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Many common house and exterior plans can cause mild to mega problems with pets - from headaches to death. Oakland Educational Services' publishes this useful reference list: 
· Azalea - entire plant - Muscle paralysis, central nervous system malfunctions. May be fatal
· Baneberry (Actea rubra, Actea alba) - roots sap and berries - irritation of stomach and intestines, dizziness, heart rate incrased and may be fatal · Bird of Paradise (Poiciana gillisi) - seed pods - vomiting, diarrhoea, nausea · Bittersweet (Solanum Oulcamara) - leaves and fruit - nausea, dizziness, convulsions · Black Locust (Robinia Pseudoacacia) - Bark, sprouts, foliage - depression, vomiting, weakened heart beat, may be fatal · Calla Lilly (Dieffenbachia spp.) - Entire plant - intense burning sensation in mouth, esophagus and stomach · Castor Bean (Ricinous communis) - Entire plant, seeds particularly) - Burning sensation in mouth, a single bean swallowed may produce death in a Saint Bernard, convulsions, stupor · Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger) - leaves and roots - vomiting, skin inflammation from juice, violent convulsions · Daffodil (Narcissus spp.) - bulb - diarrhoea, vomiting, convulsions and death · Daphne (Daphne mezerum) - entire plant - burning and ulceration of stomach, intestines and diarrhoea · Dumb Cane (Diffenbachia spp.) - entire plant - irritation of mouth, profuse salivation, swelling tongue, may result in suffocation · English Ivy (Hdera helix) - leaves and berries - general excitement, difficulties in breathing, coma · Holly - berries - vomiting diarrhoea, weakness · Iris (Iris spp) - leaves, roots - severe digestive upset · Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum Pseudocapsicum) - berries most dangerous - diarrhoea, vomiting, collapse, coma · Larkspur (delphinium ajacis) - leaves and seeds - excitation, depression, staggering, tetany · Lantana (Lantana camara) - berries - gastrointestinal irritation, muscular weakness, circulatory difficulties, may be fatal · Lilly of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) - roots, leaves, fruit - dizziness, vomiting · Mistletoe (phorandentron flavescens) - white berries - vomiting, diarrhoea, coma, convulsions · Monks Hood (Aconitum napellus) - roots and seeds - tingling, numbness, vision impairment, respiratory failure · Oleander (Nerium oleander) - entire plant - nausea, depression, bloody diarrhoea, paralysis · Philodendron - entire plant - severe irritation of mouth, swelling tongue, death from suffocation, accumulative poison · Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) - leaves and stem - diarrhoea, abdominal crams, delirium, juice (sap) in eyes can produce blindness · Poison Oak/Poison Ivy (Rhus toxicondendron radicans - leaves - mucus membrane and skin irritation · Pokeweed (Phytlacca Americana) - entire plant - Nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, impaired vision, narcosis, death · Privet (Liqustrum vulgare) - entire plant - bloody vomiting, diarrhoea, severe irritation of gastrointestinal tract · Ranunculus or Buttercup - entire plant - stomach irritation, diarrhoea, convulsions · Rhubarb (Rheun rhaponticum - leaves - vomiting, severe cramps, convulsions, coma, death · Snow-on-the-Mountain (Euphorbia marginata) - sap - powerful irritant, blisters on skin · Umbrella plant - death · Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) - leaves and berries - vomiting, diarrhoea · Wisteria (Wisteria spp.) - entire plant - severe abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea · Yellow Jessamine (Cestrum spp.) - entire plant - dilation of pupils, reddened skin, headaches, elevated blood pressure, rapid pulse, convulsions, delirium, coma |
