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Is Elephant Ear (Alocasia) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

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Elephant Ear is toxic to cats and dogs.
Severity : Moderately toxic
Who Safety
🐱 CatsToxic · Moderately toxic
🐶 DogsToxic · Moderately toxic
🧑 HumansToxic · Moderately toxic

Symptoms in pets

If a cat or dog chews or ingests Elephant Ear, reported signs include:

Most affected parts: all parts.

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Which Elephant Ear plants does this cover?

This applies across the Alocasia genus (112 species in our database), including: Alocasia acuminata, Alocasia aequiloba, Alocasia alba, Alocasia amazonica, Alocasia arifolia, Alocasia atropurpurea, Alocasia augustiana, Alocasia azlanii, Alocasia bachii, Alocasia baginda, Alocasia balgooyi, Alocasia beccarii….

⚕️ Important: General reference information, not veterinary advice. If your pet has eaten Elephant Ear, contact your vet or ASPCA Animal Poison Control (888-426-4435) right away.

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

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