Lilies rank number one in dangerous plants, with over 45% of the top five deadliest plant poisonings involving lilies. Both Lilium, below left, and Hemerocallis, below right, species are very popular flowering plants that can be found in gardens and floral bouquets across the country at various times of the year.  However, they are considered to be highly toxic to cats, and “while the poisonous component in lilies has not yet been identified,” states Dr. Khan, “it is clear that with even ingestions of very small amounts of the plant, severe kidney damage could result.”  An owner in eastern Pennsylvania unfortunately lost her cat to kidney failure in April 2004 from ingesting only a small portion of an Easter Lily plant.
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