Plenty of common cut flowers are not safe around animals, and the ones that aren't rarely say so. The ASPCA lists lilies as toxic to cats, where they cause kidney failure, and tulips and hydrangeas as toxic to both cats and dogs. Even the filler greenery matters: asparagus fern is on the toxic list and gets used constantly because it looks good.
So when we build a bouquet for a home with a cat or a dog, we build it from a shorter list. Of the ranges we stock, two are on the ASPCA non-toxic list: roses, with the thorns taken off, and sunflowers. Those are what you'll find in the grid above, and they carry a pet celebration perfectly well on their own.
When you tell us the bouquet is going to a home with animals, we keep it to those two ranges and leave out anything the ASPCA lists as toxic, our lilies, tulips, hydrangeas and carnations included. That is a smaller catalogue than we would like to offer you, and we would rather be straight about it than sell you a bouquet you have to keep on top of the fridge.
Two caveats worth stating plainly. Non-toxic is not the same as edible: the ASPCA notes that eating any plant material can upset a cat or dog\'s stomach, so flowers belong out of reach whatever they are made of. And we are florists, not vets, so every claim on this page is the ASPCA\'s classification rather than ours. The full breakdown is in our pet-safe flowers guide, and the ASPCA database is the source for all of it.
Pet milestones don't map neatly onto the human calendar, which is half the reason they get overlooked. These are the ones we see most.
The anniversary of the day a rescue came home. Most adopted animals have no known birthday, so this is the date that gets celebrated instead, and for a lot of owners it matters more.
Cats and dogs both, and increasingly rabbits. A first birthday tends to be the big one; after that it's usually a photo, a cake they shouldn't eat, and flowers that won't hurt them.
One year, five years, ten. Often given to the human rather than the animal, which is the honest framing of most pet gifts anyway.
Congratulating someone on a new kitten or puppy. Pet-safe matters most here, a new animal in an unfamiliar home investigates everything, usually with its mouth.
Marking a cat's fifteenth or a big dog making it past ten. Quieter occasions, and among the most heartfelt orders we get.
They get lumped together as "pets" and they shouldn't be. The difference is worth knowing before you send flowers to anyone.
Every part of a true lily is toxic to cats, including the pollen and the vase water. A cat brushing past a stem and then grooming the pollen off its fur is enough to cause kidney failure. If there's a cat in the house, lilies shouldn't be in it at all, not on a high shelf, not in another room.
Dogs are more likely to eat a whole bouquet and less likely to be killed by it. The ASPCA lists tulips, hydrangeas and azaleas as toxic to dogs with vomiting, diarrhoea and depression, treatable rather than catastrophic. Worth knowing: true lilies are listed as non-toxic to dogs, so the flower that is an emergency for a cat is not one for a dog. It is still a vet visit nobody wanted.
Boston fern is on the ASPCA non-toxic list; asparagus fern is on the toxic list and looks close enough to be mistaken for it. Eucalyptus is toxic to cats and dogs both, which surprises people who use it as a neutral filler. Fillers the ASPCA does not list either way, ruscus and lemon leaf among them, we treat as unproven rather than safe. This is the part most pet-safe bouquets get wrong.
If a pet does get into a bouquet, the Pet Poison Helpline operates 24/7, and in Singapore your nearest 24-hour vet is the right first call. Bring the flower with you if you can, identifying the species quickly changes the treatment.
Flagging a pet home changes three things about how your order is put together:
One thing we won't tell you is that a pet-safe bouquet can be left at floor level. Non-toxic means eating it won't poison them; it doesn't mean a determined terrier can't destroy your table. Keep flowers up high regardless, and keep the vase water covered if you have a cat that drinks from anything except its own bowl.
Ordering by WhatsApp on +65 8885 8773 is the quickest way to talk through a pet-home arrangement, and same-day delivery runs across Singapore when you order before 2 PM.
Two of the ranges we stock are listed by the ASPCA as non-toxic to both cats and dogs: roses (thorns removed) and sunflowers. Those are the two we build pet-home bouquets from. Our lilies, tulips, hydrangeas and carnations are all on the ASPCA toxic list, so we leave them out of any bouquet going to a home with animals. Non-toxic is not the same as edible, though, so keep any bouquet out of reach. Tell us it is a pet home when you order and we will keep to the list.
True lilies are the serious one. Every part of the plant, including the pollen and the water in the vase, can cause kidney failure in cats, and a cat brushing past and grooming the pollen off its fur is enough. If you have a cat, do not have lilies in the house at all. Tulips, hydrangeas and chrysanthemums are also toxic, though less catastrophically so.
It is the anniversary of the day a rescue pet came home, marked instead of, or alongside, a birthday, because most adopted animals have no known birth date. Gotcha days are one of the most common reasons people order pet-safe flowers from us, usually alongside a photo of the day they met.
Yes, order before 2 PM for same-day delivery across Singapore. Tell us in the order notes that it is going to a home with pets and we will keep the arrangement to the safe list.
They need to be, and they are not automatically. Boston fern is on the ASPCA non-toxic list; asparagus fern and eucalyptus are both on the toxic list, and eucalyptus affects dogs as well as cats. Greenery the ASPCA does not list, such as ruscus and lemon leaf, we treat as unproven rather than safe. When you flag a pet home we check the greenery as well as the blooms, which is the part most bouquets get wrong.
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