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But for our furry friends, the amaryllis is no gift at all. It contains lycorine. This substance is harmful to animals because it irritates the gastric mucosa. It can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and sometimes convulsions in pets that ingest bits of amaryllis.Owners should take particular care that their pets do not ingest amaryllis bulbs, as they are more toxic than the plant’s leaves and flowers.
Symptoms of intoxication are numerous: Vomiting, diarrhoea, dehydration, loss of appetite, lethargy, excessive salivation, and so on. They must be treated as quickly as possible to prevent them from worsening, which could lead to the cat’s death. But pet owners should beware of this seemingly harmless shrub. It contains grayanotoxins, chemical substances that affect the sodium channels of nerve and muscle cells, disrupting the normal transmission of nerve signals. Ingestion of these toxins can lead to a multitude of symptoms, including vomiting, diarrhoea and excessive salivation. In the most worrying cases, the animal may present cardiac and respiratory problems, or even convulsions.
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