Cats and plants?

I agree with everyone above about getting your cat some cat grass. I'd buy the bags of seed and grow them on your own; they will live longer than the ones you buy in the little pots at the pet store. You can even just get some wheatgrass seed from your local garden store. The seed will grow amazingly fast and you should have a nice grass plant in a few days (keep in it in the dark watering daily until the seeds start to sprout, then move to sunlight and water only enough to keep the soil moist). Skip the catnip though, its not the same stuff and won't satisfy whatever dietary needs your cat is trying to fulfill.

Also, I'd buy a bottle of Grannick's Bitter Apple spray. Spray it on the leaves of your house plants every couple of days for a while. It will do far more for keeping your cat away from the plants than squirting him with water or hitting him ever would, because you need him to associate chewing on the plants with something bad, not associate you catching him with something bad. The bitter apple spray is completely safe for both your cat and your plants, but it tastes terrible and should deter your cat pretty quickly.

First of all, if you haven't already, check out this website to make sure that the plants aren't poisonous to your cat.

http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.html

Second, if the plant isn't poisonous, but you really want to keep him from chewing, you could get him some cat grass from Petco or Petsmart. That helps aid their digestion, which is probably why he's chewing. Then you can encourage him to chew the pet grass and discourage him from chewing your good plants. Cats in the wild eat grass to help their digestion. Kitty's probably just exercising his natural urges. Get him some new toys, too. Then maybe he'll be too preoccupied to chew.

Move the plants up higher. Slapping him isn't going to work, spraying works, but only if you're there.

You may have to rearrange your plants to someplace where kitty can't reach. And you need to be careful as some plants are poisonous to cats. There's a list on the internet somewhere I'm sure.

Actually, your cat could be missing something within its diet. Do you notice if the cat eats any of the dirt? Or does it stick strictly to the leaves?

As much as people get annoyed by this (my mom hates it) Cats eat the dirt to suppliment their diets of missing nutrients etc.

Cats eat plants to fix problems in their digestive systems, namely hairballs and the like.

To combat this--you really need to provide the cat with some form of grass to help, they arent eating the plants to be spiteful, just to induce vomitting to rid the hairball or whatever.

Pick up some cat grass at petco or any pet store and encourage the cat to eat from that specific plant.

Out in the wild, cats eat grass, throw up, feel better and keep going. Its just a part of their undomesticated side.

Are you giving him a source of greens? Cats NEED greens in their diet. Try getting him some cat greens and encourage him to eat that. Another solution is take him outside periodically to let him chew on grass. You want to stay with him so he doesn't wander off.We do all things and also sprinkle dehydrated vegetable powder on our cat's food.

Your cat may still go after your other houseplants, but he should do it less once he learns what food is OK. Try painting the lower leaves of your houseplants with a little tobasco sauce...it doesnt'take much. He won't like the tast and will move on.

You can buy pet grass in Pet stores like PetSmart, not sure the other stores that carry it. This is an okay plant for your cat to chew on. Since you cat loves to chew plants so much, here is a link to some info on common house plants that are toxic for pets:

http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/self/2623

First, make sure your plants are not poisonous for animals, if so remove them.

Second, I provide my cats with some grass and they just love it. I have acreage so I dig some up and put it into a pot. Of course, it's fresh not treated with fertilizer, etc.

Third, You can buy grass for cats at pet stores. They also have grass in packages you can grow yourself if they don't have fresh grass.

I truly think your cats need grass to help digest and supplement their foods.

Why not give this a try and see if they still continue to chew on your plants.

try getting cat grass (Wheatgrass), they sell it at pet stores for way too much, if you go to your local grocery store you can pick up some wheatgrass (Its the same thing. Or cats also like a fresh catnip plant. It will be hard to get the cat to stop chewing on the plants, you might have to put your plants higher up

Cats do like to eat leavy plants, so you should buy him one of those little cat grass plants. You can get them at the grocery store, sometimes with grass already grown in a little pan, and sometimes just the seeds in a dirt pan. I think the grass is good for thier digestion too.

First off never hit a cat! That's animal cruelity right there! Second he probably isn't getting enough attention, depending on the breed. maybe he needs a little plant to himself that he can chew on; or maybe you can let him outside. Do you have cat nip? Maybe you're giving him too much. Just don't hit him again!!!!