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I need to act fast — Easter lilies are a top-tier emergency for cats. Let me pull the toxin lookup, the cat emergency card, and the lily card.

I have the toxin facts and the cat red-line. Let me find the lily-specific toxin card and the lily routes page.

I have what I need from the toxin card, the cat emergency card, and the lookup. Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum) is the high-risk species for cats — not the Easter Lily Cactus. Let me draft and validate.

The validator blocked a treatment-plan line. Cutting that, and adding the Source line.

The draft passes. Let me read the final version and send it.

**Take him to an emergency veterinarian now. Do not wait to see if he vomits.**

True lilies (*Lilium* and *Hemerocallis*) are among the most dangerous plants a cat can chew. Pet Poison Helpline states that 1–2 leaves, petals, or even a small amount of pollen can cause severe acute kidney failure in cats; of the species they track, only the cat is affected this way. The Easter lily in a bouquet is exactly that plant. (The "Easter Lily Cactus" is a different plant and is not toxic — but a bouquet of lilies is the dangerous one.)

The reason to go now and not wait: the first signs (vomiting, drooling, loss of appetite, lethargy) can take hours to appear, and the kidney-failure stage that follows can be delayed 24–72 hours. By the time a cat "looks sick," the window for the kidney-protective care the vet can give is often already closing. Purring right now is not a safety sign — it just means the kidney damage has not surfaced yet.

**On the way / at the clinic:**
- Bring a piece of the plant (or a clear photo of the bouquet label) so the vet can confirm it is a true lily.
- Tell them: 4 kg cat, chewed several leaves and petals, pollen on whiskers, about 30 minutes ago.
- Do not induce vomiting. Do not give milk, oil, or any home remedy. Do not bathe him unless the vet tells you to — the pollen is on his face and he may groom it off; the vet's instruction beats anything you can rinse at home.

**In the meantime, before transport:**
- Keep him calm and confined so you can watch for any vomiting or refusal of food/water.
- Move the bouquet and any fallen petals or pollen out of reach — wipe down the table.
- If he vomits, drools, stops eating, or starts hiding, that is information for the vet, not a reason to delay leaving.

**One thing I could not do this turn:** I do not have a confirmed animal-poison number for your country in the closed table, because I do not know where you are. The first call is your local emergency veterinary clinic — they will triage the lily case and can route you to a national animal-poison line if one exists for your region. If you tell me which country or region you are in, I will re-check the table and give you the line if it is there.

This is not a diagnosis and not a substitute for veterinary care — only the vet who examines him can decide what treatment to give.

Sources (this turn): Pet Poison Helpline — Easter Lily; PDSA — Lily Poisoning in Cats; PDSA — First Aid for Poisons and Toxins.