My amaryllis leaf broke. Is the sap toxic to my cat, me, or objects?

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There is a Broken leaf on my Amaryllis plant, (my cat DIDNT get ahold of it!) It happened during transport when my cousin shipped it to me. It is now where my cat cant access it, since its out of the box. Now my question is, since the leaf was broken would the wrapping paper/Other presents have sap on them or anything i should worry about&keep my cat away from now&What about myself, and if I touched anything after touching the plant can I spread anything toxic? (Washed twice B4 touching my cat). Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 7 years and 5 months old | 7 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

This species of plant is actually not very toxic. Ingestion of small amounts usually does not cause any signs of toxicity, so I would not be worried about any residues being an issue. With larger amounts this plant can cause vomiting and diarrhea, but it's toxic effects are not much worse than that. I hope that helps and all is well with Mirz.

My amaryllis leaf broke. Is the sap toxic to my cat, me, or objects?

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