Are Pothos Toxic to Cats? Symptoms and Safer Next Steps

Are Pothos Toxic to Cats? Symptoms and Safer Next Steps

If your cat just bit a pothos leaf and now she is drooling, licking her lips, or looking deeply offended by her own mouth, I know how fast this search turns scary. The short answer is yes, pothos is toxic to cats, but the usual problem is not the same kind of emergency people picture when they hear about true lilies. In most cases, pothos causes painful mouth and throat irritation from insoluble calcium oxalate crystals. ...

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