{"id":"cyclamen","common_names":["Cyclamen","Sowbread"],"scientific_name":"Cyclamen spp.","urls":{"plant":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/cyclamen","cats":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/cyclamen/cats","dogs":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/cyclamen/dogs","data":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/cyclamen/data.json"},"toxicity":{"cat":{"severity":3,"grade":"S3 Toxic","verdict_sentence":"Cyclamen is toxic to cats (S3 Toxic): its terpenoid saponins cause drooling, vomiting, and diarrhea from the leaves and flowers, but the tuber is the danger — a large amount of tuber can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures, and death.","toxic_principles":["terpenoid saponins"],"toxic_parts":["leaves and flowers (salivation, vomiting, diarrhea)","tubers — heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures, death after large ingestions"],"symptoms":[{"sign":"salivation","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"vomiting","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"diarrhea","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"heart rhythm abnormalities (following large ingestions of tubers)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"seizures (following large ingestions of tubers)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"death is possible (following large ingestions of tubers)","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/cyclamen","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-07"},{"url":"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/cyclamen/","name":"PPH","accessed_at":"2026-09-07"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-30"},"dog":{"severity":3,"grade":"S3 Toxic","verdict_sentence":"Cyclamen is toxic to dogs (S3 Toxic): its terpenoid saponins cause drooling, vomiting, and diarrhea from the leaves and flowers, but the tuber is the danger — a large amount of tuber can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures, and death.","toxic_principles":["terpenoid saponins"],"toxic_parts":["leaves and flowers (salivation, vomiting, diarrhea)","tubers — heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures, death after large ingestions"],"symptoms":[{"sign":"salivation","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"vomiting","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"diarrhea","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"heart rhythm abnormalities (following large ingestions of tubers)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"seizures (following large ingestions of tubers)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"death is possible (following large ingestions of tubers)","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/cyclamen","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-07"},{"url":"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/cyclamen/","name":"PPH","accessed_at":"2026-09-07"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-30"}},"license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","terms":"Free to reuse with attribution to Verdapaw and a link to the plant page."},"cite_as":"Verdapaw Plant × Pet Safety Index, verdapaw.com/plants/cyclamen, reviewed 2026-09-30"}