Kitten and Cat Safety
Everyday living can with your kitten or cat can be sometimes dangerous.
If you are thinking of bringing home a new companion or already have one ot two at home. Lets ddouble check together, just to make sure everything is safe.
A Few tips to keep our furry friends happy!
Common Cat Dangers in the House |
As a rule of thumb, if it's not safe for a young child, it's not safe for a cat. - Plants (see our list of plants which are toxic to cats)
- Aluminium foil
- Cling Film
- Tinsel
- String, dental floss, sewing thread
- Drugs (including vitamin pills)
- Electrical cords
- Plastic Bags
- Bags with handles
- Washing machine&dryer;
- Leave the door to the washing machine&dryer closed at all times. Before putting on a load, check in the machine to ensure your cat hasn't snuck in. There have been reported cases of one cat who was killed in a washing machine&heard of another cat who was tumble dried for 30 minutes. Fortunately, the cat survived the ordeal with a few minor burns.
- Sewing needles & pins.
- Toothpicks (I know of a cat who ate a toothpick & needed surgery to remove it.)
- Poisons (see our list of some common household poisons)
- Household cleaners (see our list of common household poisons)
- Cheap cat toys
- Check for loose eyes etc.
- Curtain cords
- Food - This includes cooked chicken wings, meat with string attached, food that is past it's use by date. Properly dispose of such items some cats have a tendency to scavenge for discarded food in the garbage bin.
- Elastic bands
- Twist ties
- Toilets - Young kittens can accidentally climb into them & not get out. It was reported that two kittens who have drowned in the toilet.
- Cardboard - Leaving boxes on the floor, there was a cardboard insert which had a hole in the middle, a cat managed to get his head & shoulders through the hole then became stuck & panicked. If they hadn't we not been home it could have been very dangerous.
- Hot Stoves - Never leave hotplates on if you are not there to supervise. Again, I have personal experience with this. One of my brother's cats jumped up onto the stove, and burned the pads on her paws.
- Scented oils
- Aromatherapy oils (some -Never leave burning candles unsupervised. A cat can knock them over & cause a fire.)
- Small children - Teach young children how to properly pick up your cat. Ensure the cat has a place to escape for time out should it need. Make sure your child knows this spot is out of bounds.
Also see: Acocanthera Aconite Alfalfa Almond (pits) Aloe Vera Alocasia Alsike Clover Amaryllis Amsinckia Angels Trumpet Angels Wings Apple (seeds) Apple Leaf Croton Apricot (Pits) Arrowgrass Arrowhead Vine Asparagus Fern Autumn Crocus Avacado (fruit and pit) Azalea
Baby's Breath Baneberry Bayonet Beargrass Beech Belladonna Bird of Paradise Bitter Cherry Bitter Nightshade Bittersweet Black-eyed Susan Black Locust Bleeding Heart Bloodroot Bluebonnet Blue Flag Blue-Green Algae Boston Ivy Bouncing Bet Box Boxwood Brackenfern Brake Fern Branching Ivy Buckeyes Buddist Pine Bull Nettle Burning Bush Buttercup
Cactus, Candelabra Caladium Caley Pea Calfkill Calla Lily Candelabra Cactus Castorbean Ceriman Chalice Vine Charming Dieffenbachia Chinaberry tree Chinese Evergreen Chinese Inkberry Christmas Plant Christmas Rose Chrysanthemum Cineria Clematis Climbing Nightshade Clover Cocklebur Common Burdock Common Privet Common Tansy Coral Plant Cordalis Cordatum Coriaria Cornflower Corn Plant Cornstalk Plant Cowslip Crabs Eye Croton Corydalis Crocus, Autumn Crown of Thorns Cuban Laurel Cuckoo Pint Cutleaf Philodendron Cycads Cyclamen Cypress Spurge
Daffodil Daphne Datura Day Lily Deadly Nightshade Death Camas Devil's Ivy Delphinium Decentrea Dieffenbachia Dog Bane Dolls Eyes Dracaena Palm Dragon Tree Duchman's Breeches Dumb Cane Dwarf Larkspur
Easter Flower Easter Lily Eggplant Elaine Elderberry Elephant Ear Emerald Duke Emerald Feather English Ivy English Yew Ergot Eucalyptus Euonymus Euphorbia Evergreen Everlasting Pea | False Cactus False Hellbore Ferns Feverfew Fiddle-leaf fig Fiddleneck Florida Beauty Flag Flax Fleur-de-lis Fly Agaric Four O'Clock Foxglove Foxtail Barley Fruit Salad Plant Geranium German Ivy Ghostweed Giant Dumb Cane Glacier Ivy Golden Chain Gold Dieffenbachia Gold Dust Dracaena Golden Chain Golden Glow Golden Pothos Gopher Purge Green Dragon Green False Hellebore Ground Ivy Groundsel
Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy Heartland Philodendron Hellebore Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Water Henbane Holly Honeysuckle Horsebeans Horsebrush Horse Chestnut Horse Nettle Horse Tail Hurricane Plant Hyacinth Hydrangea
Impatiens Indian Rubber Plant Indian Tobacco Indian Turnip Inkberry Iris Iris Ivy
Jack in the Pulpit Jamestown Weed Janet Craig Dracaena Japanese Show Lily Jatropha Java Beans Jequirity Bean Jessamine Jerusalem Cherry Jimsonweed Johnsongrass Jonquil Jungle Trumpets Juniper
Kalanchoe Klamath Weed
Laburnum Lacy Tree Philodendron Lambkill Lantana Larkspur Laurel Lily Lily Spider Lily of the Valley Lima Bean Locoweed Lords and Ladies Lupine
Madagascar Dragon Tree Majesty Mandrake Marble Queen Marigold Marijuana Mayapple Mescal Bean Mexican Breadfruit Mexican Poppy Milk Bush Milkweed Milo Miniature Croton Mistletoe Mock Orange Monkshood Moonseed Morning Glory Mother-in Law's Tongue Morning Glory Mountain Laurel Mushrooms Nap-at-noon Narcissus Needlepoint Ivy Nephytis Nightshade Nutmeg Oaks Oleander Onion Oriental Lily
| Panther Cap Mushroom Parlour Ivy Peace Lily Peach (pits and wilting leaves) Pencil Cactus Pennyroyal Peony Periwinkle Philodendron Pie Plant Pimpernel Pin Cherry Pinks Plumosa Fern Poinciana Poinsettia Poison Hemlock Poison Ivy Poison Oak Pokeweed Poppy Potato Pothos Precatory Bean Primrose Privet Quaker Bonnets
Ragwort Red Clover Red Emerald Red Maple Red Princess Red-Margined Dracaena Red Sage Rhododendron Rhubarb Ribbon Plant Richweed Rosemary Pea Rubber Plant
Saddle Leaf Philodendron Sago Palm Satin Pothos Schefflera Scotch Broom Scouringbrush Senecio Sensitive Fern Sheep Laurel Silver Pothos Silver Queen Singletary Pea Skunk Cabbage Snake Plant Snapdragon Snowdrops Snow on the Mountain Soapwort Sorghum Spotted Dumb Cane Squirrelcorn Squirreltail Barley St. Johnswort Staggerweed Star of Bethlehem Stinging Nettle String of Pearls Striped Dracaena Sudan Grass Sweet Cherry Sweetheart Ivy Sweetpea Swiss Cheese plant
Tangia Pea Tansy Mustard Tansy Ragwort Taro Vine Tarweed Thornapple Tiger Lily Tinsel Tree Tobacco Tolguacha Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves) Tree Philodendron Tri-leaf-wonder Trillium Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia Trumpet Vine Tulip Tung Tree
Valley Venus Flytrap Verbena Virginia Creeper Walnuts Water Hemlock Weeping Fig West Indian Lantana White Clover White Hellebore White Sanicle White Snakeroot Wild Barley Wild Black Cherry Wild Bleeding Heart Wild Call Wisteria Wolfs Bane Wood Nettle
Yellow Jasmine Yellow Jessamine Yellow Oleander Yellow Sage Yellow Star Thistle Yew
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