Tomato Plant
Also known as Tomato, Garden Tomato. One plant, one grade per pet — the verdicts below are transcribed from primary sources and human-reviewed.
Tomato plants are toxic to cats (S3 Toxic): the solanine in the leaves, stems, and green fruit can cause drooling, severe stomach upset, weakness, dilated pupils, and a slow heart rate — the ripe fruit is non-toxic on the ASPCA record.
FULL VERDICT →Tomato plants are toxic to dogs (S3 Toxic): the solanine in the leaves, stems, and green fruit can cause drooling, severe stomach upset, weakness, dilated pupils, and a slow heart rate — the ripe fruit is non-toxic on the ASPCA record.
FULL VERDICT →Care at a glance
What happens if it's eaten
Signs on record for each animal, transcribed from the cited sources.
- hypersalivation (drooling)
- inappetence (loss of appetite)
- severe gastrointestinal upset (vomiting, diarrhea)
- depression / lethargy
- weakness
- dilated pupils
- slow heart rate
- stumbling, disorientation (after large amounts of green parts)
- hypersalivation (drooling)
- inappetence (loss of appetite)
- severe gastrointestinal upset (vomiting, diarrhea)
- depression / lethargy
- weakness
- dilated pupils
- slow heart rate
- stumbling, disorientation (after large amounts of green parts)
When to call the vet
Call your vet after any chew of leaves, stems, or green fruit; go immediately if your cat seems weak, unsteady, or disoriented, has dilated pupils, or its heartbeat seems slow.
FULL VERDICT →Call your vet after any chew of leaves, stems, or green fruit; go immediately if your dog seems weak, unsteady, or disoriented, has dilated pupils, or its heartbeat seems slow.
FULL VERDICT →Safe swaps, graded S0
Non-toxic on record for cats — verified against the index at build time.