Carolina Jessamine
Also known as Carolina Jasmine, Yellow Jessamine, Yellow Jasmine, Evening Trumpet, Gelsemium. One plant, one grade per pet — the verdicts below are transcribed from primary sources and human-reviewed.
Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium, also sold as yellow jessamine or Carolina jasmine) is life-threatening to cats (S4 Emergency): Pet Poison Helpline records that all parts of the vine contain neurotoxins that can cause muscle weakness, paralysis, slowed breathing, seizures, and death — it is not a true jasmine.
FULL VERDICT →Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium, also sold as yellow jessamine or Carolina jasmine) is life-threatening to dogs (S4 Emergency): Pet Poison Helpline records that all parts of the vine contain neurotoxins that can cause muscle weakness, paralysis, slowed breathing, seizures, and death — it is not a true jasmine.
FULL VERDICT →Care at a glance
What happens if it's eaten
Signs on record for each animal, transcribed from the cited sources.
- muscle weakness
- paralysis
- decreased respiratory rate
- hypothermia
- difficulty swallowing and breathing
- vision problems
- seizures
- death is possible
- muscle weakness
- paralysis
- decreased respiratory rate
- hypothermia
- difficulty swallowing and breathing
- vision problems
- seizures
- death is possible
When to call the vet
Immediately, on any ingestion — the record lists paralysis, slowed breathing, seizures, and death. There is no safe wait-and-see window.
FULL VERDICT →Immediately, on any ingestion — the record lists paralysis, slowed breathing, seizures, and death. There is no safe wait-and-see window.
FULL VERDICT →Safe swaps, graded S0
Non-toxic on record for cats — verified against the index at build time.