ASPCA lists vomiting, salivation and diarrhea, with large ingestions associated with convulsions, low blood pressure, tremors and cardiac arrhythmias. These are possible signs in dogs or cats, not a case-specific severity prediction.
Hippeastrum hybrids toxicity for pets
Toxic to cats and dogs
Cultivated amaryllis belongs to Hippeastrum, and ASPCA lists Hippeastrum spp. as toxic to dogs and cats. The bulb is the most poisonous part in that record.
For suspected dog or cat ingestion, call ASPCA Poison Control or a veterinarian as soon as possible.
Plant coveredHippeastrum hybridsAmaryllis · indoor container
Contact the correct professional resource without waiting for a home diagnosis
What to do after suspected exposure
Use the listed signs without predicting severity
Possible symptoms
ASPCA identifies lycorine and other alkaloids and states that the bulbs are the most poisonous part of the plant. No dose, exposure threshold or comparative safety of leaves, flowers or a particular hybrid is supplied.
Keep the verdict with the named plant and animals
Plants and animals covered
- Plant covered
- ASPCA’s Fire Lily record names Hippeastrum spp., matching the genus that contains the cultivated hybrid group commonly sold as indoor amaryllis. Kew supplies the genus boundary. Do not extend this record to every plant sold under the common name lily or to an unidentified bulb outside Hippeastrum.
- Animals covered
- ASPCA lists Hippeastrum spp. as toxic to dogs and cats. The exact genus record does not classify horses, rabbits, birds, livestock or people.
Dose, severity and outcome may remain unknown
What this guide cannot tell you
Sources
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Plants of the World OnlineTaxonomy; accepted genus
- Royal Horticultural SocietyQuick facts; indoor planting; species and cultivars
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlScientific name; toxicity; toxic principles; clinical signs; poison-control action