Lilies Can Kill Cats

The fact that Easter lilies and many other types of lilies are toxic to cats is not mentioned as often as it should be.
Lilies Can Kill Cats
Peace lilies (Spathiphyllum) and Calla lilies (Zantedeschia) are not harmful to cats. zossia/Shutterstock
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Q: Don’t know if an editor cut out the data, but how can Jeff Rugg do an article on Easter lilies and not mention that they are toxic to cats? Even eating one part of a flower will kill a cat. This is under-promulgated data!

A: You are right. The fact that Easter lilies and many other types of lilies are toxic to cats is not mentioned as often as it should be. Even though I share my house with a cat, I don’t think about the cat as much as I should when it comes to plants in the house.

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