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Is Fig / Rubber Plant (Ficus) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

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Fig / Rubber Plant is toxic to cats and dogs.
Severity : Mildly toxic
Who Safety
🐱 CatsToxic · Mildly toxic
🐶 DogsToxic · Mildly toxic
🧑 HumansToxic · Mildly toxic

Symptoms in pets

If a cat or dog chews or ingests Fig / Rubber Plant, reported signs include:

Most affected parts: leaves, sap.

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Which Fig / Rubber Plant plants does this cover?

This applies across the Ficus genus (6 species in our database), including: Ficus benjamina, Ficus carica, Ficus elastica, Ficus lyrata, Ficus microcarpa, Ficus pumila.

⚕️ Important: General reference information, not veterinary advice. If your pet has eaten Fig / Rubber Plant, 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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