Are poinsettias poisonous to pets

Answer 1

Yes, poinsettia plants are harmful to cats.

Specifically, poinsettia contains a milky sap which is called latex (even though it is not the latex which helps in rubber production). Latex irritates a cat's digestive tract. Cats that eat poinsetta for Christmas will need to be treated for irritated mouths and stomachs as well as for nausea and vomiting.

Answer 2

No, that's urban legend. But if a cat or dog nibbles on poinsettia leaves, it will probably suffer an uncomfortable mouth rash and possibly stomach upset.

To prevent illness for your pet (and worry for you), put your poinsettia where pets can't get to it, and if you grow some catnip (or catmint) for your cat and give your dog chew toys, they are a lot less likely to try eating your plants.

There's info about poisonous plants, including poinsettias, refer to the related link below.

Answer 3

No, poinsettias are not poisonous to cats, humans or any other living creature. The leaves are slightly toxic but you would have to eat about a pound of them to get any kind of negative reaction, and nobody would do that because they taste absolutely awful. And the "negative reaction" would be no more serious than a stomach ache and diarrhea.

See the Related Link below for more information.

Answer 4

No, poinsettias are not poisonous to cats, humans or any other living creature. The leaves are slightly toxic but you would have to eat about a pound of them to get any kind of negative reaction, and nobody would do that because they taste absolutely awful. And the "negative reaction" would be no more serious than a stomach ache and diarrhea.

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Answer 5

Irritating rather than poisonous describes the general interaction between animals and poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima).

Specifically, the natural colors of poinsettias are green leaves, green and red bracts, and yellow flowers. Shades of orange and red tend to warn the rest of nature that the plant in question is irritating or poisonous. In the case of poinsettias, it is a question of a stomach irritant that may lead to vomiting or diarrhea.

Answer 6

Irritating but not poisonous describes the general interaction between pets and poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima).

Specifically, bright colors on insects and plants tend to serve as warnings to the rest of wildlife that the taste is undesirable and the consequences upsetting or fatal. In the case of poinsettias, eating the plant most likely will have the same effect that eating blades of grass will have on pets romping about the lawn. They may throw up and have diarrhea. But they will not die.

Answer 7

Per the ASPCA poinsettias are not poisonous as we have often been led to believe. The ASPCA has found that it causes upset stomach and that seems to be the extent of it. http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/fact-or-fiction-are-poinsettias-poisonous/

Answer 8

Yes, they are. If you have a poinsettia, please keep it off the ground or floor level to your dogs. The best place to have it is on your kitchen counter or your dining room table.

Answer 9

Yes