I shrugged off his concerns as our cat is a predominantly inside cat and is always with the family and supervised in the back yard. Also because I know cats have a certain intuition and tend not to ingest things that may harm them.

However to my shock and horror this morning while wandering around in the garden, I turned to see my gorgeous cat chewing happily away on the daylilly leaves... Now I'm paranoid that he's going to get sick!

Can anyone tell me which daylillies are the ones to be concerned about, and how I can distinguish them from the harmless varieties? I'm pretty sure the one we have is harmless, but I just want to be on the safe side.

Thanks
Ange

"Particularly dangerous are Dieffenbachia
(Dumb Cane or Leopard Lily), Lilium longiflorum (Easter Lily) and some other members of the Lilium and Hemerocallis family."

it might be best to contact your vet and see what they say.

rose is right in that dogs and cats arent the same as people and some things that we could eat can be really harmful to animals, e.g. chocolate can be toxic for dogs and they can only handle a certain amount of it.

aparently some types of lillies can cause kidney failure in cats, so please check with your vet and good luck with puss

I hope your cat is okay. I guess we have to assume that there is some danger in the day lily for cats but unfortunately there are probably many other plants that are just as (if not more) toxic in our gardens.

I grow a pot of ordinary grass for my cat to chew on when she comes outside occasionally. She loves having a munch on it and my Jack Russell enjoys it too. They seem less likely to chew on other things if a suitable option is available.

Cheers,
Dee.

Ragdolls are beautiful cats. I have a half ragdoll/half common tabby and she is a really loving cat.

After reading a couple of the links you all kindly gave me I went and inspected the plant closely and couldn't see any missing leaves or tooth marks so I think he must have just been playing with the plant. He was sitting at the base of the plant watching me hang washing out, I think if the wind had moved the leaves he would have half heartedly grabbed one in his mouth then let it go. He's a bit half arsed when it comes to playing lol.

Anyway, thankyou all so much, Caspurr is fine but I won't be heading off to Bunnings this weekend to get one of their beautiful Liliums... I love liliums they are so beautiful, but I love my cat more :)

Cheers

Ange

here's my ragdoll muffin :)

Good to see that they are good for something! If they clean up a few ferals (which includes neighbours straying cats who kill wildlife) who cares!

I have spoken to my vet who has said a cat would have to consume almost a whole day lily plant for it to be toxic, and to be more careful of oleander which would kill cats, dogs, birds, children... anyone who consumed any part of it.

Ange

there's lots of plants which are poisonous to pets but it's only a worry if your pet shows any interest in eating them. I have oleander growing and my dogs have never showed the slightest bit of interest in it so it doesnt worry me at all. you did the right thing by checking with the vet after seeing your cat nibbling on it. I like the suggestion above of planting something for puss to have a nibble on that's safe because animals do like to have something like that around to help them if they get a build up of bile in their stomach which they usually do from time to time.

glad to hear muffin is feeling well!