Why it is dangerous to cats
Daffodils contain substances that strongly irritate the stomach and the gut and can also affect the heart. Every part of the plant is dangerous, but the bulbs are the richest in these substances. They also pass into the water a bunch of daffodils stood in.
At first the cat may drool, vomit and have diarrhoea; later it can become weak and tremble, and its heart rhythm can be upset. How much of the plant does harm cannot be judged at home.
If your cat may have chewed a daffodil or drunk from the vase, contact a vet or an emergency clinic straight away, even if it seems well. Take a photo or a piece of the plant with you.
What to watch out for
- Drooling, vomiting and diarrhoea can follow.
- The cat can become weak, dull and trembling.
- The heart rhythm can be upset.
- Daffodils sold in spring as cut flowers or in pots are dangerous too, and so is the water they stood in.
Which parts are dangerous
Not every part of the plant is equally dangerous.
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Bulb
DangerousIt is the richest in poisonous substances.
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Leaves and flowers
DangerousThey are poisonous too, so even a bitten-off piece is dangerous.
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Vase water
DangerousPoisonous substances pass into the water daffodils stood in.
What it can cause
Signs that can appear after eating it. Each page explains what to look out for and when to hurry to a vet.
Safe plants instead
Plants that are safer to keep.