With bouquets of flowers one of the top presents for loved ones on Valentine's Day, the UK's leading emergency vets has issued a warning to pet owners - after they saw an 60% rise in flower related cases last February*.
As the month to celebrate love, the British Florist Association has estimated that 250 million stems of flowers are sold at Valentines globally.
As we fill our homes with spring flowers, Petplan is sharing the poisonous plants to keep away from cats.
Last year, Petplan recorded £454,421 in claims for cats with lily poisoning , compared to £11,583 for dogs. Petplan also found cats account for the vast majority of plant-poisoning claims, as between 2023–2025, there were approximately 95% of plant-poisoning claims for cats ....
