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My cat bit wisteria. Is it toxic? What symptoms should I watch for?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Have a wisteria tree, and i learned that after prunning it. Its toxic to people and cats. Do i need to worry about any toxicity from the prunning if it was one pod and the rest where branches? (I prunned it without gloves) also my cat swatted and bit at them (not sure if she ACTUALLY bit them since I tried to keep them from her reach) so do I need to worry about any of the toxicity with her? (not sure she ACTUALLY bit any) if she is affected by the toxicity when will the signs show? Vet trip?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 11th, 2017

No, you do not need to worry about toxicity if it was only one pod and pruned it without gloves. You mentioned in your previous post that you thoroughly washed your hands after cutting it. You will need to ingested the pod or the seeds to get toxicity, same for your cat. You also said previously that your cat may have bit at the branches, and you can check the pod to see if there are teeth marks from her biting into it. Just biting it won't be enough, however, to cause toxicity, she would actually have to eat it. Just for your piece of mind, the symptoms of toxicity include vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, and collapse. You would see signs within 4-24 hours, but based on what you have told me, both you and your cat should be just fine :-)

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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    Published on April 11th, 2017

    The seeds and the pods are the toxic parts of the Wisteria tree, and you need to ingest them to cause toxicity. You should be just fine and so should your cat since she didn't bite a pod or ingest any seeds :-)

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