What Everybody Needs To Know About Pet Safe Plants

Title: What Everybody Needs To Know About Pet Safe Plants
Author: Darlene Berkel

What Everybody Needs To Know About Pet Safe Plants
House plants and pets sometimes do not mix very well. If
you love to have your home in bloom all year around, then
you need to be careful about the plants you select if you
intend to also keep a pet. Some plants can make pets ill
if they eat the leaves some can even be fatal.

There are plants that are relatively safe for animals, you
just need to do a little research before you buy. Choose
only plants that are relatively free from insects, and that
are in good condition. Try to buy only from nurseries that
do not use pesticides, or at least that try to use as
little pesticide as possible.

Extra caution is required since many common species that
you may assume to be pet friendly plants are actually
potentially harmful to animals. There is a large number of
plants, actually more than eighty varieties of common
plants, shrubs, and trees that are potentially harmful to
your pets. Popular and attractive plants such as lilies,
tulip and narcissus bulbs, azaleas, rhododendrons and yew
are actually harmful for your pets. If a pet chews on the
branches, stems or roots of plants like these, then they
can suffer some rather unpleasant symptoms.

Seasonal Decorations Aren't Always Pet Friendly

Pet friendly plants are a welcome addition both inside and
outside of the house. They add grace and beauty, and serve
the purposes of making a house a home, but it is important
to ensure that they are not harmful in any way. Warning:
Do not grow any member of the chili pepper family if you
have pets. The reason this may be harmful for your pets is
that they all contain capsicum, the chemical that makes
peppers hot, and which is an irritant to skin and eyes.

The holiday season can be a dangerous time for animals too.
Holly, while attractive to humans, can make animals ill if
eaten in large quantities. Mistletoe is also bad for pets
causing nausea, diarrhea, and sometimes hallucinations and
even death. If you have a pet, take extra care and use
fake plastic mistletoe instead of the real thing.

Try not to grow thorny or spiny plants if you have pets, as
these can cause injury. Also, keep your pet away from
indoor lime trees as their foliage contains terpene.

The best thing to do would be to keep plants high up, away
from pets or not have them at all if your pet likes to try
to jump or climb.

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