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title: "I really want to cry right now lol my cat was swatting at a fly and…"
description: "I really want to cry right now lol my cat was swatting at a fly and she missed…instead she got one of my newer leaves of my monstera!! My plan was to wait…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/r1cds0mVQF2dY0cPy391tA"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Emily"
published: "2024-03-19T01:51:12.773263Z"
language: "en"
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# I really want to cry right now lol my cat was swatting at a fly and…

_Posted by Emily on 2024-03-19_

I really want to cry right now lol my cat was swatting at a fly and she missed…instead she got one of my newer leaves of my monstera!! My plan was to wait until the new leaf unfurled and then trim off the broken leaf?  
Picture of my broken heart and one of new growth coming off the same stem

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qetQxvabhq2mg1ElJGhChK_mF1Un3z6TpyzF180j_vo/jUyTzhCkQxyphei3b17nzg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qetQxvabhq2mg1ElJGhChK_mF1Un3z6TpyzF180j_vo/vo2uWsNkSTSCqL5T3sTYWQ.webp?size=large)

## 1 comment

### Amie206 commented on 2024-03-19

You could leave that leaf unless you don’t like it aesthetically. I would wait for the baby to unfurl and harden off before trimming. This is just precautionary.

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