BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Animal welfare group issues health warning The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals cruelty to animals n. the crime of inflicting physical pain, suffering or death on an animal, usually a tame one, beyond necessity for normal discipline. It can include neglect that is so monstrous (withholding food and water) that the animal has suffered, died or wants to alert cat owners that several types of lilies can be dangerous - even fatal - to their felines. Veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, toxicologist with the ASPCA ASPCA abbr. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ASPCA n abbr (= American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) → SPA f Animal Control Poison Center, says that Easter, tiger, rubrum, Japanese and some forms of day lilies can cause kidney failure kidney failure or renal failure Partial or complete loss of kidney function. Acute failure causes reduced urine output and blood chemical imbalance, including uremia. Most patients recover within six weeks. in cats. "Unfortunately, all parts of the lily plant are considered toxic to cats, and consuming even small amounts can be life-threatening," Gwaltney-Brant said. Within a few hours of chewing on a lily plant, cats may vomit, become lethargic and lose their appetites; kidney failure may occur within 36 to 72 hours. For more information about toxic plants, visit www.apcc.aspca.org on the Internet. |
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