{"id":2490,"date":"2019-09-19T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-129\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T09:57:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:57:42","slug":"plants-poisonous-to-pets","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/plants-poisonous-to-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants poisonous to pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Is a holly tree toxic to animals (dogs\/cats)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspca.org\/pet-care\/poison-control\/plants\/\">ASPCA<\/a> website on plants which are toxic to animals lists holly (Ilex spp.), as does the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190911050643\/https:\/\/www.humanesociety.org\/sites\/default\/files\/docs\/poisonous-plants-to-pets.pdf\">Humane Society<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>According to <i>Plant Alert, A Garden Guide for Parents<\/i> (by Catherine Collins; 2001), and <i>Plants That Poison<\/i> (by Ervin M. Schmutz and Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton; 1979)<br \/>\nthe red or black berries on holly are poisonous to humans as well, and can be fatal to small children if eaten in quantity.<\/p>\n<p>If you believe your dog or cat has consumed holly berries, call your veterinarian for advice as soon as possible, or call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control number, 888-426-4435 (not a free service).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is a holly tree toxic to animals (dogs\/cats)? &nbsp; The ASPCA website on plants which are toxic to animals lists holly (Ilex spp.), as does the Humane Society website. According to Plant Alert, A Garden Guide for Parents (by Catherine Collins; 2001), and Plants That Poison (by Ervin M. Schmutz and Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton; 1979) the red or black berries on holly are poisonous to humans as well, and can be fatal to small children if eaten in quantity. If&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/plants-poisonous-to-pets\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Plants poisonous to pets<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[408,407],"class_list":["post-2490","pal","type-pal","status-publish","hentry","keyword-ilex","keyword-poisonous-plants"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal\/2490"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pal"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=2490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}