After many years of the ASPCA frowning on poinsettias and their killer attributes towards small beings including children and animals, the ASPCA now reports a huge downgrade of concern. Excerpt from their website report:
"As toxicologists at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) explain, poinsettias were first brought to the United States in the 1820s by J. Robert Poinsett, the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico at the time. The myth of the plant’s toxicity began when the two-year-old child of a U.S. Army officer allegedly died from eating a poinsettia leaf. Says the APCC’s Dana B. Farbman, CVT, “In reality, ingestions typically produce only mild to moderate gastrointestinal tract irritation in pets, which may include drooling, vomiting and diarrhea.” "
Why would an animal be tempted towards red or white poinsettia leaves? Why would I be tempted in the direction of holiday sugar cookies - oh just one? You never know what it might taste like, so just try it, right? Curiousity killed the cat? Relief for a Post Holiday Headache?
Just let your animals know you are looking out for them by providing alternative holiday treats so they won't be binge-poinsettia eating. And get some red things to eat for yourself too.
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