Pet toxin — Sago Palm / Cycad (Cycasin; liver failure in dogs, cats, horses)

Pet toxin

Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta / zamia species; cycads and zamias) is toxic to dogs, cats and horses. The text below is reproduced verbatim from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control page.

> Scientific Name: Cycas revoluta, zamia species > Family: Cycadaceae > Toxicity: Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Horses > Toxic Principles: Cycasin > Clinical Signs: Vomiting, melena, icterus, increased thirst, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, bruising, coagulopathy, liver damage, liver failure, death.

Source: pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/aspca_sago_palm.txt (faithful tag-stripped extraction of https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/sago-palm).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

• Scientific Name: Cycas revoluta, zamia species
• Family: Cycadaceae
• Toxicity: Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Horses
• Toxic Principles: Cycasin
• Clinical Signs: Vomiting, melena, icterus, increased thirst, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, bruising, coagulopathy, liver damage, liver failure, death.