It’s wonderful to have fresh plants and flowers in your home and backyard. You get to enjoy their fresh, cheerful look and their amazing fragrances. So do your pets. Although most pets don’t bother with these,there are some pets enjoy plants a little too much, and may have a tendency to eat them. And while many plants wont hurt your dog or cat, some will– if you have pets, it’s important to consider their safety before planting or buying any kind of flower or plant.

Here, we’ll describe some of the dangerous plants that pose the biggest danger to your dog or cat and symptoms to look for.

1- Creeping Charlie. All parts of the plant. Creeping Charlie causing sweating and drooling. Symptoms are dramatic, but usually are not fatal.
2- Castor Bean. All parts are dangerous, but chewing the seeds is most dangerous. Castor bean causes nausea, abdominal pain, loose, bloody stools, dehydration, shortness of breath, thirst, bodily weakness, muscle twitching and convulsions, and even coma.
3- Johnson grass. Especially in younger plants, the leaves and stems are dangerous. They cause problems breathing, convulsions, coma, and death. Fortunately, an antidote exists for this plant, and can be given to the animal intravenously.
4- Jimson Weed. This plant causes an increase pulse rate, rapid breathing, restlessness, frequent urination, diarrhea, weight loss, weak pulse, convulsions, coma, and death.
5- Nightshade. This plant is dangerous for animals and humans alike. It causes hallucinations, severe intestinal irritation, diarrhea, sleepiness, numbness of skin and extremities, labored breathing, nasal discharge, weak and rapid pulse, paralysis, and severe shaking of the rear legs. It can be fatal.
6- Pigweed, Redroot. Pigweed causes trouble breathing followed by trembling and weakness, then potential coma and death.
7- Pokeweed, Inkberry. All parts of this plant cause diarrhea, colic, bloody stools, possible anemia, and occasionally death.
8- Rhubarb. The leaves of rhubarb plants are dangerous to pets. They cause trembling, difficulties breathing, weakness, diarrhea, and increase in drinking and urinating. They can be fatal.
9- Water Hemlock. Water hemlock is very dangerous and kills quickly. It causes dilated pupils, foaming at the mouth, muscles spasms, and convulsions. Death comes within 15 minutes to about 2 hours.
10- Yew. Yew causes problems breathing, trembling and weakness, heart problems, stomach irritation, and very sudden death.