Cats chewing plants

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  1. splicer

    splicer Member

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    Hello All,
    The question is How do I get our cat to stop chewing our plants?
    My Mom says to grow their own greens such as grass or alpha sprouts during the winter inside for them both.
    I'm at a loss to explain the behavour as this is the first time this has happened for us.
    My wife says just settle for the loss and live with it and not to buy and grow poison plants, Me I like to compremise with them and give a little back to our furry dudes.
    Any Ideas?
     
  2. Liz

    Liz Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    I agree re the grass pot. They need it if confined. You could try spraying the plants with a bit of bitter apple. [Maybe just the pot ist. I am assuming here it will not harm the plant. This is the stuff people put on furniture to stop puppy chewing. I also use it for my Livestock guardians when they are young and want to chew lamb and goat ears or the chicken feathers.
    Liz

    Liz
     
  3. growing4it

    growing4it Active Member 10 Years

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    you could try applying a hot pepper spray using chili pepper oil and other stuff sprayed on your house plants. Or, there are lists of poisonous plants available on the internet to avoid poisoning your animal.
     

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