Risk or concern as a Bonsai plant leaves munched outside? I had a bonsai jade plant and gardenia out in my deck high enough I thought my cat couldn’t get at it. Just caught him munching the gardenia leaves. The Jade looks ok, not touched. Should I be worried as he might have done this before and I didn’t know. He seems fine though. Thanks.

My cat has thrown up about 5 times in the past few days. It looks like normal vomit, just cat food in it, and I noticed she had been eating faster so I thought that might have been the issue. Then I noticed a Jade plant at my grandmas house and I think Lexi has been playing with it and biting it. She seems the same temperament, just been vomiting. What should I do?

I'm pretty sure my cat Nole ate some of my jade plant. His eyes are dilated and he's very jumpy and his tail is moving a lot, like he is mad. No throwing up yet and I'm pretty he ate it about 24 hours ago.

Hi There, my cat Sugar is drooling excessively. She has always drooled a drop or two when cuddled and purring (I always thought it was cute) but just today it became constant. When she wakes up from her naps I've had to wipe her chin for her! She doesn't seem to notice or even be bothered - still eating, drinking, playing, running, napping normally, etc. I literally just bought a tiny jade plant yesterday, but I don't think she's even seen it yet, as I put it in the laundry room sink to re-pot. (But there is always a chance) Should I be concerned if she has no other symptoms than drooling? Thank you for your help!

Hi. My 3 month old kitten Charlie managed to get hold of some Jade and/or anthurium plants I had on a window ledge. At least I think he did. I'm not sure if he just chewed the leaves or actually ate them and I've no idea how much - it's simply my best guess as to what happened to him. On Monday evening I noticed him crouched hiding in a corner, Maybe sleeping- which isn't exactly normal, but sometimes he does hide and sleep. I figured he'd had enough of my kids messing with him and wanted some space. I let him alone. Next day (Tuesday), I picked him up and it was immediately apparent he was very sick. His eyes rolled around his body was limp, he seemed to be breathing ok, but he lacked muscle control and was almost catatonic. There was no vomiting. No seizures, I immediately suspected the plants but figured it was too late ( at least 18 hours) to induce vomiting. I decided to give him eyedroppers of water and watch him. The next day - Wednesday-he was worse. Much worse. His throat was completely swollen. He refused food or water. His breathing was labored. Plus he was disoriented, largely non responsive, and had clear neurological issues- wobbly, couldn't stand or walk etc.... By this time I was sure whatever happened was very serious, and he would need to be hospitalized - but he might not make it no matter what we did. I took him to the emergency vet hospital just to see if there was anything that could be done. The vet didn't seem to think he had been poisoned. She said it looked like a head trauma to her- but there were no obvious signs of external injury and he had a fever of 103.5- which were inconsistent with the trauma hypothesis. He had gotten out in the yard earlier in the day before onset of symptoms so it's not impossible that he could have climbed up something and fallen, but how would he have gotten back inside after such a severe injury? I also questioned my kids if they had been playing too rough or shaken him, and both swore they didn't. And they are always gentle with him, so that seemed very unlike them. Also what about the fever? Vet said that was more indicative of an infection. Anyway, she said we couldn't definitely diagnose the cause but he was severely impaired and the prognosis wasn't good. I didn't want to spend $800 per day on hospitalization if he didn't have a good chance of survival so we opted to give him sub cu fluids, antibiotics and a steroid for the swelling in his throat, and I took him home and made him comfortable. Later that day the swelling was down and he started lifting his head, even trying to walk. Today is Thursday. He's walking. Has taken food and water on his own and has used the litter box. But he still seems off balance, bumps into things, and doesn't seem to respond to movements or loud noises and I'm almost positive that he's blind and possibly deaf. So now my question is does this sound like jade poisoning to anyone else? Or did he get an infection? A spider bite? Or hit his head? And what are the chances he'll recover his vision?

Hello, my cat got a bit of a taste of our jade tree on the morning of Friday, July 19th (just over a week ago), and she vomited 7- 10 times in the mid afternoon but ended up drinking and eating that evening once she was feeling better. A few days later she had mild diarrhoea but she still seemed to be herself and was eating and drinking. Now it seems like she is straining to poop and she is clearly upset because she keeps trying to go on the carpet and nothing comes out. She is still eating and drinking and has bouts of playfulness and wants lots of pets and hugs. I am hoping that her GI system is just recovering and this is part of the process. I went to the vet and was given antibiotics as well as probiotics. He also gave her a shot of cortisone to calm her GI system. I have been unsuccessful getting the antibiotics into her and she doesn't like the probiotic powder in her food so I am not sure whats next. She seems like she is in good spirits but then she has frequent visits to the litter box without much success. She also keeps licking her bum so something's still not quite right with her and I am worried. Needless to say - I do not have a Jade tree anymore.