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Is Lavender (Lavandula) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

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Lavender is toxic to cats and dogs.
Severity : Mildly toxic
Who Safety
🐱 CatsToxic · Mildly toxic
🐶 DogsToxic · Mildly toxic
🧑 Humans✅ Safe

Symptoms in pets

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

Most affected parts: essential oil esp..

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Which Lavender plants does this cover?

This applies across the Lavandula genus (54 species in our database), including: Lavandula alportelensis, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula antineae, Lavandula apiifolia, Lavandula aristibracteata, Lavandula atriplicifolia, Lavandula austroapennina, Lavandula bipinnata, Lavandula bramwellii, Lavandula buchii, Lavandula cadevallii, Lavandula canariensis….

⚕️ Important: General reference information, not veterinary advice. If your pet has eaten Lavender, 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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