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title: "What are these spots on my Swiss Cheese stem? A bit of a background-I…"
description: "What are these spots on my Swiss Cheese stem? A bit of a background-I have cats that think my monsteras are a lovely treat. I have 3 stems that have lost their…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "SuzyQ520"
published: "2024-04-11T16:33:33.471135Z"
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# What are these spots on my Swiss Cheese stem? A bit of a background-I…

_Posted by SuzyQ520 on 2024-04-11_

What are these spots on my Swiss Cheese stem?  
A bit of a background-I have cats that think my monsteras are a lovely treat. I have 3 stems that have lost their leaves. I’m not sure if it’s because of the cats or maybe fungal?  
Should I cut this stem off? If I do where should I cut? I attached a photo of where it’s attached with an arrow. There’s an off shoot as well.  
The rest of the plant looks good.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/n1Zs3Faas2pKUANIwixxTddDqgidkEvyXxMXleAj8wY/fIcJf32fTa60JErIGzQxOw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/n1Zs3Faas2pKUANIwixxTddDqgidkEvyXxMXleAj8wY/oQ4ROV7MQ7GVvXsmq0Y8ZQ.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-04-11

I don’t see anything unusual here!

#### Nutshell replied on 2024-04-11

Me neither

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-04-11

Hmm Do you have a photo of the whole plant? When you say lost their stems, what do you mean? I think more photos would help!

### SuzyQ520 commented on 2024-04-12

I’m seeing small dark spots on this stem right before a leaf.  
Is this common? Or are my photos just horrible?! lol.

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-04-12

Well not horrible but I think we need more information to diagnose. What’s your watering like? Monstera are prone to root rot - could you be over watering?

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