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Is Philodendron (Philodendron) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

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Philodendron 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 Philodendron, reported signs include:

Most affected parts: all parts.

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Which Philodendron plants does this cover?

This applies across the Philodendron genus (182 species in our database), including: Philodendron aequilaterum, Philodendron alanbrantii, Philodendron ampamii, Philodendron ampullaceum, Philodendron anaadu, Philodendron ancuashii, Philodendron angustialatum, Philodendron angustilobum, Philodendron angustisectum, Philodendron anisotomum, Philodendron applanatum, Philodendron aristeguietae….

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