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Is Nightshade (Solanum) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

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Nightshade 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 Nightshade, reported signs include:

Most affected parts: all parts, berries, leaves, stems, unripe fruit.

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Which Nightshade plants does this cover?

This applies across the Solanum genus (11 species in our database), including: Solanum aculeatissimum, Solanum africanum, Solanum agrarium, Solanum alternatopinnatum, Solanum anisophyllum, Solanum dulcamara, Solanum lycopersicum, Solanum melongena, Solanum nigrum, Solanum pseudocapsicum, Solanum tuberosum.

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