Pet-Safe Plants
Is your houseplant safe for your pet?
Some of the most popular houseplants — monstera, pothos, peace lily, snake plant — are toxic to dogs and cats. Each guide below covers one plant for one animal: how dangerous it really is, which parts matter, the symptoms to watch for, and whether you can keep the plant in a pet household at all. Verdicts follow the ASPCA's toxic and non-toxic plants database.
Pet just chewed a plant you're unsure about? Contact a licensed vet, or call ASPCA Animal Poison Control at (888) 426-4435 — don't wait for symptoms.
Is Monstera Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, monstera is toxic to dogs — its insoluble calcium oxalate crystals irritate the mouth and digestive tract, causing drooling, pawing at…
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Is Snake Plant Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, snake plant is toxic to dogs — its leaves contain saponins that cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea if chewed or swallowed,…
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Is Aloe Vera Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, aloe vera is toxic to dogs — the sap and outer leaf contain saponins and anthraquinones that cause vomiting, diarrhea, and…
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Is Fiddle Leaf Fig Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, fiddle leaf fig is toxic to dogs — its milky sap contains the enzyme ficin and phototoxic psoralen compounds that irritate…
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Is Lavender Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, the ASPCA lists lavender as toxic to dogs — linalool and linalyl acetate in the plant can cause nausea and vomiting,…
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Is Pothos Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, pothos is toxic to cats — its insoluble calcium oxalate crystals cause immediate mouth pain, drooling, and swelling when a leaf…
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Is Peace Lily Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, peace lily is toxic to cats — insoluble calcium oxalates cause mouth pain, drooling, and vomiting, but unlike true lilies, it…
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Is Spider Plant Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
No, spider plant is not toxic to cats — the ASPCA classifies it as non-toxic, though cats are often unusually drawn to…
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Is ZZ Plant Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, ZZ plant is toxic to cats — calcium oxalate crystals in the leaves and stems cause oral irritation, drooling, and vomiting,…
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Is Eucalyptus Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, eucalyptus is toxic to cats — the essential oil compound eucalyptol causes salivation, vomiting, and diarrhea, and cats are especially vulnerable…
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Is Monstera Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, monstera is toxic to cats — its insoluble calcium oxalate crystals cause oral pain, drooling, and vomiting when a leaf is…
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Is Snake Plant Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, snake plant is toxic to cats — it contains saponins that cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea if chewed or swallowed.
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Is Aloe Vera Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, aloe vera is toxic to cats — saponins and anthraquinones in the sap cause vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy if the plant…
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Pet-Safe Houseplants: Non-Toxic Plants for Homes With Cats & Dogs
Spider plants, parlor palms, calatheas, Boston ferns, and prayer plants are all non-toxic to cats and dogs on the ASPCA plant list.…
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Is Fiddle Leaf Fig Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, fiddle leaf fig is toxic to cats — its milky sap contains ficin and psoralen, which cause mouth irritation, drooling, and…
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Is Lavender Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, lavender is toxic to cats — it contains linalool and linalyl acetate, compounds cats process poorly, leading to nausea, vomiting, and…
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Is Pothos Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, pothos is toxic to dogs — its insoluble calcium oxalate crystals cause oral pain, drooling, and vomiting when leaves are chewed…
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Is Lily Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, true lilies (Lilium and Hemerocallis species) are severely toxic to cats — even a few pollen grains groomed off fur or…
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Is Peace Lily Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, peace lily is toxic to dogs — its insoluble calcium oxalate crystals cause oral pain, drooling, and vomiting, though it is…
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Is Philodendron Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, philodendron is toxic to cats — its insoluble calcium oxalate crystals cause oral pain, drooling, and swelling when chewed, though it…
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Is Spider Plant Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
No, spider plant is not toxic to dogs — the ASPCA lists it as non-toxic, though eating a large amount of any…
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Is Jade Plant Toxic to Cats? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, jade plant is toxic to cats according to the ASPCA, though the exact toxic compound hasn't been identified — exposure typically…
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Is ZZ Plant Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, ZZ plant is toxic to dogs — its calcium oxalate crystals cause mouth irritation, drooling, and vomiting, though severe reactions are…
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Is Eucalyptus Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, eucalyptus is toxic to dogs — its essential oil compound eucalyptol causes salivation, vomiting, diarrhea, and weakness if chewed or swallowed.
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Is Sago Palm Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, sago palm is severely toxic to dogs — the seeds contain cycasin, a compound that causes liver failure, and ingestion of…
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Is Dieffenbachia Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, dieffenbachia is toxic to dogs — its insoluble calcium oxalates and proteolytic enzymes cause intense oral burning, drooling, and swelling, which…
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Is English Ivy Toxic to Dogs? A Complete Safety Guide
Yes, English ivy is toxic to dogs — its triterpenoid saponins cause vomiting, drooling, abdominal pain, and diarrhea if chewed or eaten,…
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