Cats eating plants
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Comments (44)Mine loooove grass more than anything. One will weed my garden for me, wandering through the iceplant eating stray blades of grass. I've also found her chewing on star rush. They seem to love those long blades. I planted catnip, not realizing quite how quickly it grows. It turned into a weedy-looking forest within a few months. They cats will sniff at it occasionally, but aren't as interested as I'd expected. I have to pull leaves off and crush them up for them. One loves to crouch under bushes. I have a confederate jasmine in the corner and it's her special lurking spot. re cats on a balcony: I've had cats in several places with balconies, and they're very good at not falling off. Even as kittens. You might want to give them something to climb up on at first to investigate so that they don't leap onto the railing without realizing there's a drop on the other side and get a fright. The cats did fall off occasionally at one place. It was only on the second floor so they didn't get hurt. I think it was because they'd try to sneak around the barrier at the end of the railing to visit the neighbors....See MorePlants and cats
Comments (9)Sometimes cats eat plants as an emetic, i.e., they are deliberately trying to throw up something they shouldn't have ingested in the first place (hairballs can be a reason for this as someone else mentioned). Another reason is for nutrients not found in their normal food. I have grown wheatgrass (what you usually find as "cat grass") and catnip for mine. Wheatgrass will grow well in a very shallow pot making it easy for cats to reach to eat. They will literally mow it down in its pot (you'd think they were little goats!) and rarely ever throw it back up. Most of mine will also eat catnip. One will follow me around if he knows I'm handing out fresh catnip to try to beat the others to it! I got a Drinkwell fountain for mine several years ago, and last week discovered that the company now also makes a little pod with wheatgrass seeds in it that you just clip on the side of the fountain. It grows strictly in the moving water of the fountain, no dirt required. It only started sprouting early this week so the jury is still out on how well they will like it and if it will really provide enough. As for the carpet, I keep a spray bottle of Resolve on hand to use whenever I clean up a coughed-up hairball (or whatever else they cough up), and it does an excellent job of cleaning the spot and preventing stains. My carpet is a very light beige. Another plant you could consider for them is catmint, which is similar to catnip only with smaller leaves and purple instead of white flowers. I've grown catmint and think it's a much prettier plant, but the cats seem to like the catnip better. Here's a link to some ideas on how to train a cat to not eat your houseplants: Does your Cat Eat Plants? Train him Not To...See MoreHow to host a 'house warming' without gifts???
Comments (15)Thank you everyone for your thoughtful insights, I really appreciate it. The more I think about it, the more I'm sure there is no way to avoid "gifts" even though I would prefer to just share our hospitality. Gellchom, when I posted I just put my thoughts in random order and realized how awful #1 sounded after I re-read it. I didn't mean that as harsh as it sounded, I was being overly blunt, and certainly would appreciate the thoughtfulness any guest of ours put into a gift for us. Kitties will be ok too, they have their own bedroom and they'll go in there, best for our guests, and best for them since one of them is scared of his own shadow lol. DH has a very large extended family that we are very close to. In addition to living on the same street with 2 families, we also spend time at the lake every weekend with the rest of them as we all have cottages at the family island. Needless to say, they have all been following our long saga with great interest and now that we are home are relentless about when we are having our "housewarming" lol (and we've only been home a week!). I like the idea of a "cocktail party", that may at least minimize any feeling that they should bring a gift. I do have another question that I should have asked. Because DH's family is large (at our wedding 4 years ago, we had 108 people....and 10 were from my side lol), there is no way logistically that we can have that many people at our house at one time. We are planning the party for end of November and outdoors will not be an option due to temperature as well as the fact our landscaping is not done (think mud & rocks, but by then snow and cold). I'm thinking of doing it over 2 nights from 7pm-10pm (ie: Fri & Sat evenings) and let the guests RSVP for which night they prefer - this way I could avoid stepping on any feelings if people were not on the "A-List" (ie: first night). Do you think this would be ok? Adding up all the furniture seats I have, we have 28 seating spots. Thanks again for your really great advice....See MoreWhat's a good house plant that my cat will NOT eat!
Comments (2)Check the ASPCA.com website. They have a listing of toxic and nontoxic plants....See Morebirdsnblooms
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