Does anyone know anything about cats and lilies?
My cat who is living with a friend at the moment has, perhaps, eaten a lily while she was at work today. She was gone for almost 12 hours, and during this time he vomited and didn’t eat any of his food.
Does anyone know anything about this? He’s being rushed to the 24 hour vet, but does anyone have any guidance, or very good questions to ask when we get there?
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Take a sample of the flower with you to the vet. If you know the name of the flower (there might be a label on the vase or stuck in the dirt) take that also. Good luck.
Lillies can cause kidney failure in cats. Some species that are known to do this are:
Easter lily
Tiger lily
Rubrum lily
Japanese show lily
Day lily
As others have said take the plant with you so the vet can see what it is, and then hope for the best. Kidney failure is a toughie with cats. Sometimes they can pull through but sometimes they can’t.
A description of symptoms:
”“Within only a few hours of ingestion of the lily plant material, the cat may vomit, become lethargic, or develop a lack of appetite. These signs continue and worsen as kidney damage progresses. Without prompt and proper treatment by a veterinarian, the cat may develop kidney failure in approximately 36–72 hours,” according to Dr. Richardson.” ( http://www.valleypetnews.com/health_lillies.htm )
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2114&aid=351 gives you a description of treatment.
Good luck!
Good luck with your kitty!
cats are retarded….
also I will not moderate my profanity as this is the internet and not church so too bad…
Retarded compared to what?
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Is that an insult or a compliment?
Tell your friend to put mouse traps in her house plants (upside down of course). This will scare the cat when it starts “playing” with the plants.
Lillies are nephrotoxic to cats – he needs to get medical care ASAP.
@madcapper; this is fluther and not church. There are guidelines; puerile and immature behavior is boring and zzzzzz.
Thanks for the advice and good wishes everyone. We took him to the vet late last night, and this morning he seems to be doing ok. It’s costing us an arm and a leg, but what can we do.
@Imhellokitty—thanks for the advice! that sounds like a great idea.
@madcapper—you’re not one for comforting an upset person, are you?
Seriously don’t use mousetraps to scare your cats..
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