Best way to keep cats from destroying house plants. Need advice.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Best way to keep cats from destroying house plants. Need advice.

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:03:41 PM EDT

We have bunch of new house plants that I don't want wrecked. We also have 2 cats that are highly interested in the plants. What's the best way to keep cats from wrecking house plants?

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:10:14 PM EDT

[#1]

A gunny sack brick and a lake.

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:14:21 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
A gunny sack brick and a lake.

ONLY AND BEST!!!!

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:20:05 PM EDT

[#3]

Grow a little tray of "cat grass". I believe it's actually oats.
Catnip is good too, grows easily from seed. They love that shit.

If they don't get to go outside, they'll look for something inside to chew on.
I've never had a cat that didn't chew grass and most of the dogs I've owned did it too.

Sometimes, it's just the swaying, swinging motion of the plant that interests them.
I had a palm that my cat liked to bat around.

If it's a real problem, get a quart of cheap hot sauce and spray the leaves.

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:21:40 PM EDT

[#4]

what kind of plants and are they eating them or digging them up?

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:25:50 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
A gunny sack brick and a lake.

This +100

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:26:07 PM EDT

[#6]

Throw them outside.

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:32:03 PM EDT

[#7]

Cayene Pepper bro. Go buy a bottle, sprinkle it lightly to moderately on the plant base or exposed dirt. When they sniff the plant or dirt before they dig, that will work. We had to do the same thing and used that method.

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:37:22 PM EDT

[#8]

a dog that doesn't like cats??
pepper or bitter apple. quick and no mess way is to put some nuts, bolts or even pannies into a metal can. cover it then shake the shit out of it anytime the cats go near the plants. OR put the plants higher up

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:40:00 PM EDT

[#9]

drown them

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:45:55 PM EDT

[#10]

Is their box clean? That's 90% of the problems with cats is what little maintenance you need to do with them people skip. Sometimes cats get picky.

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:46:25 PM EDT

[#11]

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:47:10 PM EDT

[#12]

.22LR

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:50:18 PM EDT

[#13]

YAH KILL THEM STUPID PET CATS! I"M A BADASS ON THE INTERNET LIVING IN MY PARENTS BASEMENT. DROWN EM SHOOT EM..

on a serious note. theres a spray product you can buy that cats HATE and they will stay away from stuff sprayed with it.

Posted: 5/3/2009 12:51:09 PM EDT

[#14]

Posts advocating animal cruelty / illegal activity are not permitted.

Posted: 5/3/2009 1:01:41 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Posts advocating animal cruelty / illegal activity are not permitted.

ruuuhhhh rooooh.......

Posted: 5/3/2009 1:02:18 PM EDT

[#16]

Are they chewing on the leaves or just digging in the dirt?

Posted: 5/3/2009 1:06:51 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
We have bunch of new house plants that I don't want wrecked. We also have 2 cats that are highly interested in the plants. What's the best way to keep cats from wrecking house plants?

Yeah. Good luck with that shit. Our Manx eats everything we bring home.

I think his favorite was the aloe vera plant my wife got for Christmas.

Posted: 5/3/2009 1:09:26 PM EDT

[#18]

Try giving them some fresh spinach leaves.

Seriously.

Watching a cat chew up a plate of spinach is a WTF? moment, but I've seen it work to keep a cat from chewing on plastic bags.

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