Gosh, I'm so glad Cassy was not taken ill. I have many house plants, and Lily has never been the least bit interested, thankfully. However, it remains to be seen if Debra will follow in her footsteps; we have only had her home from the vet for about a week and she has not been allowed into Lilly's den which is where all the plants reside.

About 11 Christmases ago when our second Siberian Husky (Sadie) was just a pup, she became deathly ill on Xmas Eve. Ended up rushing her to the emergency vet and she was injected with sacks of liquid because of her dehydration. I had to saute ground beef and rice to feed her during the next few days, while holding her like a baby in my arms. We figured that she probably ingested a holly berry that had fallen from my fresh cuttings displayed over the fireplace mantle. Since holly berries are poisonous to dogs, I would think cats could be sickened as well. My beautiful holly tree NEVER gets pruned for decorative purposes anymore, that is unless some unscrupulous passerby finds it irresistible . . .