Bamboo Plants a health risk???

imsandiluv

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Does anyone know if bamboo plants are a health risk for cats? I have 2 of them and I'm wondering if I should remove them before I bring my new kitties home.
 

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Is it the lucky bamboo or Heavenly Bamboo?

If its either then yes it has been known to cause problems in cats if eaten.
 

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Is the plant you are talking about really Bamboo? Or is it Dracaena Sanderiana, the plany sold in vases that is very popular today?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...eanMcClean.jpg

Bamboo
Bamboo Palm
Bamboo vine
All are listed on the CFA Non Toxic plant list
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants-non-toxic.html

Also Bamboo is not listed on these toxic plant lists
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer...ts_toxicplants
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.html
http://www.catdr.com/toxic_plants.htm
http://www.cathelp-online.com/emerge...isonplants.php

The Heavenly Bamboo looks nothing like the comon bamboo we all think of: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...s/NandiDo3.jpg
 
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