PSA: Easter Lilies Are Poisonous And Will Kill Your Cat

Apr 21, 2019 by apost team

With Easter just around the corner, we’re all excited for all the beautiful decorations to celebrate the season. Easter is a holiday that focuses on joy and that is clearly reflected in the bright decorations that align with this spring holiday.

Dazzling pinks, yellows, blues, and greens adorn Easter baskets. Little girls jump for joy at their annual Easter dress in softer hues of the same shades. The entire holiday is filled with candy, treats and flowers.

Yet, all Easter flowers aren’t created equal. Consider this an official public service announcement to let you know (or remind you) that Easter Lilies can be highly toxic to pets, especially cats. Each year people go unaware of this fact and it leads to health accidents with their furry little friends.

If you happen to live with a cat, you know how incredibly curious that they are. They love to sniff literally anything that they can find. Cats are also exceptionally drawn to anything new that is brought into the house, leading them to head directly for new floral arrangements that may be brought in around the Easter holiday.

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While the beauty of Lilies can’t be overstated, they are actually one of the most dangerous flowers out there for our furry little feline friends that we love and adore so much. Lilies are frequently used, not only on Easter, but at funerals, weddings, and other celebrations.

The scariest thing about the potential of Lilies to harm a kitty is the fact that it can take literally just one small lick to cause almost instantaneous health issues.

For example, one small nibble of a Lily petal can send a full-grown cat into near-immediate kidney failure.

Not only are Lily petals toxic to cats, the entire plant – leaves, stem and the pollen – is highly poisonous. The specific toxin inside Lilies that causes illness and/or death isn’t known.

If a cat should make contact with a Lily by sniffing or licking the plant, expect health issues to occur within 24-72 hours. Kidney damage is the most common, and dangerous, harmful effect.

Experts recommend rushing your pet immediately to an emergency veterinarian or veterinary hospital if it comes into direct contact with a Lily. Vets will treat the cat with fluid diuresis in order to prevent the onset of kidney failure.

Did you know that Lilies were toxic to cats? Pass this along to your friends and family to help us get the word out this Easter season! We need to prevent cats from being harmed from direct contact with these flowers.