DAMN CATS!!!

This morning I discovered all of the sucker leaves gone from my shortest bushy plant, and all of the sucker leaves stripped from one side of another plant. :wtf: Now, where i had a plant, I have this stick with secondary small but active growth on the sides and a couple of leaves at the top at the top - sorta resembling a 6 inch palm tree, and a mildly damaged but surely stunted bigger sister. Well.... That and four cats looking around with that , "Huh? Whad'daya talking about? Is it treat time yet?" smug look.

Now I'm not allowed to kill, maim nor injure the cats in any manner. My wife made that quite clear to me when I suggested beating the known offender with a rubber soled shoe in the middle grow room. Personally, I think an offense such as this rates the death penalty, but my wife disagrees and has vetoed that; as well as several other suitable suggestions I made - one of which was throwing all of the damn cats outside.

I initially kept the cats out of the dirt in the pots by installing window screen 'tops' on each pot with a hole cut in it for the plant to come through. That in itself I considered to be an absolute brainstorm. I did not stop to think about these dam cats literally eating the plants! While I'm sure these 2 are going to require a little more vegetative time, I'm also rather sure I'm not the only person who has encountered cat problems.

My wife's idea as to a remedy for this particular issue involves chicken wire, which I personally think is going to be bulky and impractical inside the house.

What 'cat problems' have you encountered and what suggestions do you have that I should use to be be proactive in the prevention of more 'cat problems'?



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I've had problems with cats from day 1

You have get inside their head

it's tricky

Ya know, I just find it hard to believe that no one else has had a problem with their significant others DAMN CATS! eating the leaves, using the pot as a litter box or some other such evil action.I'd really rather be proactive and prevent (more) problems than to wake up to a another surprise some morning.

Ideas, suggestions, or even random thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks for your input DP.... But the best way I see to "get into their heads" would involve splitting them open with a hatchet... and my wife vetoed that.

Go to the pet store and buy a little spray bottle of "Apple Bitters". It is a dog repellent but will also work for cats. Test it out on one leaf to see if it's safe.

If you can catch the cats in the act, a spray of water can be very effective and harmless to the cats. Eventually they will come to associate the plants with getting sprayed. It takes time.

you can buy cat repellant... my grandma uses it to keep them off her lawn lol, always thought it very strange, maybe shes got a secret garden somehwere :rasta:

I seen cat repellant in granular form, but was concerned with what effects it might have on the plants.

Anyone actually tried it? What were the results?

My wife wants me to use chicken wire - personally, I'd prefer a hammer.

Go to wal mart buy half gallons of ammonia, take the lid off and place the containers around your plants. The cats won't come around anymore.

Put your plants in an enclosed grow area.. :asskick:
-Where are they, that wandering cats can just walk up on em?