Pet Care

Oleander

Additional Common Names:: Rose-Bay
Scientific Name:: Nerium oleander

Family:: Apocynaceae
Where Found:: Native to Mediterranean; cultivated in United States as an ornamental. Thrives in the southern U.S. and California; occasionally raised as a potted plant in other regions.
Toxicity:: Toxic to Horses, Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs
Toxic Principles:: Cardiac glycosides
Clinical Signs:: Poisonings can occur from acess to prunings or fallen branches, or ornamentals around horse show areas. All parts contain a highly toxic cardiac glycoside much like digitoxin, and can cause colic, diarrhea (possibly bloody), sweating, incoordination, shallow/difficult breathing, muscle tremors, recumbency, and possibly death from cardiac failure.

If your pet ingested this plant, contact your local veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435.*

* A $65 consultation fee may apply.