Household and Garden Plants

Barr, A. Catherine

doi:10.1016/b0-72-160639-3/50022-8

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“…Many plants containing saponins (Petersen 2011) ( Cyclamen species, Pittosporum tobira , Yucca elephantipes ) or terpenes (Barr 2001) ( Pelargonium species, Euphorbia pulcherrima ) and terpenoids (Barr 2001, Petersen 2011) ( Melia azedarach , Thuja occidentalis ) or a mixture of these ingredients (Petersen 2011) ( Ilex aquifolium , Lantana camara ) were also reported in our study. In cases primarily involving the cat and secondarily the dog, several cases of exposure to poinsettia ( E pulcherrima ), a plant often associated with episodes of intoxication (Campbell 1998, Berny and others 2010, Caloni and others 2012a) were recorded.…”

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“…Numerous oxalate‐containing plants including agave ( Agave species), calla lily ( Zantedeschia aethiopica ), pokeweed ( Phytolacca americana ), pothos ( Epipremnum aureum ), peace lily ( Spathiphyllum species) (Barr 2001, Petersen and others 2011, Reyers and Naudé, 2012) were reported to cause dog poisoning in this study, while the flamingo flower ( Anthurium species) was recorded only in one case involving the cat.…”

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Plant poisoning in domestic animals: epidemiological data from an Italian survey (2000–2011)

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An Italian epidemiological study based on the human Poison Control Centre of Milan (Centro Antiveleni di Milano (CAV)) data related to domestic animal poisoning by exposure to plants, was carried out in collaboration with the Veterinary Toxicology Section of the University of Milan. It encompasses a 12-year period, from the beginning of 2000 to the end of 2011. Calls related to toxic plants accounted for 5.7 per cent of total inquiries (2150) received by CAV. The dog was the most commonly poisoned species (61.8 per cent of calls) followed by the cat (26 per cent). Little information was recorded for other species. Most exposures (73.8 per cent) resulted in mild to moderate clinical signs. The outcome was reported in only 53.7 per cent of cases, and fatal poisoning accounted for 10.6 per cent of these cases. Glycoside, alkaloid, oxalate, toxalbumin, saponin, terpene and terpenoid-containing plants were recorded and found to be responsible for intoxication. Cycas revoluta, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Hydrangea macrophylla, Nerium oleander, Rhododendron species and Prunus species were the plants most frequently involved. Epidemiological data from this Italian survey provide useful information on animal exposure to plants and confirm the importance of plants as causative agents of animal poisoning.

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