Every season brings with it a fresh host of potential threats for our four-legged friends, and that\u2019s no different for spring. A surprising potential culprit: flowers.<\/p>\n
Lilies, daffodils and tulips are all classic springtime flowers (and potentially the backdrop for your next photoshoot with your furbaby), but they are extremely toxic to dogs and cats.<\/p>\n
Your pet doesn\u2019t even need to eat a flower to experience potentially serious health concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are a cat parent, you have to make sure to not have lilies anywhere in your house. Lilies can be fatally toxic to cats. Any part of the lily, even contact with the pollen, can lead to devastating kidney failure as well as death,\u201d explains Dr. Rebecca Greenstein, the veterinary medical advisor for Rover.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n And you don\u2019t just need to worry about flowers inside your house – flowers are blooming everywhere, so your pet could easily come into contact with something dangerous while in the yard or out on a walk.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the weather gets warmer, obviously we want to give them the opportunity to be themselves and run around, but pets should always be supervised and always be on leash. This prevents them from nosing into things that they shouldn’t, whether it be plants that can be toxic, spring cleaning supplies, so antifreeze in the garage, or anything else that they shouldn’t be around,\u201d warns Dr. Greenstein.<\/p>\n While you may not keep your pet on a leash in your own yard, you should absolutely be aware of what plants are outside and you should still be keeping at least one eye on your animal, even if you don\u2019t know of any specific threats.<\/p>\n