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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