Aloe Vera
This is a popular pot plant many people will keep as both an indoor and outdoor plant. Aloe vera is used to treat minor burns in a home remedy capacity. Symptoms: Side effects may include vomiting, lethargy, depression, tremors, and change in urine.
Lilies
This is a broad genus that covers between eighty and one hundred species. Here are some of the more popular species that you may grow indoors as well as outdoors, and that are popular in flower bouquets. Symptoms: Vomiting, diarrhoea, lack of appetite, stomach pain, depression, difficulty swallowing, kidney damage, kidney failure, multiple organ failure.
Rubber tree plants
Also known as Ficus elastica, Japanese, Chinese, jade rubber tree as well as the Indian rubber tree plant. The milky sap from these plants can be responsible for skin irritations. Symptoms: Loss in appetite, vomiting, diarrhoea, drooling, and skin irritation.
Bulbs
Bulbs such as daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, and jonquils are poisonous to both cats and dogs. Always ensure that if kept indoors they are away from the reach of your pet. In the garden, the main concern is that dogs could dig them up and chew them. Symptoms: Irritation to the gastrointestinal tract, drooling, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Rhubarb
While we may enjoy the sweetness of cooked rhubarb as a dessert, it is the leaves that are toxic to dogs and cats (and even humans if we consumed enough). The leaves contain soluble calcium oxalate crystals and should not be fed to any animal! Symptoms: drooling, lack of appetite, vomiting, diarrhoea, lethargy, weakness, tremors, bloody urine, and changes in thirst and urination.
Philodendrons
This plant has had a resurgence lately. Species included Swiss cheese plant, heartleaf, and fiddle-leaf philodendron. Symptoms: Skin irritation, pain and swelling of mouth, tongue, and lips, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing.
Ivy
Most species of Hendra helix are moderately toxic to pets. Not only can this cause skin irritations to dogs, but it can also cause unpleasant symptoms if ingested by dogs and cats. Symptoms: Swelling, redness, and blistering to skin. If ingested, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting.
Cyclamen
This potted plant is a popular gift for Mother's Day. It is a stunning plant that can be grown indoors and outdoors. Cyclamens produce irritating saponins, if ingested by dogs or cats, it causes unpleasant side effects. Symptoms: Drooling, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Cardiac issues can result from pets eating large amounts of this plant.
Mother-in-law's tongue
Another popular indoor and outdoor plant, native to Africa, Madagascar, and Southern Asia. All species of Sansevieria such as snake plant, golden birds’ nest, and the good luck plant contain the chemical compound 'saponin'. It is this compound that makes it toxic to our pets. Symptoms: Gastrointestinal upset; vomiting, drooling, diarrhoea, and lack of appetite.
Chrysanthemums and daisies
Another stunning plant, popular as a gift for Mother's Day, chrysanthemums contain the naturally occurring compounds sesquiterpene, lactones, and pyrethrin's. Symptoms: Vomiting, diarrhoea, drooling, incoordination, shaking, or trembling.
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