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Little Tich

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Sat Jan 30, 2016, 11:08 PM Jan 2016

Woman devastated after her kitten dies from touching lilies she had in a vase [View all]

Source: Metro UK, 29 Jan 2016

A woman has been left devastated after her four-month-old kitten died from brushing against lilies she had in a vase.

Elizabeth Mackie, 38, bought Mr Mistoffelees, known as Misto, to cheer herself up after her mother died from a stroke.

But she didn’t realise lilies were poisonous to cats, so when someone gave her a bunch of the popular flowers she left them on the window sill where the kitten liked to sit.

Now she is calling for the flowers to come with a warning sticker so other cat owners don’t suffer the same grief.

When she found her much-loved kitten covered in orange pollen, she shared a picture on social media for advice as it wouldn’t come off.

But she was horrified when people commented to warn her that it was deadly to cats.

Vets rushed the animal into surgery, but sadly it was too late and Misto died later that day.





Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/29/woman-devastated-after-her-kitten-dies-from-touching-lilies-she-had-in-a-vase-5651212/

DU, Aug 27, 2015: Beautiful kitteh put down because lily pollen was left on her fur after bee sting.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027112154

DU, Jan 13, 2015: Poisonous Plants and Flowers for Cats (and dogs too!)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/116120116

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