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title: "Any suggestions on how to prevent my cats from chewing on the leaves?…"
description: "Any suggestions on how to prevent my cats from chewing on the leaves? Of course I have all safe plants in the areas they access, but I would love to prevent my…"
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community: "Pets and Plants"
author: "ShineeTropius"
published: "2024-06-18T03:45:47.599601Z"
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# Any suggestions on how to prevent my cats from chewing on the leaves?…

_Posted by ShineeTropius on 2024-06-18_

Any suggestions on how to prevent my cats from chewing on the leaves? Of course I have all safe plants in the areas they access, but I would love to prevent my calathea orbifolia from becoming completely demolished if I can help it. I’ve seen stuff on Google about spritzing with citrus or vinegar, using chili powder, etc but wanted some insight on if these are good ideas or if I’ll just be wasting my time or even harming the plant. Thank you 😊

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## 2 comments

### Bee commented on 2024-06-18

I have that problem as well, with two cats, I have my plants behind a closed door and that seems to work but if you want one in you living room or something you kinda just have to hang it or put it on a shelf :)

### Bizz commented on 2024-06-18

Maybe there’s something bitter you can spray it with? Not totally sure other than just keeping them away

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