As someone who lives in the UK and has kept cats for about 20 years, this
was news to me - and a shock to learn of it. Not only that but I actually
had a couple lilies in a mixed bunch of flowers in vase - all now in the
bin.

Lily pollen or leaves, or any part of a lily is extremely toxic to a cat.

A recent death in the UK has been highlighted in our press - and example of
which is below -

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/06/nlilly06.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/05/06/ixhome.html

It would seem this is a well known fact in the US - but here in the UK it is
virtually not known about.

Hopefully, more publicity will rectify this - I'm taking a news clipping to
work for our noticeboard

"chas"  wrote in message 
news:BVNee.20195$WW5.1699@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...

> As someone who lives in the UK and has kept cats for about 20 years, this
> was news to me - and a shock to learn of it. Not only that but I actually
> had a couple lilies in a mixed bunch of flowers in vase - all now in the
> bin.
>
> Lily pollen or leaves, or any part of a lily is extremely toxic to a cat.
>
> A recent death in the UK has been highlighted in our press - and example 
> of
> which is below -
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/06/nlilly06.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/05/06/ixhome.html
>
> It would seem this is a well known fact in the US - but here in the UK it 
> is
> virtually not known about.
>
> Hopefully, more publicity will rectify this - I'm taking a news clipping 
> to
> work for our noticeboard
>
>


thanks for this i had no idea and have always had loads of lillies in my 
garden and in vases