Is chrysanthemum toxic to cats?
Chrysanthemum is toxic to cats (S2 Irritant): its sesquiterpene lactones and pyrethrins cause vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, and incoordination, and contact can cause dermatitis — irritating, rarely serious.
S2IRRITANT
- TOXINsesquiterpene lactones, pyrethrins, other potential irritants
- WHAT TO EXPECTvomiting; diarrhea; hypersalivation
- CALL THE VETCall your vet if vomiting or diarrhea lasts more than a few hours, your cat seems wobbly or unsteady, or a skin reaction spreads.
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Symptoms
| SIGN |
|---|
| vomiting |
| diarrhea |
| hypersalivation |
| incoordination |
| dermatitis |
If your cat just ate it
1
Remove the flowers and foliage from reach — a potted mum on the floor is at cat height. Rinse any sap off the skin, offer fresh water, and watch for vomiting or an unsteady walk.
2
When to call the vet: Call your vet if vomiting or diarrhea lasts more than a few hours, your cat seems wobbly or unsteady, or a skin reaction spreads.
Same tabletop look, minus the risk
3 tabletop plants graded S0 — safe even for dedicated chewers.
Care at a glance
Lightbright indirect
Waterevery 3–5 days
Humiditymedium
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