Avoid access to ornamental yucca plants and do not give concentrated supplements unless veterinarian-directed. Contact a veterinarian if vomiting, drooling, or diarrhea follows exposure.
Yucca schidigera is a desert yucca with stiff sword-like leaves, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. Sold as ornamental plants, dried chews, and extract powders added to supplements and some pet foods for stool odor control. The raw plant contains saponins.
Small additive levels in commercial diets are very different from chewing raw leaves, roots, or bark. Concentrated extracts and tinctures may irritate the mouth and GI tract.
Common in xeriscape beds, parking lots, and rock gardens. Sharp leaf tips may cause mechanical injury. Keep powdered supplement containers secured.
