My City Wellness Spring 2021

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diarrhea and excessive drooling and you should make a trip to your veterinarian for monitoring. /LO\ Another flower that is ex tremely common for indoor and outdoor decoration, the many different varieties of lilies have varying toxicities for cats. The most dangerous and potentially fatal are true lilies that include tiger, day, Asiatic, Easter and Japanese Show. Even the small est amount ingested will cause severe kidney failure. If you believe that your cat has eaten any part of a lily, rush her to the emergency veterinarian. /LO\ RI WKH 9DOOH\ Another well-loved plant, it can cause vomiting, diarrhea, severe cardiac arrhythmias

Our springtime friend is extremely harmful to our pets if ingested. Eating any part of the plant will produce vomiting, di arrhea, abdominal pain, cardiac arrhythmias or respiratory de pression. Crystals located in the bulb of the plant will addition ally cause severe tissue irrita tion and excessive drooling. +ROO\ This common Christmas adornment should be kept far away from Fido. Ingestion of the plant will cause persistent vomiting and diarrhea. ΖY\ Ingesting ivy of just about any type is harmful to both cats and dogs. Your pet will experience in tense abdominal pain, vomiting,

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and seizures if ingested by your pet. If you have a curious, furry friend running around, think twice about adding the flower to your garden 7RPDWR It’s in everyone’s garden and it can harm man’s best friend. While the fruit of the tomato plant is fine (and tasty), eat

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