I have toad lilies, trumpet lilies, and a whack of day lilies. My cats chew
on the leaves of the day lilies.

No problems yet.

I was worried too, especially after my vet warned of lilies in January after
doing blood work on one of my cats before dental surgery. This cat showed
high levels of creatine (I think that was it) which is indicative of kidney
problems. However, it is my other cat that loves to chew on the day lilies,
and his blood work was fine.

My wife and I thought about keeping the cats indoors (fenced yard, cats
never ever leave our yard), but they love their trips outside. Also thought
about removing the lilies, but the day lilies are just too beautiful to get
rid of.

So we will monitor, and chase our cats away from the day lilies when they
head to them for their snack.

I am leaning on the advice of many here, that day lilies have incorrectly
been bunched together with the other lilies.

"Ann" wrote in message
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(Fleemo) expounded:

Should I be consdering yanking out my precious day lilies?

First of all, I've had cats and gardens with lilies in them for years
and have NEVER had a problem.

Secondly, daylilies aren't true lilies, and that seems to be what this
article is talking about. Daylilies are in the genus hemerocallis,
their flowers resemble lilies and last a day, thus their name.

I wouldn't worry about it.

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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