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Are rose petals bad for kitties to eat?

Discussion in 'Cats - all breeds / types' started by Cassie, Oct 14, 2005.

  1. Cassie

    Cassie Active Member

    Hubby bought me roses the other day and it's all I can do to keep Booger away from them! She's not playing with them but rather wants to eat the petals!

    I've tried searching the web but can't find any place that says roses are bad for kitties but I just want to be sure. Does anyone know if they are possibly bad for them?

    It's just amased me how quickly and suddenly she's become addicted to eating roses
     
  2. halaroo

    halaroo New Member

    Roses are edible for humans, so I imagine they are probably not toxic to cats.
     
  3. Cassie

    Cassie Active Member

    Well onions are ok for humans too but are poison for kitties. So we can't judge toxic by human standards.

    What's crazy is that she is absolutely CRAZY about getting to them. I had to put them in the fridge to keep her away from them and even then, she was sniffing the air trying to find them. Booger is a rose whore! LOL
     
  4. pomlover

    pomlover New Member

    The only thing that I found was Christmas Roses are poisonous but miniture roses are not. Glad to see that she picked a flower that wasn't going to hurt her.
     
  5. pomlover

    pomlover New Member

    This is quite a long list, but I found all these plants that will hurt a cat. Didn't know that there were so many. :shock:

    Plants Poisonous to Cats
    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 & 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

    ~~ Taken from the CFA website ~~
     
  6. Cassie

    Cassie Active Member

    Yeah Pomlover, I knew there was a long list but I had never heard about roses being on it. I just wanted to make sure because I know Booger ate at lease 2 or 3 petals. And she ate them with a vengence! She absolutely loves them
     
  7. halaroo

    halaroo New Member

    I didn't know that onions were toxic, but then I don't feed my cats human food (except the occasional bit of cheese or tuna), so that's never concerned me. Now I know.
     
  8. Cassie

    Cassie Active Member

    halaroo, I knew that there is a long list of foods and common house plants that are fine for humans yet poison to kitties but never heard of rose petals being one of them. That's why I was asking.

    Yeah, when I first found out just how many human foods were harmful to kitties, I was amazed. I never let Booger eat leftovers or chomp on leavings while I'm cooking cuz you just never know.
     
  9. coppersmom

    coppersmom New Member

    My cats have gone nuts for baby's breath but not the roses themselves. That's kinda funny! :lol:
     
  10. Cassie

    Cassie Active Member

    coppersmom, I can see why a kitty would enjoy playing with babys breath with it's lean stalks and little white blooms but Booger is literally going nuts over the roses. She definitely doesn't want to play with them but wants to eat them....well, not just eat them but DEVOUR them. She Eats them with a vengence!!!
     
  11. Bente

    Bente New Member

    lol! I can picture her :lol:
     
  12. Ia_Cat_Lover

    Ia_Cat_Lover New Member

    My cat, who adopted me after being a stray for a year, loves to eat my roses :x She is just fine. She doesn't do near the harm to my roses that the deer do tho...they LOVE roses!!
     
  13. Cassie

    Cassie Active Member

    I had to keep moving my rose around and Booger would still do all she cold to get to it. She'd snatch a petal and run off with it with me in fast chase. Hubby was laughing his butt off watching us. I'm sure I'll get roses more often now that hubby found his new home entertainment factor in it. LOL
     

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