Easter lilies may add a touch of seasonal flair to your holiday weekend - but they could also kill your cat.
Massey University veterinary researcher Kathleen Parton, an expert on toxicology in animals, has warned cat owners that lilies, popular over Easter, were potentially deadly to felines.
The toxic lilies
of the Lilium and Hemerocallis genus included the Easter, Christmas and Stargazer varieties, she said.
"Cats have a tendency to eat the flowers or leaves of these lilies. But they're very poisonous and cats can then develop acute renal failure very quickly," Dr Parton said.
Even brushing past a flower could be dangerous because pollen could rub off on the cat's fur and then be eaten.
