Pet Toxin Reference
Kalanchoe
Moderate
Act now: Remove access and rinse the mouth or skin with water if appropriate. Save the package or plant name. Call your veterinarian promptly for dose-based advice, especially for puppies, kittens, seniors, or pets with other illnesses.
Quick Facts
Common Sources
Houseplants, succulent collections
Highest Risk
Concentrated forms or large ingestions pose highest risk
Category
Plant
Early Signs
Vomiting, diarrhea, drooling
Emergency Signs
Weakness or abnormal heart rhythm in larger exposures
Call Your Vet
Call the same day for any known ingestion, or sooner if your pet is vomiting, drooling, acting painful, or seems weak.
Triage & Next Steps
Why this is dangerous
Kalanchoe usually causes vomiting and diarrhea, but larger ingestions can affect the heart.
Go to ER immediately if
Go urgently for repeated vomiting, breathing trouble, collapse, major lethargy, neurologic signs, or significant eye/oral burns.
What not to do
Do not wait for severe signs before calling. Do not induce vomiting unless your veterinarian advises it.
Prevention
Choose pet-safer plants when possible, identify every plant in the home or yard, and keep bouquets, bulbs, seeds, and trimmings where pets cannot reach them.