Young cat barely lives after encounter with posionous lilies

[SirMeow]

Cat barely made it, but the story ends well as she's now fit and healthy. It was a very close shave, though. Lilies are so poisonous to cats, that just a small particle from any part of the plant on their whiskers can kill them. Awful stuff.

I put this story here to help alert people to the dangers of letting their cats out and to avoid it wherever possible. Here's my thread about this:

Should the rights of our cats to roam be ended?

Now, this one isn't controversial at all, no. Personally, I'm fully in favour of keeping the little darlings indoors as it protects their welbeing and that of the local wildlife, but I especially care about my cat's welfare. There's no getting run over, catnapped, poisoned, or a million other...

felineforums.com

A poisoned cat lay clinically dead for 26 minutes after coming into contact with a popular house flower. Bella, 11 months, collapsed at home suddenly before her frantic owner rushed her to the vets.

While the moggie was being treated for suspected lily poisoning, Bella suffered a heart attack. Vets at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull, West Midlands, were forced to perform CPR on the stricken pet.

After 26 minutes, Bella’s heart started beating and she was moved into intensive care. Heartbreaking footage shows her lying on her side and hooked up to tubes and a heart monitor.

Poisoned cat ‘died for 26 minutes’ before making miracle recovery after brush with popular house flower

Being exposed to a small part of this popular flower, such as getting pollen on a whisker, can be enough to kill a cat.

uk.news.yahoo.com

 

[KittyJ]

Wow. So glad she's okay now!

Lilies aren't the only plants/flowers that are poisonous to cats. I wrote an article about plants that includes a list of plants/ flowers that are poisonous to cats—if any of y'all want to check it out: Thread 'Plants That Are Toxic to Cats' https://felineforums.com/threads/plants-that-are-toxic-to-cats.160/.

I 100% agree with SirMeow—cats should stay inside at all times if possible.

 

[FF]

My cat nibbled on a Lilly stem once. Even though she didn't have any symptoms, it's always good to take them to the animal hospital anyway to alleviate any fears.