Husband wanted to be sweet this year and gift me some flowers, but we have three cats. I've always been terrified of accidentally getting them sick, so I usually stay away from them. There's nothing on it that tells me what kinds of flowers were used. I love him, and I love the thought, but I also love my fur-babies… š
by TiredStarlight_
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No. You have gladiolus and mums. I think.
Unfortunately, yes.*
You have multiple Lily of the Incas _alstroemeria_ in there – the whole bouquet is a risk due to pollen š
Edit: for everyone heckaling me, these flowers *are* toxic to cats; regardless of their relationship to the Lily family
*no! But the bouquet still contains toxic flowers, the one named after a lily despite not being lillies at all!
This type is the lily if you want to put them where the kitty can’t get them.
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No, no lillies. Itās a couple different types of mums, Alstromeria, and roses. Alstromeriaās common name is Peruvian Lilly, however it is not in the Lily family and is not toxic in the same way that Lillieās are to cats. That being said, I would still put this somewhere they canāt easily get to. Most flowers are mildly toxic to cats *when ingested*, but more in a āWill make them throw up or have diarrheaā kinda way.
Source: I am a florist
Hi! Despite others telling you that you have lilies, you do not!
The two main things I see are Alstroemeria, called Peruvian lily but not a true lily, and chrysanthemums. Alstroemeria is mildly toxic if ingested, it would cause diarrhoea and vomiting and some irritation but unlikely to be fatal, so itās somewhat fine to have so long as u keep it out the way or know ur cat wonāt be chewing them.
Chrysanthemum are toxic, not as severe as true lilies , but enough to potentially cause problems, they contain a few compounds and can be toxic via ingestion or even skin contact! They have some compounds that are also a bit volatile and part of their smell and so I would probably remove them to be on the safe side. Mums can cause drooling, GI issues, breathing issues, skin irritation, or lead to more serious things like seizures as high ingestion can cause an effect on the nervous system. Chrysanthemums pollen is included in the parts that can be toxic and since this pollen can shed and get on their fur, which the cons infest when grooming, itās best to remove.
I donāt have cats or much experience in removing plants for them but if ur cat likes to chew plants Iād remove the whole thing. If ur cat never does that id maybe keep the alstroemeria ( theyāre the smaller flowers with stripes in the petals) just out the way, I would remove the chrysanthemums (the yellow and green flowers) just in case.