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June 29th 04, 01:00 PM
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Can cats coexist with pennyroyal plantings?
Because my wife is acutely sensitive to mosquito bites, I've
agreed to commit significant space in our yard to plants said to be disagreeable to mosquitoes. I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments? -- --| (Charles Packer) http://cpacker.org/whatnews 
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June 29th 04, 01:36 PM
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On 29 Jun 2004 05:00:27 -0700, (Charles Packer)
wrote: Because my wife is acutely sensitive to mosquito bites, I've agreed to commit significant space in our yard to plants said to be disagreeable to mosquitoes. I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments? -- --| (Charles Packer) http://cpacker.org/whatnews Here is a URL: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/vetdocs/toxic.htm
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June 29th 04, 01:44 PM
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On 29 Jun 2004 05:00:27 -0700, (Charles Packer)
wrote: Because my wife is acutely sensitive to mosquito bites, I've agreed to commit significant space in our yard to plants said to be disagreeable to mosquitoes. I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments? -- --| (Charles Packer) http://cpacker.org/whatnews Here is a list from CFA Plants Poisonous to Cats Alfalfa Almond (Pits of) Aloe Vera Alocasia Amaryllis Apple (seeds) Apple Leaf Croton Apricot (Pits of) Arrowgrass Asparagus Fern Autumn Crocus Avacado (fuit and pit) Azalea Baby's Breath Baneberry Bayonet Beargrass Beech Belladonna Bird of Paradise Bittersweet Black-eyed Susan Black Locust Bleeding Heart Bloodroot Bluebonnet Box Boxwood Branching Ivy Buckeyes Buddist Pine Burning Bush Buttercup Cactus, Candelabra Caladium Calla Lily Castor Bean Ceriman Charming Dieffenbachia Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves) Cherry, most wild varieties Cherry, ground Cherry, Laurel Chinaberry Chinese Evergreen Christmas Rose Chrysanthemum Cineria Clematis Cordatum Coriaria Cornflower Corn Plant Cornstalk Plant Croton Corydalis Crocus, Autumn Crown of Thorns Cuban Laurel Cutleaf Philodendron Cycads Cyclamen Daffodil Daphne Datura Deadly Nightshade Death Camas Devil's Ivy Delphinium Decentrea Dieffenbachia Dracaena Palm Dragon Tree Dumb Cane Easter Lily * Eggplant Elaine Elderberry Elephant Ear Emerald Feather English Ivy Eucalyptus Euonymus Evergreen Ferns Fiddle-leaf fig Florida Beauty Flax Four O'Clock Foxglove Fruit Salad Plant Geranium German Ivy Giant Dumb Cane Glacier IvyGolden Chain Gold Dieffenbachia Gold Dust Dracaena Golden Glow Golden Pothos Gopher Purge Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy Heartland Philodendron Hellebore Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Water Henbane Holly Honeysuckle Horsebeans Horsebrush Horse Chestnuts Hurricane Plant Hyacinth Hydrangea Indian Rubber Plant Indian Tobacco Iris Iris Ivy Jack in the Pulpit Janet Craig Dracaena Japanese Show Lily * Java Beans Jessamine Jerusalem Cherry Jimson Weed Jonquil Jungle Trumpets Kalanchoe Lacy Tree Philodendron Lantana Larkspur Laurel Lily Lily Spider Lily of the Valley Locoweed Lupine Madagascar Dragon Tree Marble Queen Marigold Marijuana Mescal Bean Mexican Breadfruit Miniature Croton Mistletoe Mock Orange Monkshood Moonseed Morning Glory Mother-in Law's Tongue Morning Glory Mountain Laurel Mushrooms Narcissus Needlepoint Ivy Nephytis Nightshade Oleander Onion Oriental Lily * Peace Lily Peach (pits and wilting leaves) Pencil Cactus Peony Periwinkle Philodendron Pimpernel Plumosa Fern Poinciana Poinsettia (low toxicity) Poison Hemlock Poison Ivy Poison Oak Pokeweed Poppy Potato Pothos Precatory Bean Primrose Privet, Common Red Emerald Red Princess Red-Margined Dracaena Rhododendron Rhubarb Ribbon Plant Rosemary Pea Rubber Plant Saddle Leaf Philodendron Sago Palm Satin Pothos Schefflera Scotch Broom Silver Pothos Skunk Cabbage Snowdrops Snow on the Mountain Spotted Dumb Cane Staggerweed Star of Bethlehem String of Pearls Striped Dracaena Sweetheart Ivy Sweetpea Swiss Cheese plant Tansy Mustard Taro Vine Tiger Lily * Tobacco Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves) Tree Philodendron Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia Tulip Tung Tree Virginia Creeper Water Hemlock Weeping Fig Wild Call Wisteria Yews -- e.g. Japanese Yew English Yew Western Yew American Yew List compiled by Jeffrey D. Rakes Reprinted from PET Magazine's Cat Care Guide, Summer 1987 Updated with the assistance of Dr. Jill Richardson, ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center, December 1997
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June 29th 04, 01:44 PM
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On 29 Jun 2004 05:00:27 -0700, (Charles Packer)
wrote: Because my wife is acutely sensitive to mosquito bites, I've agreed to commit significant space in our yard to plants said to be disagreeable to mosquitoes. I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments? -- --| (Charles Packer) http://cpacker.org/whatnews Here is a list from CFA Plants Poisonous to Cats Alfalfa Almond (Pits of) Aloe Vera Alocasia Amaryllis Apple (seeds) Apple Leaf Croton Apricot (Pits of) Arrowgrass Asparagus Fern Autumn Crocus Avacado (fuit and pit) Azalea Baby's Breath Baneberry Bayonet Beargrass Beech Belladonna Bird of Paradise Bittersweet Black-eyed Susan Black Locust Bleeding Heart Bloodroot Bluebonnet Box Boxwood Branching Ivy Buckeyes Buddist Pine Burning Bush Buttercup Cactus, Candelabra Caladium Calla Lily Castor Bean Ceriman Charming Dieffenbachia Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves) Cherry, most wild varieties Cherry, ground Cherry, Laurel Chinaberry Chinese Evergreen Christmas Rose Chrysanthemum Cineria Clematis Cordatum Coriaria Cornflower Corn Plant Cornstalk Plant Croton Corydalis Crocus, Autumn Crown of Thorns Cuban Laurel Cutleaf Philodendron Cycads Cyclamen Daffodil Daphne Datura Deadly Nightshade Death Camas Devil's Ivy Delphinium Decentrea Dieffenbachia Dracaena Palm Dragon Tree Dumb Cane Easter Lily * Eggplant Elaine Elderberry Elephant Ear Emerald Feather English Ivy Eucalyptus Euonymus Evergreen Ferns Fiddle-leaf fig Florida Beauty Flax Four O'Clock Foxglove Fruit Salad Plant Geranium German Ivy Giant Dumb Cane Glacier IvyGolden Chain Gold Dieffenbachia Gold Dust Dracaena Golden Glow Golden Pothos Gopher Purge Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy Heartland Philodendron Hellebore Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Water Henbane Holly Honeysuckle Horsebeans Horsebrush Horse Chestnuts Hurricane Plant Hyacinth Hydrangea Indian Rubber Plant Indian Tobacco Iris Iris Ivy Jack in the Pulpit Janet Craig Dracaena Japanese Show Lily * Java Beans Jessamine Jerusalem Cherry Jimson Weed Jonquil Jungle Trumpets Kalanchoe Lacy Tree Philodendron Lantana Larkspur Laurel Lily Lily Spider Lily of the Valley Locoweed Lupine Madagascar Dragon Tree Marble Queen Marigold Marijuana Mescal Bean Mexican Breadfruit Miniature Croton Mistletoe Mock Orange Monkshood Moonseed Morning Glory Mother-in Law's Tongue Morning Glory Mountain Laurel Mushrooms Narcissus Needlepoint Ivy Nephytis Nightshade Oleander Onion Oriental Lily * Peace Lily Peach (pits and wilting leaves) Pencil Cactus Peony Periwinkle Philodendron Pimpernel Plumosa Fern Poinciana Poinsettia (low toxicity) Poison Hemlock Poison Ivy Poison Oak Pokeweed Poppy Potato Pothos Precatory Bean Primrose Privet, Common Red Emerald Red Princess Red-Margined Dracaena Rhododendron Rhubarb Ribbon Plant Rosemary Pea Rubber Plant Saddle Leaf Philodendron Sago Palm Satin Pothos Schefflera Scotch Broom Silver Pothos Skunk Cabbage Snowdrops Snow on the Mountain Spotted Dumb Cane Staggerweed Star of Bethlehem String of Pearls Striped Dracaena Sweetheart Ivy Sweetpea Swiss Cheese plant Tansy Mustard Taro Vine Tiger Lily * Tobacco Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves) Tree Philodendron Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia Tulip Tung Tree Virginia Creeper Water Hemlock Weeping Fig Wild Call Wisteria Yews -- e.g. Japanese Yew English Yew Western Yew American Yew List compiled by Jeffrey D. Rakes Reprinted from PET Magazine's Cat Care Guide, Summer 1987 Updated with the assistance of Dr. Jill Richardson, ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center, December 1997
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June 29th 04, 02:52 PM
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Yes, cats can coexist with pennyroyal plantings.
Just be sure to give them their own places to sit in the garden. "Charles Packer" wrote in message om... Because my wife is acutely sensitive to mosquito bites, I've agreed to commit significant space in our yard to plants said to be disagreeable to mosquitoes. I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments? -- --| (Charles Packer) http://cpacker.org/whatnews
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June 29th 04, 02:52 PM
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Yes, cats can coexist with pennyroyal plantings.
Just be sure to give them their own places to sit in the garden. "Charles Packer" wrote in message om... Because my wife is acutely sensitive to mosquito bites, I've agreed to commit significant space in our yard to plants said to be disagreeable to mosquitoes. I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments? -- --| (Charles Packer) http://cpacker.org/whatnews
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June 29th 04, 04:21 PM
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Pennyroyal oil is often sold as a natural flea repellent for cats. It can be
slightly irritating in that form, but certainly not in leaf form. Go for it. "Charles Packer" wrote in message om... Because my wife is acutely sensitive to mosquito bites, I've agreed to commit significant space in our yard to plants said to be disagreeable to mosquitoes. I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments? -- --| (Charles Packer) http://cpacker.org/whatnews
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June 29th 04, 04:21 PM
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Pennyroyal oil is often sold as a natural flea repellent for cats. It can be
slightly irritating in that form, but certainly not in leaf form. Go for it. "Charles Packer" wrote in message om... Because my wife is acutely sensitive to mosquito bites, I've agreed to commit significant space in our yard to plants said to be disagreeable to mosquitoes. I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments? -- --| (Charles Packer) http://cpacker.org/whatnews
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June 29th 04, 06:09 PM
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"Charles Packer" wrote I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments? All I know is that for humans, both pennyroyal and rue, when correctly administered, can be abortifacients. Pennyroyal may also have anti-ovulant effects. These things were used by women for centuries from ancient times, and it was written about extensively in medieval medical texts. The seeds of Queen Anne's lace are also antiovulants. How this may manifest in cats, if at all, I just don't know. If you are letting your cat out unsuervised, it seems like a moot point. He could get into anything, after all.
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