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Cycad sago is extremely poisonous to animals (including humans) if ingested. Pets are at particular risk, since they seem to find the plant very palatable.<ref>''Suspected cycad (Cycas revoluta) intoxication in dogs'', Botha CJ, Naude TW, Swan GE, et al.| J S Afr Vet Assoc | 1991</ref> Clinical symptoms of ingestion will develop within 12 hours, and may include [[vomiting]], [[diarrhea]], weakness, seizures, and liver failure or [[hepatotoxicity]] characterized by icterus, cirrhosis, and ascites. The pet may appear bruised, have nose bleeds (epistaxis), melena (blood in the stool), hematochezia (bloody straining), and hemarthrosis (blood in the joints).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.critterology.com/articles/cycas-revoluta-sago-palm-or-cycad-toxicity |first=Susan |last=Muller-Esneault |title=Cycas Revoluta: The Sago Palm, or Cycad Toxicity |year=2009 |publisher=Critterology.com}}</ref> The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center estimates a fatality rate of 50 to 75% when ingestion of the sago palm is involved. If any quantity of the plant is ingested, a poison control center or doctor should be contacted immediately. Effects of ingestion can include permanent internal damage and death.

 

All parts of the plant are toxic; however, the seeds contain the highest level of the toxin [[cycasin]]. Cycasin causes gastrointestinal irritation, and in high enough doses, leads to liver failure.<ref>''Selected poisonous plant concerns small animals'', Knight MW, Dorman DC | Vet Med | 1997 | 92(3):260-272</ref> Other toxins include [[Beta-methylamino L-alanine]], a [[neurotoxic]] [[amino acid]], and an unidentified toxin which has been observed to cause hindlimb paralysis in cattle.<ref>''Toxicology Brief: Cycad toxicosis in dogs'', Hany Youssef| Veterinary Medicine | May 1, 2008 | [http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Toxicology+Brief/Toxicology-Brief-Cycad-toxicosis-in-dogs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516497?contextCategoryId=46382]</ref>

 

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