This Valentine’s Day, show your pet your love with a cat-safe bouquet. Cats are naturally curious, and flowers can sometimes be irresistible to them—but not all blooms are cat-safe flowers! Luckily, there are Valentine's flowers safe for cats that your special someone will love, too!
Although it’s tempting to simply put the vase in an out-of-reach place, falling petals or leaves still give your cat a chance to munch them. The best way to protect your cat from toxic trouble is to ensure that all bouquets that enter your home are flowers that are not toxic to cats.
For a worry-free day, opt for cat-safe flowers for Valentine’s Day, like:
When selecting flowers, it's essential to ask: What flowers are toxic to cats? Unfortunately, many popular Valentine’s blooms can pose serious risks to your cat's health. Toxic flowers can cause anything from mild irritation to fatal conditions if ingested. Some flowers not safe for cats include:
*The most dangerous of all are lilies, including Easter lilies, daylilies, Asiatic lilies and Japanese show lilies. Just a small nibble of a lily’s leaves or petals, exposure to its pollen or even a sip of vase water can cause fatal kidney failure in cats.
Double-check arrangements and if any of the above flowers are in your bouquet, give them the boot!
Don’t see your chosen flowers on these lists? Check out a comprehensive lineup of plants on the ASPCA’s Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants List.
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