My cat ate frangipani petals. Is frangipani toxic to cats? What to do?

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My cat ate some petals off of a frangipani today- she hasn’t exhibited any weird behaviours yet and she doesn’t seem to be sick but it wasn’t very long ago so I’m still worried. What should we do? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 10 months and 27 days old | 8.8 lbs

David Darvishian · Accepted Answer

Hi and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sorry to hear about Juliette. This is from a veterinary only peer-reviewed site- The leaves and sap of frangiopaini contain crotinic acid, lepeol, plumeric acid salts and saponins. It is a dermal irritant/vesicant and gastrointestinal irritant that has been used as a vermifuge and anitmalarial. The bark may contain a compound that has a cathartic effect. Although significant GI and dermal irritation may occur, it is unlikely to cause life-threatening problems in otherwise healthy animals. I would advise calling your local veterinarian and discuss this with them. Depending on how much was ingested, will determine how significant the clinical signs are. Good luck

My cat ate frangipani petals. Is frangipani toxic to cats? What to do?

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