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Is Geranium (Pelargonium) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

Geranium

📷 Rosalie Lawrence · CC BY 4.0 · GBIF/iNaturalist

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Geranium is toxic to cats and dogs.
Severity : Mildly toxic
Who Safety
🐱 CatsMildly toxic
🐶 DogsMildly toxic
🧑 HumansSafe

Symptoms in pets

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

Most affected parts: all parts.

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Which Geranium plants does this cover?

This applies across the Pelargonium genus (148 species in our database), including: Pelargonium abrotanifolium, Pelargonium acetosum, Pelargonium aciculatum, Pelargonium acraeum, Pelargonium adriaanii, Pelargonium aestivale, Pelargonium albersii, Pelargonium album, Pelargonium alpinum, Pelargonium althaeoides, Pelargonium anauris, Pelargonium anethifolium….

Important: General reference information, not veterinary advice. If your pet has eaten Geranium, contact your vet or a pet poison control center right away.

Pet toxicity is referenced from the ASPCA toxic-plant list (reformulated) and Leafy's botanical database.

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