The veterinarian explained the danger of indoor plants in a house with cats

Veterinarian and zoopsychologist Angelina Sirotina said that it is better not to have indoor plants in a house where cats live.

In an interview with Radio 1 on Tuesday, March 10, the specialist explained that cats can eat flowers because of vitamin deficiency or the need to cleanse the stomach of wool. The veterinarian advised planting sprouted grass for cats in the spring — oats or wheat, which can be bought at a pet store. According to her, such greens contain vitamins and help animals to cleanse their stomachs: accumulated hair comes out with the grass.

Speaking about indoor plants, the specialist noted that owners often have to choose either flowers or a cat. According to her, it is almost impossible to negotiate with a pet: cats can gnaw and break plants, go to the toilet in large pots, which causes flowers to die, writes Moscow 24. In addition, many plants are toxic to animals, and even seemingly harmless species, such as chamomile, can cause poisoning if eaten in large quantities.

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Vladimir Golubev, President of the Russian Cynological Federation, told Izvestia on March 6 that some popular indoor and garden plants can pose a serious threat to pets, especially cats and dogs. According to him, lilies are among the most dangerous plants for pets. Their pollen can settle on the coat and enter the body during licking. For cats, such poisoning is often fatal, and for dogs it can also be extremely dangerous.

Mikhail Shelyakov, a veterinarian of the highest category, told Regnum news agency on March 7 that spring flowers pose the greatest threat to cats. The most dangerous are snowdrops, lilies of the valley and mimosa. They can cause severe poisoning with damage to the central nervous system, seizures, and even death.

Felinologist Elena Shevchenko noted on March 5 that bulbous plants should be excluded when choosing flowers as a gift for the owner of cats. According to her, daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, lilies and lilies of the valley are very dangerous, so cats should not be allowed near them, the Moscow city News agency notes.

On March 3, veterinarian Dmitry Blumenkranz warned that many popular flowers are toxic to cats. Besides lilies, tulips and hyacinths can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and depression. Daffodil bulbs and plant sap are especially dangerous, reports 360.ru .

In February, Natalia Tabunshchikova, a zoopsychologist and veterinarian, told RT that the first and most characteristic signs of plant poisoning in dogs and cats are from the gastrointestinal tract: excessive salivation, repeated vomiting, diarrhea. These symptoms occur upon contact with almost any toxic plant and serve as a clear alarm signal to the owner.

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