NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/pets/cats/15460

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From: [e-mail] (CatWoman )
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: House plants
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Date: 27 Dec 92 14:55:52 GMT
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[e-mail] (Jack Webb) writes:

] > alan.b.karpe writes:
] >
] > I am the new owner of a Snowshoe  kitten.  Are there any house
] > plants that can make my kitten sick or are poisonous.
]
] Cat Fancy magazine of May 1988 has a good article on cats and houseplants...
] here is a list of some of the more poisonous plants.

{deleted - the list of plants}

I don't have a copy of the FAQ to check off hand,
but thought I'd ask for general interest purposes:

Are any TREE types listed as poisenous?  I know this
is a bit late - and I'm assuming that since Euell
Gibbons and my old Camp Fire Girls training told me
that new tree growth was good as food that trees are
NOT a problem - but I don't remember whether Cypress
or Cedar trees are included in the food category.

I got a post-Xmas sale Cypress (it's adorable - like
getting a new kitten - it's only about 5" tall!), and
since it is fairly new I'm going to re-pot it and keep
it inside through next winter, then hope to plant it
outside with my pine tree...

So far nobody's looked like they'll bother it - but
I expect curiosity and/or familiarity to take over at
some point (especially if I DO get a new kitten next
year...)

Diana