Is Bamboo Vine Toxic to Dogs and Cats? (2026)

No treatment is needed for ingestion. If your dog has been exploring dense brush where this vine grows, check paws and coat for thorn scratches afterward.

Bamboo Vine is not known to contain toxic compounds harmful to dogs, cats, or horses.

Bamboo Vine is confirmed non-toxic to dogs and cats by the ASPCA. It's a thorny, climbing greenbrier vine common in wetland and swamp edges across the southeastern US — the thorns, not any toxicity, are the main hazard it poses to a dog pushing through underbrush.

Scientific name

Smilax laurifolia

Family

Liliaceae

Also known as

Bamboo Vine, Blaspheme vine, Laurel-leaved Greenbrier

Typically found

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