Dotmom, anything leafy like spiders, palms, dracaenas, and the bamboo are delicious tidbits to my cats!

I bought a nice little palm not long ago and even tried to hide it among the bigger plants. Sure enough, Bud found it and the ends were chewed.

Watch for little bits of green in your kitty's leavings on the carpet! ;-)

I've given mom some of my plants that were chewed. She did say that she'd like one that was in *good* shape! LOL

I have the same problem with CeCe! He shredded a Lucky Bamboo, a Ponytail Palm and a few others. Several months ago I bought another Lucky Bamboo and I put in behind the facet of hte kitchen sink, in the window. I keep water in the sink. So far he hasn't bothered it! Few weeks ago, I bought another Ponytail Palm. It's small enough fo put in a hanging basket, so it's hanging over the side of the sink that has water! So far, he hasn't bothered either plant.

The only houseplant that Lottiecat likes is the Purple Shamrock (Oxalis). She would kill to get to it. Then she eats the leaves and throws up. Ugh!.

Now I just let it overwinter in the garage. It dies back, comes back in the spring and I keep it outside.

This year I brought two Hibiscus plants inside and she doesn't bother them, or the croton, parlor palm or philodendron.

I've never had a Lucky Bamboo.

Sue

I have a huge spider plant, in a hanging pot that he can't get to. My tall (I call) corn plant, and some philodendrons cuttings, all rooted, I planted at the base of it, he doesn't bother. I'll give my bamboo to the neighbor who gave me the philodendron cuttings. She has a lot of plants and no cat.

Bud loved my parlor palm. I even spritzed it with hot sauce to deter him from chewing.

There's a spray you can buy. It's to be sprayed on furniture and plants you don't want the cats to go near. It smells awful.
It's easier to just not buy the plant than to keep spraying.

Oh, and I also have a Hoya, which I wish would bloom, but I've had it for 9-10 yrs and it just sends our runners. The spider plant hangs above it and when baby spiders are hanging down over it, I often find the Hoya sends a runner and starts climbing up to the mother spider plant. I kinda think that is eerie.

My cat/ cats always munch my houseplants. Cleaning up and getting rid of the plants once they are really dead is all I can do. I love my cats more than the plants.

Jasdip, that doesn't sound like something I want to do, spray a smelly concoction, I will do without the plants.

Jannie, I hear you, Buster means more to me than any old plant. I was thinking because I really like the look of a Palm plant, maybe I'll look for an artificial one. No watering...just dusting. LOL

If it's any consolation Dotmom, most cats leave large-leaved plants alone. They like the fine, grassy type leaves.
Your hoya would be safe, as you know, as well as ficus, hawaiian schefflera, dieffenbachia, etc.
You're lucky he hasn't tried to eat your spider plant.

remember that many house plants can be dangerous for our pets.

Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants

Plants Poisonous to Cats

Potentially Hazardous Plants

a few good lists for reference. I learned the hard way with one of my cats, that got very sick from a plant but thankfully made it after some expensive vet help.

I also now check lists before giving my dog any human foods, since so many can be toxic to dogs, like onions, and grapes and raisins etc. I also just learned that any food with artificial sweetener should never be given to dogs, I was letting my little dog have a spoon full of my yogurt in her bowl when I ate it and it does have artificial sweetener, no more sharing!
Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Dog

I guess I have been lucky because over the years, we have had lots of cats (rural area) and they never have bothered my plants. But my cats were in/out cats.

I had never had a cat that was toxic to my plants, until Libby came to live with me.....she ate African violets, shredded Christmas Cactus, finished off my hoya, and ate my seedling pepper plants. After much spraying (on her), she finally was leaving them alone. But when I brought in gorgeous Coleus, she reverted. She is sneaky, though....she just sort of walks by and brushes against them!

Raven, my oldest cat Smudge loves yogurt!
He can smell us eating it from another room and just shows up, practically putting his face in the dish. We only eat vanilla yogurt, and I just checked and it just says sugar, that I see.
I wonder if cats and dogs have similar reactions to foods.