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title: "My cat is eating my plant! 🤬 what do I do to salvage it. I found a…"
description: "My cat is eating my plant! 🤬 what do I do to salvage it. I found a safer home, just wanna save it."
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community: "Pets and Plants"
author: "BJ"
published: "2025-02-21T15:15:56.716415Z"
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# My cat is eating my plant! 🤬 what do I do to salvage it. I found a…

_Posted by BJ on 2025-02-21_

My cat is eating my plant! 🤬 what do I do to salvage it. I found a safer home, just wanna save it.

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## 7 comments

### Sundew commented on 2025-02-21

I’m not an expert, but if it were me, I’d remove the leaves with a lot of damage. The plant is still putting resources into the damaged leaves that might be better used for new growth

The damage to the leaves is permanent, but if the plant is otherwise healthy, it should put out new leaves just fine!

### Abbi commented on 2025-02-21

Its kinda up to you whether or not you want to remove the damaged leaves. On one hand, they are still green so they can still produce energy for the plant. On the other hand, cutting some of the worst ones off can help the plant direct its energy towards new growth. I'm afraid that's probably all you can do besides of course moving it to where your cat can't reach it, which you said you did.

### Surfside Seedling commented on 2025-02-21

I know your rage. I’ve got a few with battle scars too. 😤

### Sashers Green Thumb commented on 2025-02-22

I’d grow some catnip so it leaves my leaves alone. 🤣

### CRAZY commented on 2025-02-22

Although it’s up to you what you do with your plant I have cats as well. And I will mix lemon juice and vinagre together, then dilute it with water and then I’ll spray it in my plants leaves. Works every time

#### plant 🪴 wiserd replied on 2025-03-31

Lemon juice and vinegar

#### CRAZY replied on 2025-03-31

Kinda what I said. But whatever

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