Is daffodil toxic to cats?
Daffodils are seriously toxic to cats (S3 Toxic): their lycorine and other alkaloids cause vomiting, drooling, and diarrhea, large ingestions can trigger convulsions and cardiac arrhythmias — and the bulb is the most poisonous part.
S3TOXIC
- TOXINlycorine, other alkaloids
- WHAT TO EXPECTvomiting — may be severe, leading to profound dehydration, weakness, and shock; salivation (drooling); diarrhea
- CALL THE VETContact your vet promptly after any daffodil ingestion — immediately for bulb ingestion or if vomiting is repeated or severe, and treat convulsions, tremors, or collapse as an emergency.
S0S1S2S3S4
Symptoms
| SIGN |
|---|
| vomiting — may be severe, leading to profound dehydration, weakness, and shock |
| salivation (drooling) |
| diarrhea |
| with large ingestions: convulsions, low blood pressure, tremors, cardiac arrhythmias |
If your cat just ate it
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Call your vet now — daffodil ingestion is a serious poisoning, not a wait-and-watch case. If your cat dug up or chewed a bulb, treat it as urgent: bulbs carry the highest toxin concentration, and severe vomiting can dehydrate a cat into shock. Remove all plant material and bring a photo or piece to the vet.
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When to call the vet: Contact your vet promptly after any daffodil ingestion — immediately for bulb ingestion or if vomiting is repeated or severe, and treat convulsions, tremors, or collapse as an emergency.
Same tabletop look, minus the risk
3 tabletop plants graded S0 — safe even for dedicated chewers.
Care at a glance
Lightdirect
Waterevery 2–3 days
Humiditymedium
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