We live in Portland, Oregon. About 20 mi

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I'll run the lookups and pull the species/toxin cards in parallel before drafting.

Let me check for a lily-specific toxin card and pull the cat-lily reference:

Now I'll draft the answer and run the gate.

Let me add a brief source line to clear the warning and re-run.

**Go to an emergency veterinarian now — call ahead so they are ready for you.** Even brushing pollen off a paw and grooming it in can cause acute kidney failure in cats; the fact that Luna looks fine right now is not reassuring. With true lilies, kidney injury often does not show for hours to days, and the most effective treatment (decontamination plus 48 hours of IV fluids with kidney monitoring) is time-sensitive.

The closed hotline lookup for Portland, Oregon this turn returned no confirmed animal-poison line. The path is a local 24-hour emergency veterinary clinic; if you have a usual vet, call its after-hours line. There is no animal-poison number I can give you from this table.

## Why waiting or home remedies are strictly dangerous

- *Lilium* / *Hemerocallis* (true lilies and daylilies, including Easter, stargazer, tiger, Asiatic, and Japanese show lilies) are uniquely nephrotoxic to cats. Pet Poison Helpline: as little as 1–2 leaves, petals, or pieces of pollen can cause severe acute kidney failure; the toxic principle itself is still unknown, but the kidney outcome in cats is consistent across sources.
- "She is purring and walking normally" does not close the exposure. Gastrointestinal signs (vomiting, drooling, appetite loss) can appear within hours; kidney failure signs (lethargy, refusing food, change in urination) can develop later. Cats also hide illness well, so early visible wellness is not a finding.
- Hydrogen peroxide to make a cat vomit is unsafe. Cats can develop hemorrhagic gastroenteritis from peroxide; the aspiration risk in a small animal that cannot be safely restrained is real; and home emesis does not help in true-lily exposures — the toxic effect is on the kidneys, not something sitting in the stomach to bring up. The cat emergency card is explicit: do not induce vomiting yourself; do not use home remedies in place of veterinary triage.
- The window that matters is the first few hours: washing residual pollen off the coat, baseline bloodwork, and starting IV fluids all happen at the clinic, soon.

## On the way to the clinic

- Move Luna into a carrier now; line it with a towel so she is calm.
- Wipe her paws, face, and any fur that may carry pollen with a damp cloth (plain water or a pet-safe wipe). The point is to stop further ingestion from grooming. Do not fully bathe her at home before the vet has seen the pollen.
- Do not offer food or water unless the clinic tells you to.
- Note the exposure time (about 20 minutes ago) and her weight from the file (around 9 lb).

## What to bring

| Item | Why |
| --- | --- |
| The bouquet (or a cutting with a leaf and a flower) or a clear photo | The vet needs to confirm true *Lilium* vs. a look-alike (Peace Lily, Calla Lily, Easter Lily Cactus are not the same kidney toxin). |
| A photo of the orange pollen on her paw | Documents the exposure route. |
| Her weight (~9 lb) and age (2 y) | Dose and IV-fluid decisions scale to these. |
| Time stamp (~20 minutes ago) | Shapes what the clinic does on arrival. |
| Vaccine / medication record if known | For treatment choices. |

## Now vs Do not

| Now | Do not |
| --- | --- |
| Drive to an emergency vet; call on the way | Wait to see if symptoms develop |
| Wipe pollen off paws/face with a damp cloth | Give hydrogen peroxide or anything else to make her vomit |
| Bring the lilies (or a photo), her weight, and the exposure time | Fully bathe her at home before the vet has seen the pollen |
| Keep her calm in a lined carrier | Force food, water, milk, or herbal "detox" |
| Tell the clinic: "Easter lily pollen, ~20 minutes ago, ~9 lb cat, currently looks well" | Treat visible wellness as proof of safety |

This turn's open cards: cat emergency red lines, cat toxins, shared toxins. The dose figure (1–2 leaves, petals, or pollen → severe kidney failure in cats) and the cat-only nephrotoxicity come from Pet Poison Helpline and the ASPCA plant page for Easter lily. We do not diagnose, dose, or replace an exam — the clinic decides.