If You Love Your Pets, Don't Keep These 10 Plants in the House
It’s peak flower season in much of the country, which means gorgeous gardens, lovely arrangements -- and increased risk to your favorite four-legged friend.
The danger may be greater than you think. A recent survey by London's Blue Cross Animal Hospital found that 80 percent of gardens in the U.K. contain flowers and plants that can cause illness in domesticated animals.
The risks don't just come from exotic specimens, notes Mark Bossley, Chief Vet at the Blue Cross Animal Hospital.
“Lily pollen is easily brushed on to a cat’s fur and is extremely harmful if they lick it while grooming. Sadly, we have even seen cats die after consuming lily pollen in this way," he told the Express.
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If you want to keep your pets safe, it’s important to know what could be making them ill. We suggest you give these flowers a miss, and save them for the flower show.
Here are 10 flowers that cause some real problems for your little friends, according to the ASPCA.
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