Editing Lilium (section)

==Toxicity==
<section begin=lilium-toxicity />Some ''Lilium'' species are toxic to [[cat]]s. This is known to be so especially for ''[[Lilium longiflorum]]'', though other ''Lilium'' and the unrelated ''[[Hemerocallis]]'' can also cause the same symptoms with equal lethality.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.2460/javma.2002.220.49 |author=Langston CE |title=Acute renal failure caused by lily ingestion in six cats |journal=J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. |volume=220 |issue=1 |pages=49–52, 36 |date=January 2002 |pmid=12680447 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Hall J |title=Nephrotoxicity of Easter Lily (''Lilium longiflorum'') when ingested by the cat |journal=Proc Annu Meet Am Vet Int Med |volume=6 |page=121 |year=1992 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Volmer P |title=Easter lily toxicosis in cats |journal=Vet Med |page=331 |date=April 1999 |url=http://www.aspcapro.org/mydocuments/p-toxbrief_0499.pdf }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Fitzgerald2010" /> The true mechanism of toxicity is undetermined, but it involves damage to the [[renal tubular]] epithelium (composing the substance of the kidney and secreting, collecting, and conducting urine), which can cause acute [[kidney failure]].<ref name="Fitzgerald2010">{{cite journal|last1=Fitzgerald|first1=Kevin T.|title=Lily Toxicity in the Cat|journal=Topics in Companion Animal Medicine|volume=25|issue=4|year=2010|pages=213–217|issn=1938-9736|doi=10.1053/j.tcam.2010.09.006|pmid=21147474}}</ref> Veterinary help should be sought, as a matter of urgency, for any cat that is suspected of eating any part of a lily – including licking pollen that may have brushed onto its coat. Due to the high mortality rate, medical care should be sought immediately once it is known a cat came into contact with lilies, ideally before any symptoms develop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vethelpdirect.com/vetblog/2010/05/02/lily-poisoning-in-cats/|title=Lily poisoning in cats – Vet Help Direct Blog|date=2010-05-02|access-date=2013-10-20|archive-date=2013-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102161051/http://www.vethelpdirect.com/vetblog/2010/05/02/lily-poisoning-in-cats/|url-status=dead}}</ref><section end=lilium-toxicity />