Horse Chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Guideline: Poisonous
Type: Outdoor Plants
Horse Chestnut is a species of flowering plant in the lychee family. This plant can grow extremely tall with large bright green leaves and white flowers with a yellow or pink floral base. The fruit is a green spiky shell containing one brown seed with a white bottom.
For Your Pet: This plant is used for medicinal purposes in many ways, however is toxic to small pets. Although there is no confirmed list of symptoms for this, it is highly recommended to keep Horse Chestnuts away from your pet as they can become seriously ill.
Warning: Do not feed your pet Horse Chestnut as it can cause serious illness.
Resources: If you believe that your pet has been poisoned immediately call your vet or one of the animal poison control hotlines on this list.
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