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Is Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

Chinese Evergreen

📷 Damien Wallace · CC BY 4.0 · GBIF/iNaturalist

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Chinese Evergreen is toxic to cats and dogs.
Severity : Mildly toxic
Who Safety
🐱 CatsMildly toxic
🐶 DogsMildly toxic
🧑 HumansMildly toxic

Symptoms in pets

If a cat or dog chews or ingests Chinese Evergreen, reported signs include:

Most affected parts: all parts.

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Which Chinese Evergreen plants does this cover?

This applies across the Aglaonema genus (28 species in our database), including: Aglaonema birmanicum, Aglaonema brevispathum, Aglaonema chermsiriwattanae, Aglaonema cochinchinense, Aglaonema commutatum, Aglaonema cordifolium, Aglaonema costatum, Aglaonema densinervium, Aglaonema discolor, Aglaonema flemingianum, Aglaonema hookerianum, Aglaonema hybr….

Important: General reference information, not veterinary advice. If your pet has eaten Chinese Evergreen, contact your vet or a pet poison control center right away.

Based on Leafy's botanical safety database (genus-level classification).

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