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HAZARDS FOR CATS

This article appears courtesy of Dr Kim Kendall
East Chatswood Cat Clinic
329 Penshurst St. Willoughby NSW 2068
Ph 02 9417 6613 (24 hours)
http://www.catsonly.com.au

Domestic hazards can be found:

• In the garage: antifreeze, fuel
  
• Under the kitchen sink: acids, alkalis, bleach, disinfectants
  
• In the actual fabric of the house: wood preservatives

Intoxication can result from:

• Human medications: aspirin, paracetamol, antidepressants
  
• Certain foods: liver, onion, cocoa, too much raw fish
  
• Food contaminants: bacteria, fungi
  
• Food additives: propylin glycol

Never give human medications to pets
without checking with your veterinary surgeon.

Garden hazards include:

• Rodenticides: warfarin and related substances, calciferol, strychnine, bromethalin
  
• Herbicides: sodium chlorate, paraquat
  
• Fungicides: pentachlorophenols PCP
• Insecticides: pyrethrins, pyrethroids, organophosphates, carbamates, organochlorines, molluscicides (slug bait- metaldehyde).

Pets can become intoxicated by certain animals

• Common toad, adder; stinging insects

Pets can also become intoxicated by certain plants
Amaryllis	Emerald Duke	Nephthytis
Annum	English and Glacier Ivy	Oleander
Azaleas	Foxglove	Parlour Ivy
Bird of Paradise	Heartleaf	Philodendron
Boston Ivy	HolIy	Pine needles
Buttercup	Hyacinth	Poinsettia
Cacti (Physical spines)	Hydrangea	Poth/os
Calla Lilly	Impatiens	Pot Mum
Christmas Rose	Iris	Red Princess
Chrysantheum	Ivy (Hedera)	Rhododendron
Clematis	Jade Tree	Saddleleaf
Common/Cherry Laurel	Jerusalem Cherry	Schefflera
Caladium	Larkspur	Snowdrop
Creeping Charlie	Lily of the Valley	Spider Mum
Creeping Fig	Marijuana	Sprengeri Fern
Crown of Thorns	Majesty	Sweet Pea
Crocus. Daphne	Marble Queen	Tulip
Daffodil. Delphinium	Mistletoe	Umbrella Plant
Dumb Cane	Morning Glory	Weeping Fig
Easter Lily	Mushrooms	Wisteria
Elephant Ears

If you have any further questions please contact BVH on (02) 4285 5210