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The original was posted on /r/bestofredditorupdates by /u/Direct-Caterpillar77 on 2025-06-01 04:04:01+00:00.

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cats became yellow overnight

Originally posted to r/CATHELP

Thanks to u/amireallyreal & u/queenlegolas for suggesting this BoRU

TRIGGER WARNING: Animal poisoning

MOOD SPOILER: The cats are fine!

Original Post May 18, 2025

woke up this morning to two of my cats all bright yellow in the face/neck area. the first cat’s bed is also coloured where he lays his head. we do have two bouquets but we’ve had them for almost a week and this is new and i don’t know if they could be causing it. is this potentially dangerous? thanks in advance lol

Pics of the cats with yellow fur/the lillies/yellow stained couch

RELEVANT COMMENTS

okboomer19373

Lilies aren’t just toxic to cats- they’re deadly. Take them to the vet ASAP

FrivolousIntern

I work in a Vet ER and I really wish ALL Florists would mention that lily is toxic. We get dozens of new cases every holiday. Especially Mother’s Day and Easter, it’s honestly heartbreaking.

Mini Update 1 May 19, 2025

updating: theyve been bathed against their will and im calling the vet now; its tough because i dont have a car and only one cat crate but thanks for all the comments!

Winter_is_blooming

Shove them in and walk if needed. Lillies are deadly to cats. Your cats will likely hate being forced in close proximity but a few scratches and hisses is better than two dead cats. Please, Uber or whatever, just get to the vet. This is life or death.

Mini Update 2 May 19, 2025

UPDATE!!! cats will most probably be okay!! we are back home from the vet with fluids to hydrate and rinse out any toxins, and we are going back tomorrow for a checkup.

thanks to everyone who said kind words and genuinely wanted to help, i love my cats and have had cats my whole life. i like to think im a pretty great pet parent and this is my first oversight ever, though its a pretty huge one. ive definitely learned and will know for the future! to anyone calling me dumb/uneducated/unworthy to have pets… ok! at least i know i truly care for them, even if it doesnt show in my words

Update May 23, 2025 (5 days later)

Hello all!!! My post blew up SO much and i wanted to make an update to people who asked. So apparently my cats are supersonic because both showed no symptoms and are thriving right now, even with the insane amount of pollen they had on them. After the visit to the er, we had a bag of iv fluids we had to inject them with twice a day. It was awful for them but they got through it and now they’re both extra cuddly, ig a side effect from going to the vet. The photos are from today, they’re both chilling rn. I also wanted to give a bit of context for my first post. I don’t live alone and the bouquet of flowers was not for me, so i didn’t pay it too much attention. I know my cats like to get into plants but they hadn’t got into the flowers, even after a week, so i didn’t think to put them higher up. Call me irresponsible or whatnot, but i def learned from this and got super lucky!! But maybe i won’t be next time so this was a good learning experience haha Thanks to all the people who left nice messages, shared stories, said they learned something new or checked up on them through dms! I hope you’re having a wonderful day :)

New pics of the cats healthy

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