oh my gosh......i'm so very very very sorry!!!!! Our other dog got ahold of one too (4 days after my first dog died). It was during the holidays so we could not get our two large sago palms removed for 4 days. Somehow the 2nd dog found a seed that must have rolled under a bush and we didn't see it. Anyway, we got him to the the vet within MINUTES and they made him throw up and ran charcoal thru his system to absorb anything that might have left his stomach. It worked, and he is fine 1.5 years later BUT the seed had not left his stomach. It is my understanding from my vet that had the seed or part of the plant gotten out of his stomach and into his system he would have died too. I'm just wondering if they keep running charcoal thru your cat if they could absorb the poisons? I'm so so very sorry that i can not be more help. Does he/she have black black stool? It's a sure sign of liver failure i was told. Please let me know how your cat is! It took approximately 4 to 5 days for our dog to die (i'm guessing because she really didn't show signs of even being sick for the first day and was just lethargic with black stool until she was completely down)...our hearts are completely broken as i feel i should have known about these HORRID POISONOUS PLANTS! Even now as i tell EVERYONE about them they don't remove them...it is beyond my comprehension. Prayers for you and your kitty!

I could have snapped a pic, but I'm 90 miles from home today, maybe when I get back? Yes, I'm sure it's not the biggest I've seen, but still, it's a good one, vigorous, trunk diameter is at least 14". But, it's growing on the side of a hill, under a canopy from an oak and it doesn't get the direct sun they like. Therefore, I only get the long pollinating thingie followed by a single flush every year. The tallest, largest sago I can ever remember seeing is in Honolulu, Waikiki right in front of the Red Lobster Restaurant. It's in the middle of town, not hard to find and worth checking out. But, I think it's twice the size of mine, in height? When I get back home, if I don't forget, (visiting girlfriend right now) I will try and post a photo. El Bee

Clip the brown fronds off at the leaf stem, then waltz around and throw a few prayers into the cosmos. I like a good Shinto one aimed towards a spirit of a tree nearby that is watching over the said palm.. Mine survived 12 degrees, I think. They are brown but the center growth thingy is just fine. I guess we will see sometime this spring when they normally sprout. I would not chop it down to the roots until you see if that center growth plate is alive. We still have some cold stuff coming down. You might want to chop that stuff off and pile it on top of the remaining trunk.. -Mara

What was the root system like when you took it out of the original soil? It's normal for Cycas species to drop their leaves occasionally and then regrow more in a big flush. The leaves yellow and brown off and will fall. From the photos yours look like the leaves are just withering rather than going through the renewal cycle. Also, they like full sun. Your location for it wouldn't be good as a long term situation.