lillies

i have 5 mainecoons and never knew lillies were dangerous to cats until i had to rush rooney to the vets tonight

Oh no :sad2: hope he's ok. I think if you take the stamens (prob spelt wrong) they are ok to have in the house but not sure

I hope he's ok.... I never knew that either.

yes the vet told us they are a killer apparently they damage the kidney and cause renal failure and it happens very quickly i will let you know how he is when the vet phones me at 10.30 this morning but i will never have flowers again

Paws & claws crossed for Rooney x

So sorry about your cat hope the news is good today.I know a lot of flowers can cause illness of various degrees but in 38 years of working at a vets have never known a cat to ingest enough to kill them,vomiting & chronic diarrhoea yes.Some flowers it can be the bulb part that is most dangerous such as daffs,I have known us to loose a dog that had eaten several that the owner had dug up to replant, the flowers can cause tummy upsets as well,with lillies I think it is the tiger lily which is the worse for cats but any lily is barred from our house as one cat is asthmatic & if they are in the house for only a couple of minutes then she has bad breathing problems.
I haven't banned all flowers from the house as I love them too much but they are put on a fairly wide shelf out of cats way & also when petals start to drop they go on shelf rather than floor.
Do hope to see a good posting from you soon.

I had heard of this problem. Hope there is good news soon. xx

That's awful, hope Rooney is ok, is it the orange bit that falls off and staines everything ?

I think so if they digest it, say falls on their fur then they wash :sad2: also i think most of the plant is if eaten. We dont do house plants or flowers as I have no sence of smell but they look nice and the cats are always knocking things over so just dont bother anymore. We have some wooden one's :smile:

Any news yet Maz? hope he's ok x

thanks for all your kind words rooney is now home and a lot better than he was yesterday he has little bandages on his leg where the drip was i have to try and get a water sample and he goes back to the vets on tuesday morning he is also on antibiotics poor little thing hes only 5 months old i cant believe a flower could cause all this trouble:smile: