The Cat's Meow Napa

06/05/2026

Please be aware of how poisonous Lillie’s are to cats…

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Lilies are in every garden. Every bouquet. Every farmer's market arrangement.

They're the #1 plant killer of cats.

All parts of true lilies (Lilium species) and daylilies (Hemerocallis) are toxic to cats. Petals. Leaves. Stems. Pollen. Even the water in the vase.

But here's the part that kills: POLLEN.

A cat brushes against a lily. Pollen dusts its fur. The cat grooms itself. Ingests the pollen.

Within 6-12 hours: vomiting, lethargy, loss of appetite.
Within 24-72 hours: acute kidney failure.
Without aggressive IV treatment within 18 hours: death.

A TINY amount. Less than a petal. A few grains of pollen. That's the lethal dose.

There's no antidote. Treatment is aggressive fluid therapy to flush the kidneys before permanent damage. Even with treatment, many cats suffer lasting kidney damage.

This isn't obscure. The ASPCA Poison Control Center lists lily toxicity as one of their top calls every spring and summer.

What to do:
If you have cats (indoor OR outdoor) — do NOT plant lilies in your garden.
No lilies in bouquets or vases in a home with cats.
If your cat contacts any lily — wash the pollen off immediately, call your vet or ASPCA Poison Control (888-426-4435), and get to an emergency vet FAST. Time is the only variable.
Safe alternatives that look similar: snapdragons, zinnias, petunias, sunflowers, orchids, roses.

The most popular flower in American gardens is the most lethal to the most popular pet in American homes.

No lily is worth your cat's kidneys.

05/31/2026

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05/30/2026

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Honey Bee was found in an Arizona parking lot with no eyes, no history, and no obvious future.

The family who took her home started taking her outside because she wanted to be outside. Then to a trail because she wanted to go further. Then to the desert, and then to the mountains, and then to every elevation in between.

She didn't navigate by sight. She navigated by wind direction, scent gradient, surface texture, and the specific weight of her person's footstep on the path ahead. She hiked in a harness. She rested on rocks. She crossed switchbacks and came back down.

Her YouTube channel eventually reached a million views. People watched not because they expected it to work, but because she was already showing them that it had.

When she died in 2020, her family honored her by adopting Lychee — another blind cat from a Florida shelter — and doing the same thing with her.

Have you ever had a cat who changed what you thought was possible? The comments are open.

05/27/2026

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05/24/2026

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05/20/2026

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05/19/2026

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04/24/2026

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04/22/2026

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Amber Davidson got an email at 11 p.m. saying her cat Dodger had just been scanned into a California shelter — seven years after he disappeared.

Dodger had been brought into Fresno Trap and Release for a routine neutering when staff discovered he was already fixed and microchipped. The chip traced back to the Davidsons, who had since moved to Georgia, more than 2,500 miles away.

Sydney Sherman, the nonprofit worker who found him, happened to have a trip to Florida already planned. She offered to bring Dodger as far as the Florida state line, and the Davidsons drove seven hours to meet her.

The family arrived at 5 a.m. and saw Dodger for the first time in seven years.

Dodger had gone missing in 2018 during a difficult time — the family was preparing to move after the children's father passed away, and he disappeared before the journey ever began. A microchip brought him back.