Clean Indoor Air

Indoor house plants are commonly used to clean indoor air.  For pet parents/guardians, it’s essential to select non-toxic plants as your air purifying plants.  This is of vital importance for your pet’s health.  Considering indoor air quality poses more health concerns than outdoor air, having the right air cleaning plants will help you create a safer and healthier home environment.

We spend most of our time indoors in confined environments where the air is trapped and just being re-circulated.  Unknowingly, our homes can harbour untold airborne chemicals, some of which are potent environmental pollutants and likely carcinogens in humans and pets.  Indoor air can be polluted by Read the rest of this entry »

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There are hundreds of identified poisonous plants to pets which cause symptoms from mild nausea to death.  Plants and pets don’t always go well together.  Before you bring plants into your living space, keep your pets SAFE and make sure you know your ABCs about poisonous houseplants.

A – Always

B – Be

C – Cautious

Due to their small size and unique metabolism, cats and dogs are highly vulnerable to the toxic substances found in plants.  If you suspect that your pet has consumed a poisonous plant, contact your vet immediately and the Animal Poison Control Center of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).  You can reach them by calling 1-888-426-4435 (they do charge US$60 for this service).

Cats, particularly, like to eat plants.  So, it’s essential to keep your houseplants out of reach until you ensure your pets will not munch on them.

It’s also important to consider the source… Read the rest of this entry »

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