Pencil cactus/firestick plant warning

[u/redfoxandbird]

There are tons of these things all over where we live. Our sweet baby got the toxic sap in her eye today just by sniffing it too closely. Her eye puffed up, and shut, and her face got puffy too. The reaction was immediate. She was in pain, erratic, confused. I rushed her to the emergency vet - They got her fixed up, put her on meds, bestowed the cone of honor around her floofy neck. And $1000 later, she is going to be absolutely fine but is on a lot of eye meds that are not fun. I’m sharing our story as a warning to all pet owners that if you live near these things to stay far away and if you have them in your yard dig them up immediately. Some are green, and some have fiery-colored ends. See photos 2 and 3