The little turd!
By Shannon
@fawkes62 (1276)
United States
November 5, 2015 2:30pm CST
I'm referring to my kitten, Captain. He is now about 5 months old and getting fairly big. He is also very daring and smart. He has decided that he REALLY wants to eat my spider plant. As the plant is on top of a plant stand that is about 4 feet high or so with no place to jump onto it, I felt the plant was safe from him. I was wrong. The little turd (I used a stronger word when I caught him) used his scratching post to reach the plant. The scratching post was next to the plant stand but I never thought he would think to stand on top of it since it is only about 3 or 4 inches in diameter. Imagine my surprise, and frustration, when I caught him standing on it trying to eat my poor plant. This plant was nearly killed by Allie, my older cat, when I had it within her reach. She chewed off the ends of every leaf on it. It is finally doing well again and has new leaves, and now Captain decided he wants to eat it. Allie is too lazy to get it where it is so I thought it was safe. I have since moved the scratching post and the plant has been safe since. At least so far. Hopefully Captain doesn't find another way to reach it.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
9 Nov 15
yer kitties're jest tryin' to get a lil boost in their spirits :) whilst not toxic, i hear tell there's kinda an opium effect?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
9 Nov 15
@fawkes62 ya might do a search, hon. i tried to put a link to such here but fer whate'er reason it'd not allow it.
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@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
10 Nov 15
@crazyhorseladycx I looked it up and it does say that it is similar to catnip. No wonder my cats like to eat it. I will have to make sure they stay away from it.
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@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
12 Nov 15
They sure can make a mess of a plant. I've lost bamboo plants because Allie would chew off all the leaves, which eventually killed the plants. I've also lost several plants to the cats knocking the entire pot over. I've even lost one because it was in a large enough pot for Allie to lay in so she flattened the plant in it. I refuse to not have plants, so it can be a challenge to find ways to keep the cats out of them.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
16 Nov 17
Cats are very smart at figuring out anything that can get them into trouble. Kind of like kids. I hope he stays away from it. Did it make your older cat sick at all when she ate the plant before?
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
12 May 19
Never underestimate a cat. This plant is safe for pets, I want to get me one but I'm not sure where to find a big one ..... my gray thumb is ok with mature plants but will kill those small ones.
@allknowing (130084)
• India
9 Nov 15
I am not sure about cats but dogs do eat certain leaves when they have stomach ache. May be your cat could be having it too. How about planting some just for your 'turd'?
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@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
10 Nov 15
I looked it up after @crazyhorseladycx mentioned it and found that cats are really drawn to spider plants because they have effects similar to catnip. I didn't know that before she mentioned it. It definitely explains why they like that one plant so much more than my other plants.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
6 Nov 15
I've always liked spider plants but I always had then hanging. Then I had them hanging out doors during the summer and brought them in to the house to sit in the window all winter, they got to big so I left them at the street with a big sign that said free. They disappeared quickly. I haven't had a cat in years but I do know they like to eat greens...
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@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
9 Nov 15
He is much more persistent with the plants than Allie is. I've lost more plants to my cats than I can count, but I won't give up either. I haven't tried hanging plants, I just try to keep them where the cats won't go. He's just more daring than I'm used to.
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@TheHorse (206362)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Nov 15
He looks so "busted"! Kitties would be the nemesis of the screens I so carefully attach to the speakers I refinish here. My best home speakers are called DCM Time Windows. They're a favorite among humans (humans in the know, anyway) for listening to music, and a favorite in the kitty community for using as scratching posts.
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@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
9 Nov 15
My dad used to have large speakers that were covered in a bumpy sort of fabric, sorry I have no idea what it's called and these were from at least 30 years ago. They lasted through 3 young kids, but one cat tore them up pretty badly. He finally replaced them with something similar in size that the cat didn't like to scratch on.
