Dangerous Plants for your Sphynx Cat

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These plants have been known to make cats ill or possibly die from ingestion, also some tips below to deter the sphynx from eating or having interest in the plants.

Here are some tips to deter your sphynx from eating or chewing the plants.
You can sphynx-proof houseplants by making them smell not so inviting. Most sphynx dislike the smell of citrus. Throw orange and lemon peels in your potted plants. Another option is spraying the leaves directly with diluted lemon juice or orange oil. Also, not super cheap but how about storing the plants in a large dog cage? The plant is still accessible for watering but keeps the little paws and whiskers away from the plants.


Read more at Gardening Know How: Indoor Plants Cats Avoid: Houseplants Cats Won’t Chew On Or Potty In Safeguarding Plants From Cats – How To Keep Cats Out Of Houseplants

[A]

Aloe
Amaryllis
Andromeda Japonica
Asian Lily (Liliaceae)
Asparagus Fern
Australian Nut
Autumn Crocus
Avocado
Almond
Alocasia
Aloe Vera
Apple (seeds)
Apple Leaf
Apricot (pits)
Arrowhead Vine
Arrow Grass
Azalea



Baby's Breath
Black Locust
Black Walnut
Bouncing Bet
Brackenfern
Buckeye and Horsechestnut
Bulbs
Common Burdock
Buttercup
Bird of Paradise
American Bittersweet
European Bittersweet
Branching Ivy
Buddist Pine
Bane Berry
Bayonet
Beargrass
Beech
Belladonna
Black-Eyed Susan
Bleeding Heart
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Boston Ivy
Box
Boxwood
Buckeye
Burning Bush

[C]

Caladium
Calla Lily
Castor Bean
Ceriman (aka Cutleaf Philodendron)
Charming Diffenbachia
Chinaberry Tree
Chinese Evergreen
Christmas Rose
Clematis
Cordatum
Corn Plant (aka Cornstalk Plant)
Cutleaf Philodendron (aka Ceriman)
Cycads
Cyclamen
Cactus
Candelabra
Cherry (seeds and wilting leaves)
Cherry (most wild varieties)
Chrysanthemum
Cineraria
Coriaria
Corydalis
Creeping Charlie
Crocus
Croton
Crown Of Thorns
Cuban Laurel
Cutleaf Philodendron
Cycads
Cyclamen

[D]

Daffodil
Day Lily
Devil's Ivy
Dumb Cane
Deadly Nightshade (See Nightshade)
Datura
Death Camus
Delphinium
Dicentrea
Dieffenbachia
Dracaena Palm
Dragon Tree

[E]

Easter Lily
Elephant Ears
Emerald Feather (aka Emerald Fern)
Emerald Feather)
English Ivy
Eggplant
Elaine
Elderberry
Emerald Duke
Euonymus
Evergreen

[F]

Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron
Flamingo Plant
Florida Beauty
Foxglove
Fruit Salad Plant
Ferns
Flax
Four O'Clock

[G]

Glacier Ivy
Gladiolas
Glory Lily
Gold Dieffenbachia
Gold Dust Dracaena
Golden Pothos
Green Gold Nephthysis
German Ivy
Giant Dumb Cane
Glocal Ivy
Golden Chain
Golden Glow
Gopher Purge

[H]

Green False Hellebore
Poison Hemlock
Water Hemlock
Buckeye and Horsechestnut
Horsetail
Hahn's self branching English Ivy
Heartleaf Philodendron
Heavenly Bamboo
Holly
Horsehead Philodendron
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Heart Ivy
Heart Leaf
Henbane
Honeysuckle
Horsebeans
Horsebrush




Iris
Indian Rubber Plant
Indian Tobacco

[J]

Jack In the Pupit
Java Beans
Jessamine
Jimson Weed
Jonquil
Jungle Trumpets
Japanese Show Lily
Japanese Yew (aka Yew)
Jerusalem Cherry

[K]
Kalanchoe

[L]

Lace Fern
Lacy Tree
Lily of the Valley
Lacy Tree Philodendron
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily
Lily Spider
Locoweed
Lupine

[M]

Macadamia Nut
Madagascar Dragon Tree
Marble Queen
Marijuana
Mauna Loa Peace Lily (aka Peace Lily)
Mexican Breadfruit
Mistletoe American
Morning Glory
Mother-in-Law
Majesty
Marigold
Mescal Bean
Miniature Croton
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms

[N]

Narcissus
Needlepoint Ivy
Nephthytis
Nightshade

[O]

Oleander
Onion
Orange Day Lily
Oriental Lily

[P]

Pigweed
Christmas Plant (Poinsettia)
Poison Hemlock
Pokeweed
Panda
Peace Lily (aka Maana Loa Peace Lily)
Philodendron Pertusum
Plumosa Fern
Precatory Bean
Parlor Ivy
Pathos
Peach (pits of)
Peach (wilting leaves and pits)
Peony
Pencil Cactus
Periwinkle
Pimpernel
Poinciana
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Poppy
Pothos
Pot Mum
Potato
Primrose
Privet

[Q]

Queensland Nut

[R]

Red Emerald
Red Lily
Red Maple
Red-Margined Dracaena (aka Straight-Margined Dracaena)
Red Princess
Rhubarb
Rhododendron
Ripple Ivy
Ribbon Plant (Dracaena sanderiana)
Rubrum Lily
Rosary Pea
Rubber Plant




Saddle Leaf Philodendron
Sago Palm
St. Johnswort
Satin Pothos
Schefflera
Scotch Broom
Skunk Cabbage
Silver Pochos
White Snakeroot
Snowdrops
Snow On The Mountain
Spider Mum
Split Leaf
Spotted Dumb Cane
Spraneri Fern
Spurges
Staggerweed
Star of Bethlehem
Stargazer Lily
String of Pearls
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Swiss Cheese Plant
Sweetpea

[T]

Tansy Mustard
Taro Vine
Tiger Lily
Tobacco
Tomato Plant
Tree Philodendron
Tropic Snow Dumbcane
Tulip
Tulip tree
Tung Tree

[V]

Variable Dieffenbachia
Variegated Philodendron
Virginia Creeper

[W]

Warneckei Dracaena
Wood Lily
Black Walnut
Water Hemlock
White Snakeroot
Weeping Fig
Wild Call
Wisteria

[Y]

Yellow & White Sweet Clover
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Yew (aka Japanese Yew)
Yucca

 

[MeganeSage]

Hi,

I realize this post is old but I was wondering if anyone has had luck with these tricks.? I've placed all my mildly toxic plants on a high table and left my cat-safe plants out. My Sphynx is super curious about plants but seems to leave the cat-safe plants alone after a quick nibble. I would love to keep my other ones as well but am worried she would randomly get more interested in those and eat them.

 

[Yoda mom]

@MeganeSage I have absolutely no luck with Sphynx and putting no no stuff in high places and can't take a chance with plants

They just got more determined to get to those things - chew or knock over just for the heck of it

Can you put the plants in a different room and close a door ?

I had to resort to putting my plants outdoors and bringing them inside to a spare bathroom with closed door when temperature drops on certain nights

Surely others will chime in too

 

[DaddyBullfrog]

These plants have been known to make cats ill or possibly die from ingestion, also some tips below to deter the sphynx from eating or having interest in the plants.

Here are some tips to deter your sphynx from eating or chewing the plants.
You can sphynx-proof houseplants by making them smell not so inviting. Most sphynx dislike the smell of citrus. Throw orange and lemon peels in your potted plants. Another option is spraying the leaves directly with diluted lemon juice or orange oil. Also, not super cheap but how about storing the plants in a large dog cage? The plant is still accessible for watering but keeps the little paws and whiskers away from the plants.


Read more at Gardening Know How: Indoor Plants Cats Avoid: Houseplants Cats Won’t Chew On Or Potty In Safeguarding Plants From Cats – How To Keep Cats Out Of Houseplants

[A]

Aloe
Amaryllis
Andromeda Japonica
Asian Lily (Liliaceae)
Asparagus Fern
Australian Nut
Autumn Crocus
Avocado
Almond
Alocasia
Aloe Vera
Apple (seeds)
Apple Leaf
Apricot (pits)
Arrowhead Vine
Arrow Grass
Azalea



Baby's Breath
Black Locust
Black Walnut
Bouncing Bet
Brackenfern
Buckeye and Horsechestnut
Bulbs
Common Burdock
Buttercup
Bird of Paradise
American Bittersweet
European Bittersweet
Branching Ivy
Buddist Pine
Bane Berry
Bayonet
Beargrass
Beech
Belladonna
Black-Eyed Susan
Bleeding Heart
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Boston Ivy
Box
Boxwood
Buckeye
Burning Bush

[C]

Caladium
Calla Lily
Castor Bean
Ceriman (aka Cutleaf Philodendron)
Charming Diffenbachia
Chinaberry Tree
Chinese Evergreen
Christmas Rose
Clematis
Cordatum
Corn Plant (aka Cornstalk Plant)
Cutleaf Philodendron (aka Ceriman)
Cycads
Cyclamen
Cactus
Candelabra
Cherry (seeds and wilting leaves)
Cherry (most wild varieties)
Chrysanthemum
Cineraria
Coriaria
Corydalis
Creeping Charlie
Crocus
Croton
Crown Of Thorns
Cuban Laurel
Cutleaf Philodendron
Cycads
Cyclamen

[D]

Daffodil
Day Lily
Devil's Ivy
Dumb Cane
Deadly Nightshade (See Nightshade)
Datura
Death Camus
Delphinium
Dicentrea
Dieffenbachia
Dracaena Palm
Dragon Tree

[E]

Easter Lily
Elephant Ears
Emerald Feather (aka Emerald Fern)
Emerald Feather)
English Ivy
Eggplant
Elaine
Elderberry
Emerald Duke
Euonymus
Evergreen

[F]

Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron
Flamingo Plant
Florida Beauty
Foxglove
Fruit Salad Plant
Ferns
Flax
Four O'Clock

[G]

Glacier Ivy
Gladiolas
Glory Lily
Gold Dieffenbachia
Gold Dust Dracaena
Golden Pothos
Green Gold Nephthysis
German Ivy
Giant Dumb Cane
Glocal Ivy
Golden Chain
Golden Glow
Gopher Purge

[H]

Green False Hellebore
Poison Hemlock
Water Hemlock
Buckeye and Horsechestnut
Horsetail
Hahn's self branching English Ivy
Heartleaf Philodendron
Heavenly Bamboo
Holly
Horsehead Philodendron
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Heart Ivy
Heart Leaf
Henbane
Honeysuckle
Horsebeans
Horsebrush




Iris
Indian Rubber Plant
Indian Tobacco

[J]

Jack In the Pupit
Java Beans
Jessamine
Jimson Weed
Jonquil
Jungle Trumpets
Japanese Show Lily
Japanese Yew (aka Yew)
Jerusalem Cherry

[K]
Kalanchoe

[L]

Lace Fern
Lacy Tree
Lily of the Valley
Lacy Tree Philodendron
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily
Lily Spider
Locoweed
Lupine

[M]

Macadamia Nut
Madagascar Dragon Tree
Marble Queen
Marijuana
Mauna Loa Peace Lily (aka Peace Lily)
Mexican Breadfruit
Mistletoe American
Morning Glory
Mother-in-Law
Majesty
Marigold
Mescal Bean
Miniature Croton
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms

[N]

Narcissus
Needlepoint Ivy
Nephthytis
Nightshade

[O]

Oleander
Onion
Orange Day Lily
Oriental Lily

[P]

Pigweed
Christmas Plant (Poinsettia)
Poison Hemlock
Pokeweed
Panda
Peace Lily (aka Maana Loa Peace Lily)
Philodendron Pertusum
Plumosa Fern
Precatory Bean
Parlor Ivy
Pathos
Peach (pits of)
Peach (wilting leaves and pits)
Peony
Pencil Cactus
Periwinkle
Pimpernel
Poinciana
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Poppy
Pothos
Pot Mum
Potato
Primrose
Privet

[Q]

Queensland Nut

[R]

Red Emerald
Red Lily
Red Maple
Red-Margined Dracaena (aka Straight-Margined Dracaena)
Red Princess
Rhubarb
Rhododendron
Ripple Ivy
Ribbon Plant (Dracaena sanderiana)
Rubrum Lily
Rosary Pea
Rubber Plant




Saddle Leaf Philodendron
Sago Palm
St. Johnswort
Satin Pothos
Schefflera
Scotch Broom
Skunk Cabbage
Silver Pochos
White Snakeroot
Snowdrops
Snow On The Mountain
Spider Mum
Split Leaf
Spotted Dumb Cane
Spraneri Fern
Spurges
Staggerweed
Star of Bethlehem
Stargazer Lily
String of Pearls
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Swiss Cheese Plant
Sweetpea

[T]

Tansy Mustard
Taro Vine
Tiger Lily
Tobacco
Tomato Plant
Tree Philodendron
Tropic Snow Dumbcane
Tulip
Tulip tree
Tung Tree

[V]

Variable Dieffenbachia
Variegated Philodendron
Virginia Creeper

[W]

Warneckei Dracaena
Wood Lily
Black Walnut
Water Hemlock
White Snakeroot
Weeping Fig
Wild Call
Wisteria

[Y]

Yellow & White Sweet Clover
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Yew (aka Japanese Yew)
Yucca

Do the post listed plants with lines through them mean they are dangerous or no?
Thanks,

 

[Wednesdaysmum]

Do the post listed plants with lines through them mean they are dangerous or no?
Thanks,

Also curious about this

 

[Beckinboots]

I would assume that it's an error in the formatting of the original text when it got copied as it's all of S to Z. I am familiar with several of the plants that are both crossed and not crossed which are toxic to animals so personally I'd err on the side of caution and look them up if you're unsure.

 

[Yoda mom]

also as a reminder even Fake Silk and plastic plants and the decorative moss can be dangerous. my good petstuff litterbox came with fake moss and plant insert. I did not use the moss and my beloved Yoda thought the fake leaves were chompable. I came home to find bite marks on the fake plant leaves

 

[GeorgesMum]

I noticed that aloe is on the list, I have some aloes on my kitchen and bathroom windowsill, and George has not been bothered about them - the might be too spiky for him. He does like to run up to my lemon geranium, but not try and eat it. As it's not on the list, is that ok for him?

 

[Catzzzmeow]

@GeorgesMum time to find a new home for the lemon geranium:

People also ask
Is Lemon geranium toxic to cats?
The leaves, stem, roots, and especially the flower of the scented geranium contain essential oils, linaool and geranoil, which are toxic to felines, as well as other domestic animals like horses and dogs.

 

[Yoda mom]

@Catzzzmeow , I saw the yesterday today tomorrow blacklined in the list yet I know it is toxic.. have some on the side of the house and looked it up..yikes