{"id":66,"date":"2012-06-20T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/?p=66"},"modified":"2019-05-30T14:54:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T18:54:17","slug":"does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many plants can cause serious harm or even death to a curious kitty that may nibble on them.\u00a0 Does that mean you have to banish all greenery from your house?\u00a0 Of course not!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-67\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" \/> Here are some feline-friendly plants you can use to make your living space a little greener:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Herbs:\u00a0 Basil, German chamomile (NOT English), coriander, dill, and parsley are all kitty approved!<\/li>\n<li>Flowers:\u00a0 Cornflowers, impatiens, moon orchids, petunias, and zinnias all get two paws up.<\/li>\n<li>Greenery: Bamboo, dwarf palms, and sword ferns are feline-friendly, too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before bringing any new plants into your home or outdoor areas where your cat may frequent, you can double check if they are safe by consulting the <a title=\"ASPCA's list of toxic plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/pet-care\/animal-poison-control\/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASPCA\u2019s list of toxic and non-toxic plants<\/a>.\u00a0 This website features links to pictures and information about each plant, including a description of any dangers to your cat.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions\u00a0<a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/content\/contact_us.php\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0or reach out to your primary veterinarian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many plants can cause serious harm or even death to a curious kitty that may nibble on them.\u00a0 Does that mean you have to banish all greenery from your house?\u00a0 Of course not! Here are some feline-friendly plants you can use to make your living space a little greener: Herbs:\u00a0 Basil, German chamomile (NOT English), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[334,394,413,631,739,766],"class_list":["post-66","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-toxins","tag-keep-your-cat-safe-in-the-garden","tag-oakland-veterinary-referral-service","tag-ovrs","tag-plants-that-are-toxic-to-cats","tag-veterinary-care-in-mi","tag-what-plants-are-dangerous-for-cats"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb? | Oakland Veterinary Referral Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb? | Oakland Veterinary Referral Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Many plants can cause serious harm or even death to a curious kitty that may nibble on them.\u00a0 Does that mean you have to banish all greenery from your house?\u00a0 Of course not! Here are some feline-friendly plants you can use to make your living space a little greener: Herbs:\u00a0 Basil, German chamomile (NOT English), [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ovrservices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-06-20T17:08:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-05-30T18:54:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"OVRS Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"OVRS Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"OVRS Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/624f934086950c0c4fde65d49fc64823\"},\"headline\":\"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb?\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-06-20T17:08:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-05-30T18:54:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/\"},\"wordCount\":162,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"keep your cat safe in the garden\",\"oakland veterinary referral service\",\"OVRS\",\"plants that are toxic to cats\",\"Veterinary care in MI\",\"what plants are dangerous for cats?\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Pet Toxins\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/\",\"name\":\"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb? | Oakland Veterinary Referral Services\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-06-20T17:08:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-05-30T18:54:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":335},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services\",\"description\":\"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services Blog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OVRS_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OVRS_logo.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ovrservices\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/624f934086950c0c4fde65d49fc64823\",\"name\":\"OVRS Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b80b9c3ccfe4b645ff35a623de5c58ef22606b7868bac923ebc89d15ca05c921?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b80b9c3ccfe4b645ff35a623de5c58ef22606b7868bac923ebc89d15ca05c921?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"OVRS Staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/author\/ovrs\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb? | Oakland Veterinary Referral Services","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb? | Oakland Veterinary Referral Services","og_description":"Many plants can cause serious harm or even death to a curious kitty that may nibble on them.\u00a0 Does that mean you have to banish all greenery from your house?\u00a0 Of course not! Here are some feline-friendly plants you can use to make your living space a little greener: Herbs:\u00a0 Basil, German chamomile (NOT English), [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/","og_site_name":"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ovrservices","article_published_time":"2012-06-20T17:08:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-05-30T18:54:17+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"OVRS Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"OVRS Staff","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/"},"author":{"name":"OVRS Staff","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/624f934086950c0c4fde65d49fc64823"},"headline":"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb?","datePublished":"2012-06-20T17:08:00+00:00","dateModified":"2019-05-30T18:54:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/"},"wordCount":162,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg","keywords":["keep your cat safe in the garden","oakland veterinary referral service","OVRS","plants that are toxic to cats","Veterinary care in MI","what plants are dangerous for cats?"],"articleSection":["Pet Toxins"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/","name":"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb? | Oakland Veterinary Referral Services","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg","datePublished":"2012-06-20T17:08:00+00:00","dateModified":"2019-05-30T18:54:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/kitty.jpg","width":500,"height":335},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/does-your-cat-have-a-green-thumb\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Does Your Cat Have a Green Thumb?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/","name":"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services","description":"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services Blog","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services","url":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OVRS_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OVRS_logo.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"Oakland Veterinary Referral Services"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ovrservices"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/624f934086950c0c4fde65d49fc64823","name":"OVRS Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b80b9c3ccfe4b645ff35a623de5c58ef22606b7868bac923ebc89d15ca05c921?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b80b9c3ccfe4b645ff35a623de5c58ef22606b7868bac923ebc89d15ca05c921?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"OVRS Staff"},"url":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/author\/ovrs\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3092,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions\/3092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}