Substances That Are Highly Hazardous to Cats:

Grey Cat
Acetaminopen (pain killers)AntifreezeAspirin
BleachBoric AcidBrake Fluid
Cleaning FluidDeodorantsDeodorizers
DetergentsDisinfectantsDraino (and the like)
DyeFungicidesFurniture Polish
Gasoline HerbicidesInsecticides
LaxativesLysolMetal Polish
Mineral SpiritsMothballsNail Polish & Remover
PaintPaint RemoverPhotographic Developer
Rat/Ant PoisonRubbing AlcoholShoe Polish
Snail/Slug BaitSuntan Lotion Tar
Windshield Washer FluidWood Preservatives


Poisonous Plants:

AmaryllisAndromedaAppleseeds (cyanide)Arrowgrass
AvocadoAzaleaBittersweetBoxwood
ButtercupCaladiumCastor BeanCherry pits
ChokecherryClimbing lilyDaffodilDelphinium
DieffenbachiaElephant EarEnglish IvyElderberry
FoxgloveHemlockHollyHyacinth
HydrangeaIrisLarkspurLaurel
LocoweedMarigoldMarijuanaMistletoe
MonkshoodMushroomsNarcissusNightshade
OleanderPeachPhilodendronPoinsetta
Poison ivyPrivet hedgeRhododendronRhubarb
Snow on the MountainStinging NettleTobaccoToadstool
TulipWalnutsWisteria


Chemicals can be absorbed through a cat's paws. Floor waxes and cleaning solutions pose a particular danger.

Tabby Cat The majority of aerosol sprays contain poison and should never be sprayed near a cat's food.

Coins can choke a cat and should never be left around. Pennies minted after 1982 pose an added danger as they contain zinc which is toxic.

Check your wastepaper baskets for things like pieces of foil, medicine bottle stickers, anything and everything.

Also very dangerous: anything with STRING on it.

Plus, sap from Christmas trees (also tinsel can lodge in intestinal track, so get rid of it).