How Do I Stop My Cat from Eating the House Plants?

by Britt

Published: January 14th, 2025

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It’s a struggle that many cat parents have faced over time – the irresistible green temptation of munching on house plants. Your cat, that adorable fluffball of chaos (I’m looking at my cat, Pippen), may have developed a taste for our prized ferns, delicate orchards, or any other houseplant that remotely resembles a kitty salad bar.

Don’t worry. This doesn’t mean you can’t keep plants in a cat-friendly home!

In this article, I will address the many concerns related to houseplants and your cat, including what plants are best suited for a cat-friendly home, which toxic plants to avoid, and the steps you can take to discourage your cat from snacking on your greenery. After all, your cat’s health is priority #1!

Why Do Cats Eat Houseplants?

Before I start discussing the many solutions and preventative steps you can take to stop your cat from snacking on your favorite houseplant, let’s start at the beginning. Why is your cat interested in eating your houseplants, anyway?

These behaviors can stem from many factors, such as natural instincts, boredom, nutritional needs, or underlying medical conditions. Identifying the reason for your cat’s behaviors can often provide you with the insight necessary to decide on the most effective strategies to save your plants while keeping your cat happy and healthy.

Here are a few of the most common reasons cats chow down on our indoor plants:

Natural Drive to Hunt and Forage

Cats are natural hunters and foragers, skills that allowed their ancestors to survive in the wild. While our cats today are domesticated, their many survival skills are still strong. Your houseplants may be triggering a response driven by these instincts. For example, if a leaf is swaying in the wind or an insect has landed on your favorite plant, your cat may tap into this desire to “hunt” and “catch.”

Nutritional Needs

While cats are obligate carnivores (meaning they require meat protein to survive and cannot survive off just plant matter), plants can help meet their nutritional needs. One great example of this is fiber. A wild cat’s diet contains fiber in their prey's fur, feathers, bones, and stomach contents. However, if these sources leave them in a position where their fiber needs aren’t met, they may ingest plants to naturally balance their system.

Lack of Mental and Physical Enrichment

One common misconception regarding cats as pets is that they are fully independent. The truth is that your cat needs to be provided with opportunities for both physical stimulation and mental enrichment to prevent struggles like boredom, stress, and anxiety. A bored cat is more likely to engage in destructive behaviors to release excess energy – including chewing on your houseplants or even digging up the soil from the pots.

Texture or Taste

There is a chance your houseplant is somehow enticing your cat, tempting them to want a taste. This could be an inviting scent that lures them in, or maybe your cat snuck a bite at some point due to one of the reasons above and realized that they liked the taste, returning for more. Unlike the other options, cats eating plants because they enjoy the taste or texture aren’t just engaging in an unwanted behavior – they want to eat that specific plant.

Which Houseplants Are Toxic to My Cat?

One of the most important things you can do as a cat parent is to familiarize yourself with the common houseplants that pose a danger to your cat. The level of toxicity that comes from eating these plants ranges from causing a minor stomach upset to potentially creating a life-threatening situation.

Some of the most common houseplants that are toxic to cats include:

Lily
Peace lily (they are not true lilies, but are still toxic)
English ivy
Pothos
Snake Plant
Cutleaf Philodendron
Sago Palm
Poinsettia
Daffodil
Oleander
Tulip
Chrysanthemum
Hyacinth
Bird of Paradise

One of the easiest ways to avoid your cat becoming sick from eating a toxic plant is simply not to bring them into your home. There are many great cat-friendly plants and flowers you can choose to bring some life into your home while avoiding any of the plants listed above.

If you are determined to have one of these plants in your home, like poinsettias, for Christmas, consider artificial plants instead of real ones.

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How to Prevent Your Cat from Eating Your Houseplants

Now that we understand the “why” behind your cat’s plant-eating and which plants you should be most concerned about, let’s look at some steps you can take to stop your cat from nibbling on your plants.

Offer Safe Alternatives

Nibbling on plants isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, there are benefits to your cat enjoying a cat-safe plant. Offering a safe alternative is a great way to let your cat embrace their natural instincts and enjoy a green treat without giving them free rein to destroy your favorite plants – or worse, eat something toxic!

The Cat Ladies Cat Grass Kit is my go-to. It has everything I need to grow a safe plant for my cats to nibble on, which has been shown to help prevent hairballs and improve digestion. Plus, it comes with a beautiful rustic wood planter. It’s both decorative and functional!

Incorporate Mental and Physical Enrichment at Home

The best way to keep your cat from feeling bored is to create a home environment with plenty of physical and mental enrichment opportunities. There are several different ways you can accomplish this, including the following:

Interactive toys: Toys that incorporate interactive aspects (like treat dispensing toys) or those designed to tap into your cat’s natural hunting instincts are a great way to encourage them to be active and play. Try incorporating scent enrichment by using catnip toys.
Make mealtime fun: Rather than just feeding your cat by placing their food in a dish, why not turn mealtime into an enrichment game? You could try feeding your cat using a food puzzle, like the Catstages by Nina Ottosson Buggin’ Out Puzzle. Another option, a favorite of my cat Pippen, is the SPOT Doc and Phoebe’s Cat Hunting Snacker, a toy that holds your cat’s food so they have to hunt for it.
Play together: Of course, one easy way to encourage your cat to play more often is to play with your cat each day. Wand-style toys are a great way to engage with your cat, encouraging them to run around and chase their “prey,” aka the toy on the end of the rod.
Encourage exploration: Create fun spaces for your cat to explore around your home. You can do this with cat trees, cat shelves, tunnels, and other cat furniture elements. Don’t forget that some aspects of your furniture could also function as part of your cat’s exploration, like the back of a couch or the top of a bookshelf.
Set up some cat TV: One easy way to incorporate mental enrichment for your cat is to set up a window bird feeder. Make sure you have a spot for your cat to hang out and enjoy the view, like a cat tree or window perch.
Consider a catio: Another opportunity for your cat to explore safely is to create a catio, allowing them to venture outdoors in a controlled environment. This introduces many enrichment elements, including scents, sounds, and sights.

There is no single solution that will work for every cat. Consider testing different enrichment options to see what your cat likes best.

Consider the Placement of Your Plants

One of the most obvious yet often overlooked ways to keep your cat from eating your indoor plants is to place them somewhere they can’t access. High shelves or bookcases may work for some cats. However, cats are skilled climbers, and some cats can access the most unlikely spots. You know your cat best!

If keeping your plants on a high shelf isn’t enough, you may have luck with a hanging basket. Make sure the basket hangs a safe distance from any tall furniture or cat trees, or they can use these surfaces to get to the hanging temptation.

Another option is to use some form of physical barrier to prevent them from getting to the plant. Some plant stands incorporate short barriers around where the pot will rest. If you don’t already have this on your stand, or if it isn’t enough to stop your cat, you may want to put up a freestanding pet gate or exercise pen to keep your cat out of one area of the home where your plants can be kept safely.

Try Using a Deterrent

There are products available that are designed to discourage your cat and keep them at a distance. While they aren’t guaranteed, they are certainly worth a try. Citrus sprays are a common choice because cats dislike the smell of citrus. They can be made by simmering citrus peels in water to extract the scent.

If you’re looking for a quick solution without having to do the work of making your own, there are many commercially available deterrent sprays. They can be used for many purposes, including protecting your plants, saving furniture from unwanted scratching, addressing marking behaviors, and more by using an unwanted, non-toxic scent that your cat finds unpleasant.

Other popular deterrent options often used to create an unpleasant barrier include:

Try Training and Behavior Modification

Contrary to popular belief, cats can be trained very similarly to our dogs. Some cat parents have had great luck using clicker training, using the clicker to help identify and highlight desired behaviors. While I don’t currently use a clicker with my kitties, they have responded well to positive reinforcement training in the past.

Positive reinforcement means rewarding or praising your cat for showing the behaviors you want to see. For example, if they look at the plant and then walk away, they should be given a treat, some playtime with a favorite toy, or praise in the form of verbal praise, pets, and scratches. The right reward will vary from cat to cat, depending on what they value most.

Enjoy Greenery in Your Cat-Friendly House

Sharing your home with a cat doesn’t mean you can’t also have plants, but there are a few things to consider when safely including the two. Our cats are tempted to snack on our plants for many reasons, including their natural instincts, boredom, and even the temptation of a tasty scent. But some houseplants are toxic, making a cat very sick or even threatening their life.

Research the plants you are considering before bringing them into your home. It’s always safer to err on the side of caution and avoid toxic options. Make sure you’re providing your cat with plenty of physical and mental enrichment in their home environment. You can even incorporate cat grass as a cat-friendly alternative that allows them to enjoy a safe nibble. Cat grass even has health benefits!

If you have plants that you would prefer to remain untouched by your cat (even if they are technically safe), keep them safely displayed up and out of your cat’s reach. But don’t forget, cats are skilled climbers.

As a plant-loving cat mom, I encourage you to explore your options. Creating a cat-friendly home while bringing in a touch of the outdoors is possible!

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Britt

Britt Kascjak is a proud pet mom, sharing her heart (and her home) with her “pack” which includes her husband John, their 2 dogs – Lucifer and Willow – and their 2 cats – Jinx and Theia. She has been active in the animal rescue community for over 15 years, volunteering, fostering and advocating for organizations across Canada and the US. In her free time, she enjoys traveling around the country camping, hiking, and canoeing with her pets.

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