Lilies are so potent that a cat can
suffer fatal kidney failure just from biting into a leaf, licking lily pollen from its paws, or drinking water from a vase of lilies!
Ingestion of even miniscule amounts of «true» lilies (Lilium or Hemerocallis species) may cause drooling, vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, and potentially
fatal kidney failure in cats.
Members of the plant genus Lilium produce a chemical, present throughout the plant, which can cause a cat to
suffer fatal kidney failure.
These sacs (cysts) tend to multiply in number and grow in size over time, eventually overwhelming normal kidney tissue and often leading to
potentially fatal kidney failure.
If your cat goes outside and brushes against a lily in your neighbor's yard, the tiny amount of pollen that sticks to her fur, when she licks it off, is enough to cause acute,
fatal kidney failure.
For instance, if your cat goes outside and simply brushes against the flowers in your neighbor's yard, the pollen that sticks to her fur, that she later licks off, can be enough to cause acute,
fatal kidney failure.
Just one small bite of a flower, leaf, stem or even the pollen of this plant can cause gastric distress, and, more importantly, if left untreated, can lead to
fatal kidney failure.