Cats like to chew or eat greenary, especially grass. Indoor cats often do not have access to grass, so will eat houseplants instead. Some plants can kill cats rather quickly! For some plants, it only takes a small bit eaten to do so. Lilies are especially deadly to cats, causing rapid kidney failure and then death.

Be sure to determine without a doubt if any plants or cut flowers in your home are toxic to cats. Be sure you know for sure what the real name of the plant is! Do not go by only one source of information. Some stores have mislabels on plants they sell. If you have any doubts, get the plants/flowers out of the house.

If you have an outdoor enclosure for your cats, or take them on leash outings in your yard, likewise determine if any plants the cats have access to are toxic. If so, remove the plants or block the cats' access to them.

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Has pictures of plants and tells which part is poisonous.

Non-toxic plants:

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Grow cat grass for your cats. Indoors you can grow it in pots. "Cat grass" is actually wheat or oat grass. You can buy the seeds, or kits that include all you need, including the growing medium. Many grocery stores sell cat grass kits, and of course, pet stores do.

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Click the pic to buy cat grass seeds.

That was very informative. I looked up all mu plants and I pass. However, I do have two hanging philedendroms (bad spelling) but they are too high for the cats and they have not bothered them in the 4 years they have been hanging there. My spider plants and rubber trees passed the toxic list.

I have NO plants or flowers in the house just to be safe.... I think our house is better "cat proofed" than most parent's houses that are "child proofed".

Even if plants are not toxic, many cats will chew on them, or dig in the dirt if the pot is large enough.

Spider plants are safe for cats, but they have grasslike leaves that may tempt some cats to chew on them.

African violets are safe too. Cats don't seem to like chewing on the fuzzy leaves.

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However, I do have two hanging philedendroms (bad spelling) but they are too high for the cats and they have not bothered them in the 4 years they have been hanging there.

That is good, since they are toxic.

I had a hanging spider plant, hanging near a window. One of my cats climbed up the curtain I suppose. I found her hanging onto the pot swinging, trying to get in the pot but not able to as her back legs couldn't reach the pot to let her scramble up and in. She must have propelled herself off the curtain to make it the pot, but wound up in an awkward prediciment. It was funny to see, but if she fell, she could have gotten hurt from crashing into some furniture under the plant, or even just from an awkward angle of landing.

But, that illustrates that even plants you have hanging that you think a cat can't or won't be able to get to is not always true. I am sure Sparky would find a way!

Oh yes, Sparky would find a way to eat any plant - even if it was hanging from the peak of the cathedral ceiling in the center of the living room.... though when I have brought lilacs in, Milo and Peaches were the first to go after them to smell them and stuff (they did not try to eat them though). I can't even bring Xmas garland in the house.... Milo tried to eat that last year so "no more". I have to watch these guys like a hawk....therefore, no plants at our house. No siree....