Gremlin<\/a> has been exposed to arrowhead plants on multiple occasions. She has never eaten them or tried to chew on them, but she has gone sniffing around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen this happens, I immediately remove her from the area and inspect her so that I can make sure there are no crystals on her fur or skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I do find any, I make sure to immediately flush them out with water and then keep an eye on her for any signs of irritation. Thankfully, I have never had to take her to the vet for arrowhead plant toxicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Arrowhead plants (Syngonium podophyllum) can be toxic to cats if eaten in large enough quantities. The culprit is a substance called calcium oxalate, which can cause irritation and inflammation to the mouth, throat and digestive tract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you suspect that your cat has come into contact with this plant, it is important to contact your veterinarian right away. They will be able to diagnose the symptoms and provide treatment accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also important to remember to remove any arrowhead plants from your home, as well as monitor outdoor areas where they may grow wild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yes, arrowhead plants are toxic to cats. All parts of the arrowhead plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, which can cause severe irritation if ingested by cats. Symptoms of poisoning include drooling, pawing at the mouth, vomiting, and difficulty breathing. In some cases, the irritant crystals can cause damage to a cat’s esophagus or mouth. Here…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5289"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6362,"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5289\/revisions\/6362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micatguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}