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Is Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

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Swiss Cheese Plant 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 Swiss Cheese Plant, reported signs include:

Most affected parts: leaves, sap.

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Which Swiss Cheese Plant plants does this cover?

This applies across the Monstera genus (84 species in our database), including: Monstera acacoyaguensis, Monstera acuminata, Monstera adansonii, Monstera alcirana, Monstera alfaroi, Monstera alticola, Monstera amargalensis, Monstera anomala, Monstera aureopinnata, Monstera barrieri, Monstera bocatorana, Monstera boliviana….

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