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Is Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?
📷 Steven Smethurst · CC BY 4.0 · GBIF/iNaturalist
| Who | Safety |
|---|---|
| 🐱 Cats | Highly toxic |
| 🐶 Dogs | Highly toxic |
| 🧑 Humans | Highly toxic |
Symptoms in pets
If a cat or dog chews or ingests Dumb Cane, reported signs include:
- drooling
- dysphagia
- intense oral irritation
- temporary vocal cord paralysis
Most affected parts: all parts.
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This applies across the Dieffenbachia genus (81 species in our database), including: Dieffenbachia acreana, Dieffenbachia aglaonematifolia, Dieffenbachia alexiadesii, Dieffenbachia amapaensis, Dieffenbachia amoena, Dieffenbachia antioquensis, Dieffenbachia aurantiaca, Dieffenbachia batistae, Dieffenbachia beachiana, Dieffenbachia bechiana, Dieffenbachia bowmanii, Dieffenbachia bowmanni….
Based on Leafy's botanical safety database (genus-level classification).