Can anyone help me identify this plant? That's a US quarter up against the water bottle for scale. I need to figure out if I should be worried about my new kitten. Or the plant.
1) Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) 2) Kinda. They're somewhat dangerous, in that they contain calcium oxalate crystals which can cause pain, swelling, and irritation in the mouth if bitten (and the digestive system in general if swallowed). My understanding is that most cats will leave pothos alone, and generally even the ones that won't leave it alone won't eat enough to harm themselves, but it's probably best for both cat and plant if you could move the plant somewhere where the cat won't be able to reach it. (Pothos are often grown in hanging baskets, which would probably be a good solution for everybody.)
Buy Lydia her own pot of Nepeta, N cataria aka catnip or X faassenii aka catmint. She'll love that! And you'll love watching her! ; barb
On the chance that she's one of the 30 odd percent of cats who lack the gene that makes catnip so enticing for the other 70 percent of cats, you could also offer her a pot of 'cat grass', which is nearly always just plain old oats, being sold for a heck of a markup. Both of my catnip ignoring ladies love their pot of oats and nibble it daily, while they leave all my other plants alone. Well, except for trying to lie on the cactus garden, daft twits that they are. But I love 'em anyway. Why they don't notice the spines poking out I will never understand.
