Just a Poison warning about slug pellets.?

Last year my cat was taken very ill, on investigation at the vets it was found he had for some reason eaten slug pellets, he was very lucky to survive and it took him a month to get back to full health so please if you are thinking of putting them down go to your local garden centre where you can buy ones that don't affect animals.

Just a Poison warning about slug pellets.?
Good advise - thank you for sharing - hope kitty is fully recovered now ?





Edit - WOW, amazing, a psychic on here - Flutterby ! she must be cos she knew your cat was in next doors "lovely" garden ? Go on Flutterby - give us all the lottery numbers for Saturdays draw !!
Reply:thanx for that.
Reply:or just be a responciable pet owner and keep your cat inside and then you won't have to worry about that.
Reply:These pellets may kill slugs but they also go on to kill many of our garden birds that then eat the slugs
Reply:Slug %26amp; Snail pellets are bad for any animal in the domestic


animal family,as it is designed to dry out the blood and stop


it from flowing through the veins,resulting in the death of either cat or dog,rat poision does the same thing,the only cure is at a vet clinic,we being who we are don't know enough about animal husbandry to help the creature,resulting in its death.
Reply:Hi, That's good information. I remember many years ago with my first two cat's they both came in as if they were drunk, on investigation they had eaten slug pellets this was 30 years ago and i suppose slug pellets have become stronger so it is good that you have drawn it to peoples attention.
Reply:What a kind and responsible cat owner you are to bring this to others attention.





I do hope readers will remember you, when they are thinking of purchasing slug pellets. The back of the container states whether they are dangerous to wildlife and domestic pets and there are some that state they are safe.





Having worked as a Veterinary Nurse many years ago I can remember a cat coming into the surgery that could only walk round and round in circles, in one direction. The poor thing had brain damage from consuming slug pellets.





Thanks again for your warning and I am so glad that your cat recovered.





Well done.
Reply:Thanks for the tip, hope your kitty is feeling better now
Reply:Almond (Pits of)


Aloe Vera


Alocasia


Amaryllis


Apple (seeds)


Apple Leaf Croton


Apricot (Pits of)


Arrowgrass


Asparagus Fern


Autumn Crocus


Avacado (fuit and pit)


Azalea





Baby's Breath


Baneberry


Bayonet


Beargrass


Beech


Belladonna


Bird of Paradise


Bittersweet


Black-eyed Susan


Black Locust


Bleeding Heart


Bloodroot


Bluebonnet


Box


Boxwood


Branching Ivy


Buckeyes


Buddist Pine


Burning Bush


Buttercup





Cactus, Candelabra


Caladium


Calla Lily


Castor Bean


Ceriman


Charming Dieffenbachia


Cherry (pits, seeds %26amp; wilting leaves)


Cherry, most wild varieties


Cherry, ground


Cherry, Laurel


Chinaberry


Chinese Evergreen


Christmas Rose


Chrysanthemum


Cineria


Clematis


Cordatum


Coriaria


Cornflower


Corn Plant


Cornstalk Plant


Croton


Corydalis


Crocus, Autumn


Crown of Thorns


Cuban Laurel


Cutleaf Philodendron


Cycads


Cyclamen





Daffodil


Daphne


Datura


Deadly Nightshade


Death Camas


Devil's Ivy


Delphinium


Decentrea


Dieffenbachia


Dracaena Palm


Dragon Tree


Dumb Cane





Easter Lily *


Eggplant


Elaine


Elderberry








Elephant Ear


Emerald Feather


English Ivy


Eucalyptus


Euonymus


Evergreen





Ferns


Fiddle-leaf fig


Florida Beauty


Flax


Four O'Clock


Foxglove


Fruit Salad Plant





Geranium


German Ivy


Giant Dumb Cane


Glacier IvyGolden Chain


Gold Dieffenbachia


Gold Dust Dracaena


Golden Glow


Golden Pothos


Gopher Purge





Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy


Heartland Philodendron


Hellebore


Hemlock, Poison


Hemlock, Water


Henbane


Holly


Honeysuckle


Horsebeans


Horsebrush


Horse Chestnuts


Hurricane Plant


Hyacinth


Hydrangea





Indian Rubber Plant


Indian Tobacco


Iris


Iris Ivy





Jack in the Pulpit


Janet Craig Dracaena


Japanese Show Lily *


Java Beans


Jessamine


Jerusalem Cherry


Jimson Weed


Jonquil


Jungle Trumpets





Kalanchoe





Lacy Tree Philodendron


Lantana


Larkspur


Laurel


Lily


Lily Spider


Lily of the Valley


Locoweed


Lupine





Madagascar Dragon Tree


Marble Queen


Marigold


Marijuana


Mescal Bean


Mexican Breadfruit


Miniature Croton


Mistletoe


Mock Orange


Monkshood


Moonseed


Morning Glory


Mother-in Law's Tongue


Morning Glory


Mountain Laurel


Mushrooms








Narcissus


Needlepoint Ivy


Nephytis


Nightshade





Oleander


Onion


Oriental Lily *





Peace Lily


Peach (pits and wilting leaves)


Pencil Cactus


Peony


Periwinkle


Philodendron


Pimpernel


Plumosa Fern


Poinciana


Poinsettia (low toxicity)


Poison Hemlock


Poison Ivy


Poison Oak


Pokeweed


Poppy


Potato


Pothos


Precatory Bean


Primrose


Privet, Common





Red Emerald


Red Princess


Red-Margined Dracaena


Rhododendron


Rhubarb


Ribbon Plant


Rosemary Pea


Rubber Plant





Saddle Leaf Philodendron


Sago Palm


Satin Pothos


Schefflera


Scotch Broom


Silver Pothos


Skunk Cabbage


Snowdrops


Snow on the Mountain


Spotted Dumb Cane


Staggerweed


Star of Bethlehem


String of Pearls


Striped Dracaena


Sweetheart Ivy


Sweetpea


Swiss Cheese plant





Tansy Mustard


Taro Vine


Tiger Lily *


Tobacco


Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves)


Tree Philodendron


Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia


Tulip


Tung Tree





Virginia Creeper





Water Hemlock


Weeping Fig


Wild Call


Wisteria





Yews --


e.g. Japanese Yew


English Yew


Western Yew


American Yew





Tomatos





Coco mulch





all the above are toxic to cats
Reply:okay
Reply:I'm sorry to hear about your cat however if it wasn't using your neighbour's lovely garden as a toilet, it wouldn't have found them!
Reply:That's funny cos i feed my cat all kinds of garden produce and his muscles have swollen to like five times as much is healthy!





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