Woman devastated after her kitten dies from touching lilies she had in a vase

[Little Tich]

Source: Metro UK, 29 Jan 2016

A woman has been left devastated after her four-month-old kitten died from brushing against lilies she had in a vase.

Elizabeth Mackie, 38, bought Mr Mistoffelees, known as Misto, to cheer herself up after her mother died from a stroke.

But she didn’t realise lilies were poisonous to cats, so when someone gave her a bunch of the popular flowers she left them on the window sill where the kitten liked to sit.

Now she is calling for the flowers to come with a warning sticker so other cat owners don’t suffer the same grief.

When she found her much-loved kitten covered in orange pollen, she shared a picture on social media for advice as it wouldn’t come off.

But she was horrified when people commented to warn her that it was deadly to cats.

Vets rushed the animal into surgery, but sadly it was too late and Misto died later that day.





Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/29/woman-devastated-after-her-kitten-dies-from-touching-lilies-she-had-in-a-vase-5651212/

DU, Aug 27, 2015: Beautiful kitteh put down because lily pollen was left on her fur after bee sting.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027112154

DU, Jan 13, 2015: Poisonous Plants and Flowers for Cats (and dogs too!)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/116120116

[Beaverhausen]

1. I too lost a kitty due to lillies

He ate a bunch of petals. I had no idea how poisonous they are to cats.

[tblue37]

11. The popular philodendron is also poisonous to cats. nt

[renate]

20. I'm so sorry

What a horrible and incredibly sad shock that must have been. Losing a pet to something so ordinary yet so out of the blue like that must have been shattering.

I had no idea about lilies either, and I'm sure we aren't alone in that.

[LiberalElite]

2. Oh what a little sweetie -

I knew about lillies. They're all lethal to cats. Poor kitteh and hoomin.

[glinda]

3. There are a lot of toxic flowers and plants and the Industry should put labels on them!

[Jarqui]

4. Knew about poinsettias but not lilies

tragic

[hifiguy]

5. Good to know.

Poor kitteh. Poor hoomin.

[JesterCS]

6. Aren't Poinsettias poisonous too, even to humans? N/t

[leftyladyfrommo]

16. No. They are only mildly toxic to cats and dogs.

Lilies and mistletoe are very toxic. Also holly, daffodils and amaryllis.

[JesterCS]

17. I wasn't sure

I just remember that we never bought any from the church because of our pets

[leftyladyfrommo]

18. People thought they were very toxic.

I always did. Turns out they weren't the really bad ones.

[lunamagica]

7. K&R for exposure. What a sad story!

[SheilaT]

8. I had no idea.

How sad. And tragic.

[romanic]

9. Me neither.

This is truly tragic.

[tblue37]

10. Oh, so sad. He was such a cute little guy. nt

[Kalidurga]

12. It is ridiculous that plants that are dangerous to pets don't have a warning on them.

Food too. A lot of people share food whether it is right or wrong they do it, some human food is toxic to deadly for pets.

You would think flower shop owners would just do this voluntarily. I mean FFS if I bought a plant that killed one of my precious furballs you can bet everyone I know would know that I wasn't warned about that.

[malaise]

13. I did not know this

Lovely kitty

[FLPanhandle]

14. Sad story but enough with the warning labels.

It's now gotten to the point where everything you buy is plastered with bunch of warning labels.

I guess chocolate will be now have a big yellow sticker warning it's dangerous for dogs.

Many plants are dangerous to something so this plant warning label idea will spiral out of control quickly.

[Vinca]

15. How sad. I didn't realize lilies were so deadly to cats.

I decided a long time ago not to take any chances so I don't bring cut flowers into the house other than zinnias and marigolds from the garden (note: there are some unsafe marigolds, but the common garden marigold is okay).

[Arugula Latte]

19. Oh gawd, so sad. Look at that little sweetie.

[Blasphemer]

21. Add me to the list of people who had no idea...

It's a good thing I hate plants and cut flowers. Still, my cat has been at my mother's, who does have flowers around sometimes and I had no clue she could have been in danger. I hope Misto's death is not in vain and it helps to raise awareness of this issue.

[Matariki]

22. Wow. That's good to know

Those are some of my favorite flowers and my young cat seems to have pica and eats *everything*