murray,

DVM and director of medicine at Bergh Memorial

Animal Hospital. “This leads to an increase

in pets being hit by automobiles.”

Murray advises that with a little forethought, most

pet-related emergencies that occur during the

summer months can be avoided.

“During the warmer months, we also see an increase in injured animals as a result of ‘High-

Rise Syndrome,’ which occurs when pets fall out

of windows or doors and are seriously or fatally

injured,” Murray said. “Pet owners need to know

that this is completely preventable if they take

simple precautions.

Keep the following advice in mind this summer to help ensure your pet’s safety:

• Keep dogs on a leash or confined by fence. Do not let dogs run loose even if they are usually well-behaved. Many dogs get hit by cars whose owners think they “do not need a leash.”

• Many cats also get hit by cars. Be sure to keep cats indoors or confined with a specially-designed cat fence.

• Do not exercise dogs or allow them to exercise or play hard during very hot weather or the hottest part of day. Exercise your dogs in the early morning and evening.

• Do not let brachcephalic (short-nosed breeds, such as bulldogs or pugs) dogs over-exercise when it is hot outside.

• Dogs that have noisy breathing may have a medical condition. Have them examined by a vet and use caution with exercise in the heat.

• Make sure all windows have well-fitting screens. Following these steps will help ensure that you and your pets beat the heat safely this summer.

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Myths vs. Facts – APBT

Myths vs. Facts—The Truth About “Pit Bulls”

I have collected  a lot of information about this topic.  There are sources listed throughout this article and at the bottom as well.  Before condemning breeds that you may have never met and only heard what the news chooses to tell you.  Stop and think about it.  I have been working with dogs for over 15 years now.  Seen a lot of breeds and mixes…You would be surprised at how many more small dogs showed aggression towards people before any of the bully breeds.  I am not saying that small dogs are bad either, having 3 small dogs myself.  No dog is born to be aggressive.  Most become or begin to show signs and their humans do nothing about it.  Think it’s cute or okay.  There’s is a difference in aggressions and protection!

Fact 1: Surprise—A “pit bull” isn’t even a breed of dog

“Pit bull” is a generic term that refers to a number of breeds, including American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and others.

Fact 2: Pit bulls AREN’T mean and vicious

Pit bulls do carry a terrible stigma, and we’ll get to the reasons why in a minute. For the moment, put your preconceptions aside and read this description provided by the United Kennel Club—one of the most-respected authorities on dog breeds:

“The essential characteristics of the American Pit Bull Terrier are strength, confidence, and zest for life. This breed is eager to please and brimming over with enthusiasm. APBTs make excellent family companions and have always been noted for their love of children. Because most APBTs exhibit some level of dog aggression and because of its powerful physique, the APBT requires an owner who will carefully socialize and obedience train the dog…The APBT is not the best choice for a guard dog since they are extremely friendly, even with strangers. Aggressive behavior toward humans is uncharacteristic of the breed and highly undesirable. This breed does very well in performance events because of its high level of intelligence and its willingness to work.

Eager to please? Extremely friendly? Noted for their love of children? Yes, that’s the real pit bull!

Most people, who are unfamiliar with the American Pit Bull Terrier and falsely believe that they are dangerous dogs.  Unfortunately, Pit Bulls have a bad reputation because of some mean people who have abused their dogs and trained them to be aggressive.  Pit Bulls are actually very stable, intelligent, and highly trainable.  They are strong athletic dogs, and they require a guardian who is responsible and will give them plenty of exercise and training.  They are very loving and loyal and make excellent animal companions.

Fact #3: Pit bulls make great family pets

The American Temperament Test Society, Inc. (ATTS) is a professional organization that objectively tests the temperaments of various dog breeds.

They do this by methodically exposing members of a breed to a series of confrontational situations, then measuring their reaction. The more aggressive the reaction, the lower the score the dog receives. The score is based on the percentage of dogs in a breed that passed the test:

Here are some of the most recent results available. We’ve included some widely considered “most friendly” (like beagles and poodles) and some labeled “dangerous” (like Rottweilers, German Shepherds, and of course, pit bulls.)  These scores are from the 2008 Testing series.  They are currently taking applications for the 2009 Series of testing.

Warning: you will be surprised by the results!
ATTS Scores by Breed
Afghan: 72%
Australian Shepard: 81%
Beagle: 81%
Cairn Terrier: 71.7%
Chihuahua: 71.1%
Cocker Spaniel: 81.5%
German Shepherd: 83.7%
Golden Retriever: 84.6%
Labrador Retriever: 92%
Rottweiler: 82.3%
Toy Poodle: 82.4%
Yorkshire Terrier: 82.1%

Now, compare these to the pit bull breeds:

American Pit Bull Terrier: 85.3%
American Staffordshire Terrier: 83.9%
Staffordshire Bull Terrier: 88%

For this study, the ATTS evaluated more than 25,000 dogs and more than 200 breeds. The average score for all breeds together: 81%. As you can see, when it comes to having a reliably friendly temperament, the pit bull breeds well exceed the average!

You can find these scores and more at www.ATTS.org

Fact #4: Pit bulls are widely abused by dog fighters (and therein lies the problem)

We don’t understand why anyone would take pleasure in watching animals fight for their lives, but apparently some people find this high entertainment. Shame on them!

Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors enjoyed bull baiting and bear baiting, other bloodthirsty forms of animal abuse. Similarly, ancestors of the pit bull were bred for this purpose—to fight in a ring against bulls and bears, generally to the death.

In short, bull dogs (known for their strength) were bred with terriers (known for their agility and feistiness) to produce the pit bull breeds. Today, these dogs continue to be a favorite with dog fighters, for several reasons: they are very strong, supposedly have a high pain tolerance, and have a strong desire to please their owners, even if it means dying for them.

Fact #5: Yes, some pit bulls can be “animal aggressive”

Because of dog fighting, some pit bulls have been bred to be “animal aggressive”—i.e., aggressive towards dogs and other animals.  Now many of these people are looking at other breeds of dogs that can be used to fight or as bait dogs.  This does not make them bad dogs.  But victims of these twisted people that enjoy watching animals fight and die for pleasure or money.

A dog that is animal aggressive may still make a fine pet. The key is socialization and training.  This is true with any breed of dog there is.  If you as the owner do not take the steps needed to make sure your pet is trained and socialized what do you think is going to happen?

All dogs should undergo socialization and obedience training – No Matter What Breed They Are.  You send your children to school to learn, socialize and learn the behaviors that are are appropriate.  Why would you not do the same thing for your pet(s)?

That being said, many pit bulls are quite friendly with other animals. They tend to be in  multiple pet homes — pit bulls, other dogs (both large and small), cats, even kittens—and they get along just fine.

Fact #6: Very few pit bulls are “human aggressive”

Pit bulls have never been bred to be aggressive toward people. As the United Kennel Club notes, this is uncharacteristic of the breed.

So what about those headlines you see in the newspaper? For the media, printing a “pit bull attack!” headline is like yelling “shark!” on the beach. It draws attention.  How many other breeds of dogs “attack” and you rarely hear about it.  Over the years I have seen Chihuahuas, Labs, Huskies and a variety of other breeds come into shelters, animal control for “attacking” someone or another animal.  Dogs of any breed are not meant to be aggressive to humans.  Lack of socialization, training or abuse or a variety of other reasons can bring them to it.

Putting sensationalism aside, it is nearly impossible to get objective statistics regarding dog attacks and specific breeds.

However, we do know this: dogs that are abused are more likely to become human aggressive. And in urban America, pit bulls in great numbers have been grievously mistreated in an attempt to make them fighting dogs and guard dogs.

Fact #7: Another surprise– pit bulls were once the #1 family dog!

In the early part of the 20th century, pit bulls were the most popular breed of dog. Think of the RCA dog, the Buster Brown dog, Tige, and Pete the Pup from the Li’l Rascals.  He spent countless hours a day with children.  He never hurt anyone.

Helen Keller, President Teddy Roosevelt, and General George Patton all owned pit bulls. Were these very smart people somehow unaware of the pit bull’s dangerous reputation? No, the pit bull’s bad reputation is a recent development.

There are quite a few celebrities who have Pit Bulls as members of their family including:  Rosie Perez, The Crocodile Hunter, Judd Nelson, Usher, Alicia Silverstone, Cassandra Creech, Sinbad, John Stuart, Amy Jo Johnson, Linda Blair, Vin Diesel, and Bernadette Peters.

Pit Bulls are heroes!  America’s first war dog was a Pit Bull named Stubby.  He earned several medals during World War I and was honored at the White House.  The Ken-L-Ration dog hero of 1993 was a Pit Bull named Weela.  She saved 30 people, 29 dogs, 13 horses and a cat during a flood in Southern California.  A Pit Bull named Bogart saved a four-year-old child from drowning in a swimming pool in Florida.  Dixie, the Pit Bull, was inducted into the Georgia Animal Hall of Fame after she saved some children from a Cottonmouth snake.

In fact, the highest obedience trial record of all time is held by an American Pit Bull Terrier named Maddy!

Fact #8: Pit bulls are indeed “underdogs!”

Tragically, urban pit bulls are at very, very high risk of abuse. The majority shelters won’t even accept them . As a result, instead of finding loving homes, hundreds of friendly, loving pit bulls are euthanized every month.

Fact #9: Is it true that Pit Bulls can lock their jaw?

The infamous locking jaw is a myth. The American Pit Bull Terrier and related breeds are physiologically no different from any other breed of dog. All dogs are from the same species and none have locking jaws. Dr. I Lehr Brisbin of the University of Georgia states, “To the best of our knowledge, there are no published scientific studies that would allow any meaningful comparison to be made of the biting power of various breeds of dogs. There are, moreover, compelling technical reasons why such data describing biting power in terms of ‘pounds per square inch’ can never be collected in a meaningful way. All figures describing biting power in such terms can be traced to either unfounded rumor or, in some cases, to newspaper articles with no foundation in factual data.” Furthermore, Dr. Brisbin states, “The few studies which have been conducted of the structure of the skulls, mandibles and teeth of pit bulls show that, in proportion to their size, their jaw structure and thus its inferred functional morphology, is no different than that of any breed of dog. There is absolutely no evidence for the existence of any kind of ‘locking mechanism’ unique to the structure of the jaw and/or teeth of the American Pit Bull Terrier.”

Other Information: Can Pit Bulls “turn” on people?

In fact, no breed of dog does. Dog aggression is nearly always preceded by some kind of warning, and there is always a reason behind the attack. However, many inexperienced owners do not recognize the dog’s behavior as aggression, or refuse to acknowledge it as a warning sign. The only exception I can think of is Springer Rage, a rare and controversial neurological condition that manifests itself as a spontaneous attack, followed by confusion, and then a return to normal behavior. Pit Bulls are NOT prone to this condition. There are individual dogs of any breed that may be more aggressive to others.

Pit Bull quotes:

Pit bulls are famous, in circles of knowledgeable dog people, for the love and loyalty they bestow on anyone who shows them a smidgen of kindness.
–Linda Wilson-Fuoco, journalist

In my opinion, Pit bulls are the least likely to be human aggressive. On the whole, you have to do a lot of work to make them aggressive to people.
–Sue Frisch, Dessin Animal Shelter manager

Pit bulls are especially good at pleasing people since they are strong and smart, they learn quickly and they are very adaptable.”
– Rob Mullin, dog trainer, owner, “K-9 Wizard & Co.” Trumbell, Connecticut

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History of the American Pit Bull Terrier

History

The history of the pit bull-type dog reflects the history of its constituent breeds: the American Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

American Pit Bull Terrier

American Pit Bull Terrier

The American Pit Bull Terrier is the product of interbreeding between terriers and a now-extinct breed of bulldogs to produce a dog that combined the gameness of the terrier with the strength and athleticism of the bulldog. These dogs were initially bred in England, Ireland, and Scotland, and arrived in the United States with immigrants from these countries. In the United States these dogs were used as catch dogs for semi-wild cattle and hogs, to hunt, to drive livestock, and as family companions; however, some were selectively bred for their fighting prowess, and starting in the early 20th century they began to replace the bull terrier as the “dog of choice” for dog fighting in the United States.

The United Kennel Club (UKC) was the first registry to recognize the American Pit Bull Terrier. UKC founder C. Z. Bennett assigned UKC registration number 1 to his own dog, “Bennett’s Ring”, as an American Pit Bull Terrier in 1898.

American pit bull terriers today successfully fill the role of companion dog, police dog, and therapy dog; however, American pit bull terriers in general have a higher tendency towards dog aggressionand constitute the majority of dogs used for illegal dog fighting in the United StatesThe fighting reputation of pit bull-type dogs led the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1996 to relabel pit bull terriers as “St. Francis Terriers” (not to be confused with the “Terrier” mascot of St. Francis College in New York) so that they might be more readily adopted; 60 temperament-screened dogs were adopted until the program was halted after several of the newly adopted dogs killed cats.[11] The New York City Center for Animal Care and Control tried a similar approach in 2004 by relabeling their pit bull terriers as “New Yorkies,” but dropped the idea in the face of overwhelming public opposition.

American Staffordshire Terrier

American Staffordshire Terrier

The history of the American Staffordshire Terrier is rooted in its bulldog and terrier ancestry, for it was the interbreeding of the bulldog’s courage and tenacity with the spirit and agility of a terrier that produced the “Bull-and-Terrier Dog”, “Half and Half”, and at times “Pit Dog” or “Pit Bullterrier” that later assumed the name in England of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

The original bulldog, also known today as the Old English Bulldog, was bred in England for the sport of bull-baiting. The original bulldog breed is now extinct, but 19th century artwork depicts the bulldog as being agile and standing straight on front and back legs; some have full muzzles and long, tapering tails; and generally appear more like the present day American Staffordshire Terrier than the present-day English Bulldog. Game terrier breed(s) were bred to aggressively hunt down and kill vermin in a fight to the death; the terrier breed or breeds bred with bulldogs to produce the “Bull-and-Terrier” dog are not definitively known, but candidates include the English White Terrier, Black-and-Tan Terrier, and especially the Fox Terrier.

These dogs began to find their way into America as early as 1870, where they became known as “Pit Dog”, “Pit Bull Terrier”, later “American Bull Terrier”, and still later as “Yankee Terrier”. In 1936, they were accepted by the American Kennel Club as “Staffordshire Terriers”. The name of the breed was revised effective January 1, 1972 to American Staffordshire Terrier since breeders in the United States had developed a type which is heavier in weight than the Staffordshire Bull Terrier of England and the name was changed to distinguish them as separate breeds.

A mixed-breed “bull terrier” named “Sergeant Stubby” was an unofficial member and mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment (Connecticut National Guard), 26th Infantry (“Yankee”) Division, during its deployment to Europe as part of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I; he was “promoted” to the honorary rank of Sergeant for biting and holding a German soldier who was scouting the American trenches until American troops arrived and completed the capture. Stubby wore the following honorary military decorations: the Purple Heart, World War I Victory Medal (Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne campaign clasps), and the French Médaille commémorative de la bataille de Verdun and Médaille commémorative de la Grande Guerre. After the war, Stubby participated in fundraising activities for the American Red Cross and was the first live mascot of the Georgetown University “Hoyas”. Upon his death on April 3, 1926, Stubby’s remains were mounted by a taxidermist and donated to the Smithsonian Institution.

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

The Staffordshire Bull Terrier had its beginnings in England many centuries ago when the bulldog and Mastiff were used for the sports of bull-baiting and bear-baiting; in the Elizabethan era, breeders produced large dogs for these sports but later on the 100-120 pound animal gave way to a small, more agile breed of up to 90 pounds.

The sport of dog fighting gained popularity in England in the early 19th century and a smaller, faster dog was developed. It was called by names such as “Bulldog Terrier” and “Bull and Terrier.” The Bulldog at that time was larger than the modern-day English Bulldog we know today, weighing about 60 pounds. This dog was crossed with a small native terrier, related to the present-day Manchester Terrier, to produce the Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighing on average between 30 and 45 pounds.

James Hinks, in about 1860, crossed the Old Pit Bull Terrier, now known as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and produced the all-white English Bull Terrier. The Kennel Club in Great Britain recognized the Bull Terrier in the last quarter of the 19th century, but the Staffordshire Bull Terrier was not recognized due to its reputation as a fighting dog until 1935, a century after the sport of dogfighting became illegal in Great Britain under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835.

The Staffordshire Bull Terrier was admitted to registration in the American Kennel Club Stud Book effective October 1, 1974, with regular show classification in the Terrier Group at AKC shows available on and after March 5, 1975.

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