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Is Black Locust (Robinia) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

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Black Locust is toxic to cats and dogs.
Severity : Highly toxic
Who Safety
🐱 CatsToxic · Highly toxic
🐶 DogsToxic · Highly toxic
🧑 HumansToxic · Highly toxic

Symptoms in pets

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

Most affected parts: bark, leaves, seeds.

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Which Black Locust plants does this cover?

This applies across the Robinia genus (15 species in our database), including: Robinia ambigua, Robinia aurata, Robinia brittoni, Robinia californica, Robinia hartwigii, Robinia hispida, Robinia holdtii, Robinia margaretiae, Robinia margaretta, Robinia margarettae, Robinia neomexicana, Robinia pseudoacacia….

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