Hyacinth
Also known as Common Hyacinth, Dutch Hyacinth. One plant, one grade per pet — the verdicts below are transcribed from primary sources and human-reviewed.
Hyacinths are seriously toxic to cats (S3 Toxic): their narcissus-like alkaloids can cause intense vomiting, bloody diarrhea, depression, and tremors — and the toxin is most concentrated in the bulb.
FULL VERDICT →Hyacinths are seriously toxic to dogs (S3 Toxic): their narcissus-like alkaloids can cause intense vomiting, diarrhea that is sometimes bloody, depression, and tremors — and the toxin is most concentrated in the bulb.
FULL VERDICT →Care at a glance
What happens if it's eaten
Signs on record for each animal, transcribed from the cited sources.
- intense vomiting
- diarrhea, occasionally with blood
- depression
- tremors
- bulb ingestion: persistent gastrointestinal distress and lethargy
- intense vomiting
- diarrhea, occasionally with blood
- depression
- tremors
- bulb ingestion: persistent gastrointestinal distress and lethargy
When to call the vet
Contact your vet promptly after any hyacinth ingestion — immediately for bulb ingestion, bloody diarrhea, or tremors.
FULL VERDICT →Contact your vet promptly after any hyacinth ingestion — immediately for bulb ingestion, bloody diarrhea, or tremors.
FULL VERDICT →Safe swaps, graded S0
Non-toxic on record for cats — verified against the index at build time.
Seasonal: this plant comes into homes as a spring bulb.