Yucky Indoor Houseplant?

spider plants, they produce oxygen and generally need very little care, my mother can even manage them…

And as a bonus, they have spiderlets that you can repot and give to all your friends.. Just snap off w. fingers and put in small pot w. dirt,

However, I have no clue about the cat. What’s his normal green veggie diet?

Here are eight suggestions: house plants – low light

unfortunately spider plants are a favorite of the cat. He’d eat em to the dirt, given the chance.

oh no im sorry, i had no idea cats enjoyed them. i have never owned a cat and a spider plant at the same time, im sorry!

I know a lot about plants and have flowering geraniums, impatiens, amarylis, clivia – all in bloom and waiting for the warm weather to get put on my deck. HOWEVER, I am having a cat arrive next week – thanks to my daughter who is traveling. I have never owned one and know nothing.. Will cats nibble on many house plants? Will it harm them?

yes, and likely. It really depends on the cat, though.

Get some kitty grass for him, or let him be an outdoor cat, and it should be fine.

He is an outdoor cat and knows his way around here. I have catmint growing outside (nepeta). Will that make him happy or will he nibble on all of my garden.?

Cactus are easy to care for

@gooch: Don’t they need heat and misting in a cold house?

cactus can take cold very well. The desert is cold at night. I never mist mine and very occasionally water. Mine are blooming right now!

He might nibble on the garden, but I doubt it (if you have catnip [what we call it here])
If he does, sprinkle pepper on it.

If that doesn’t work, put him on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goA5V7lq0Mw&eurl=http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2008/04/winston-is-a-pi.html

@ scootergirl: I’ve recently acquired a new type of houseplant. I have no idea what the full name is, but it’s called a ZZ plant. It can take very little light (near a north facing window, for example), it thrives on neglect because it has these strange water storing tubers that allow it to go for long periods without watering, and the foliage is upright and stiff (not yummy for cats). It looks almost like some sort of primitive fern – it’s really unusual and attractive.

@gailcalled: often indoor cats will nibble on houseplants. Cats that are allowed to go outdoors usually take care of the urge for greenery by grazing on grass. I would be very surprised if he paid any attention to your garden. (Don’t be alarmed if you notice that Milo vomits after a bout of grass eating – they often do it as a purging technique and it usually does not indicate a problem. Cats are prolific vomiters. The thing to be concerned about is repeated vomiting, especially if combined with anorexia and lethargy).

That said, there are quite a few plants that are toxic to cats. We see a LOT of lilly toxicity here at the clinic – it causes irreparable kidney damage. I would discourage Milo from nibbling on your houseplants if you notice him expressing interest.