BonosLil'Pal94
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nice website! i think they should put yours up Sicy!
Easter Lilies
Holly Nash, DVM, MS
Veterinary Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.
Illustration of Easter lilyEaster lilies, and other lilies can be toxic to cats, causing kidney failure and death. All parts of the lily can be toxic, and eating just one leaf can result in severe poisoning. After eating a portion of an Easter lily, a cat will generally vomit and become depressed within 2 hours. The vomiting may subside, but the cat will not eat and continue to become more depressed.
Contact your veterinarian immediately if you know or suspect your cat has eaten any part of an Easter lily. Treatment includes causing the cat to vomit by giving an emetic, administering activated charcoal and a cathartic (stimulates bowel movements), and giving subcutaenous or intravenous fluids. A cat must be treated within 18 hours of ingesting the plant, or the damage to the kidneys will be irreversible.
Other lilies which belong to this same plant species and are also toxic include tiger lilies, rubrum or Japanese showy lilies, and various day lilies. Many other bulb plants are also poisonous such as daffodils and hyacinths.
bonosloveslave said:If you all have not heard yet, a food was added to the recall list today, it is a prescription food that is made by Hills called m/d - it is only the dry formula that is affected.
Sicy said:As Easter is approaching I just wanted to remind all the cat owners that Easter Lillies are EXTREMELY toxic to cats.
2 years ago my friend and I had to rush her cat to emergency after he chewed some leaves off her Easter Lilly and had vomited a few times. He had to have a charcoal flush and subq fluids. Thankfully he is fine now. I also remember that bonosloveslaves kitty ate part of an Easter Lilly too and had an even worse time of it, so PLEASE no Easter Lillies in the house
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1418&articleid=837
Sicy said:I keep sending pics to the i has a cheezeburger site but they havent put them up
Babydoll said:Maxxy has developed of greeting us as soon as he wakes up: He comes close to us if we are sitting, and climbs into our laps and touches his nose to ours. He's been doing that for a week now, with any of us he sees.
If we're sitting, he'll put his paws on our legs and meow.... till we bend down.
Babydoll said:Is it advisable or recommended to bathe your kitty? Someone was commenting on Max, saying his fur isn't as clean as it should be, and that he needs a bath with baby shampoo. When I was first heard him say it I was surprised, as I hadn't heard of cats being bathed. Also, Maxxy hates water more than the average kitty. I'm wondering if we ever do decide to bathe him, would it be ok? I know he'd be uncomfy but... would he get over it or is it just not advisable?
Sicy said:
When I heard this on the news and they said Hills I got nervous because Zoey is on the s/d and they didnt say which one. I'm glad you posted!