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Make your home a safer place for your cats by keeping them away from the following hazardous household items, plants, foods, objects and trouble areas.

If your cat has been affected by or ingested anything on this list, call us immediately.

Click here for Poison Control.

Household Items

Ibuprofen and aspirin
Acetaminophen
Cold and flu medications
Antidepressants
Vitamins
Diet Pills
Anti-cancer drugs
Tobacco products
Detergents
Fabric softener
Drain cleaners
Oven cleaner sprays
Recreational Drugs
Disinfectants
Bleach
Lime/scale remover
Paint thinners
Lighter fluid
Insecticides
Rodent bait
Mothballs
Fly bait
Lead
Liquid potpourri
Flea and tick products (if not used correctly)

Holidays

1. Valentine’s Day
Flowers
Boxes of Chocolate
2. Easter
Artificial basket grass
Small toys
Easter Lilies
3. 4th of July
Fireworks
4. Halloween
Candles
Halloween treats
Chewable costumes
5. Thanksgiving
Turkey bones
Hot containers
6. Christmas
Festive plants
Holiday tree
Light strands
Tree water
Ornaments
Decoration hooks
Tinsel
Ribbons
Styrofoam
Yuletide fire
7. New Year’s
Balloons
Confetti
Champagne

Trouble Areas

Doors
Window cords
Balconies
Toilets
Washer and dryer
Fireplaces
Wood Stoves

Outside the Home

Algae
Antifreeze/Coolant
Fire pit/Grill
Fences of gates
Deck lattice
De-icing salts
Compost
Gasoline
Oil
Pesticides
Fertilizer
Pools and hot tubs

Objects

Balls
Sharp objects
Coins
Buttons
Batteries
Twist ties
Rubber bands
Cotton swabs
Glass
Hair pins
Jewelry
Nylons
Paper clips
Plastic wrap
String and yarn
Dental floss
Electrical cords
Socks
Plastic bags
Hair ties

Harmful Foods

Chocolate
Gum and Candy
Grapes
Raisins
Macadamia nuts
Avocados
Onions
Garlic
Salt
Tea leaves
Coffee
Alcohol
Raw yeast dough
Spoiled foods
Fatty foods

Common Plants

Castor Bean
Ceriman
Clematis
Cordatum
Corn Plant
Cycads
Cyclamen
Daffodil
Daylily
Devil’s Ivy
Dieffenbachia
Dumbcane
Easter Lily
Elephant Ears
Emerald Fern
English Ivy
Eucalyptus
Aloe
Amaryllis
Andromeda Japonica
Asian Lily
Asparagus Fern
Australian Nut
Autumn Crocus
Azalea
Belladonna
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Black Locust
Branching Ivy
Buckeye
Buddhist Pine
Caladium
Calla Lily
Ferns
Fiddle-leaf Philodendron
Florida Beauty
Foxglove
Glacier Ivy
Gladiolas
Gold Dust Dracaena
Golden Pothos
Heavenly Bamboo
Honeysuckle
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Iris
Jersalem Cherry
Jimson Weed
Kalanchoe
Lantana
Lilies (all Lilium species)
Lily of the Valley
Lupine
Marble Queen
Morning Glory
Mother-in-Law
Mountain Laurel
Narcissus
Needlepoint Ivy
Nephthysis
Nightshade
Oleander
Panda
Peace Lily
Philodendron
Poison Hemlock
Precatory Bean
Privet
Red Emerald
Rhododendron
Ribbon Plant
Sago Palm
Satin Pothos
Schefflera
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Tulip
Water Hemlock
Wisteria
Yew
Yucca

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