frangipani toxic?

[BradGC]

Hey all.
Yesterday our Alex flew into a frangipani tree and chewed on some of the leaves and stems.
I've heard that it's toxic.
He seems ok today, just a little grumpy.
Is there anything that we can do or should we be worried?

 

[mtdoramike]

I'd take him to the vet just to be safe.

 

[MomtoPercy]

I have a frangipani tree in my garden and was curius so I did a few searches.

Household Hazards. This page says the petals are safe.

Plant types and their toxicity. This site says the plant is safe.

That said, for some reason, I am still doubtful.

 

[AmyLaura]

Hello! I see this post is old but the subject is new to me. What was the outcome with Alex after he chewed on some of the leaves and stems of the plumeria/frangipani tree?

 

[EllenD]

Hi. I wasn't at all familiar with the "Frangipani" Tree/Plant until reading your post this morning, so I decided to get online and do some research. It looks to me like when you look at any lists of plants/trees that are toxic and non-toxic to birds, the Frangipani is listed as being safe for birds...However, when I just went into some of the individual forum posts and private parrot websites that came up on the Google search, it looks like there are several individual people who have either stated that it's toxic to birds, or that their bird became ill after eating the leaves. So I hate to give a definitive answer myself, as if some birds have been made ill from this tree/plant then the best advice is to keep your bird from eating any part of this tree in the future.

Since your bird already ate some of the leaves, I'd be watching him very carefully, and any signs of lethargy, being constantly fluffed-up, vomiting. very loose stools, etc., then you need to get him to an Avian Vet immediately...

****For future reference, it's a really good idea to keep a container of Activated Charcoal in your Avian First-Aid Kit, or at least in your home, for any occasion when your bird/other pets/people ingest something that is potentially toxic. If you can give the Activated Charcoal to your bird (or anyone else) who you think may have ingested something that is potentially toxic/poisonous, and give it to them very soon after they ingest the potential toxin, the Activated Charcoal will safely absorb the toxic substance inside their stomach/GI Tract and then transport it through their GI Tract and out of their body, and prevent it from being absorbed into their bloodstream. Even if you can't give it to them directly after they ingest a toxin, as long as you get it into them within an hour or two after ingestion, it will still absorb a good portion of the toxin and prevent it from being absorbed into their bloodstream (and with reptiles and amphibians, or other living creatures who have an extremely slow metabolism, you have a much larger window to get the Activated Charcoal into them, as it takes quite a while for them to digest anything that they ingest).

I always have a full bottle of Activated Charcoal in my house, and I've so far given it to my Bearded Dragon once, as she managed to eat a spider that I didn't see on my carpet while she was out running around in my basement. Not knowing if the spider was poisonous to her, I immediately gave her a dose of the Activated Charcoal, she hated it, but she was fine. And it doesn't cause any side effects or make them ill, except maybe a little loose stool, that's it. Great for humans too.