A garden can be unsafe thing to have when you have pets who love to spend time outside. Sadly, there are some things that can be extremely dangerous and make your pets sick. Here are nine things that you shouldn't have in your garden and three things you should keep.
- Rhododendron
Although how beautiful this flower is, it is in fact quite toxic to dogs and cats. Horses, goats and sheep can also be sick from eating these flowers. The most familiar signs of poisoning include loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, falling into a coma and death.
- Lilies
These beautiful white flowers are gorgeous in garden, but they are too toxic to cats. Even a small piece can cause liver failure.
- Chrysanthemums
These feathery pink flowers are more than just beautiful, they are not fatal when ingested. But they still can cause discomfort for your pet.
- Milkweed
These flowers are toxic to your dogs and cats. They cause diarrhea, vomiting, kidney or liver failure, seizures and death.
- Oleander
Every part of this plant is toxic not only the flowers. Your pets will suffer from difficulty breathing, diarrhea, muscle tremors and they could die.
- Tulips
Most of the flower's parts can cause discomfort, but the bulbs of the flower are the most toxic parts. Ingesting may case vomiting and drooling.
- Daffodils
These flowers are similar to the tulips, their bulbs are the most toxic parts. Your pet may suffer from diarrhea and vomiting.
- Japanese Yew
This plant is commonly used to treat some kinds of cancer. But if your pet eats it, it can suffer from difficulty breathing, in-coordination, gastrointestinal upset and possible death.
- Amaryllis
These plants can cause diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Here are the safe plants for your pets that you can keep in your garden:
You can keep this plant in your garden, it can be used to clear hairballs.
This plant is gorgeous and won't case any problem when your pet eats it.
This is a perfect plant to keep indoors and your cat won't be sick.
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