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title: "I’ve had my trusty ZZ for close to 5 years now. It seems to be pretty…"
description: "I’ve had my trusty ZZ for close to 5 years now. It seems to be pretty happily neglected and has put off 4 new shoots recently. Somewhere along the way, my cat…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "SydneyT"
published: "2024-02-21T17:41:23.889887Z"
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# I’ve had my trusty ZZ for close to 5 years now. It seems to be pretty…

_SydneyT님이 2024-02-21에 게시함_

I’ve had my trusty ZZ for close to 5 years now. It seems to be pretty happily neglected and has put off 4 new shoots recently. Somewhere along the way, my cat decided it would be a tasty snack so in addition to some leaf damage, I’ve started noticing some dark spots along some of the older stems. Is the from the cat attack or age related? Something else, maybe?

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/KV-oPiRDxTln569z3xVHbTEUgp0Q16w5NErKFZnN-iU/l1tp6WOoRJe8DFiqjkPk4w.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/KV-oPiRDxTln569z3xVHbTEUgp0Q16w5NErKFZnN-iU/zjHYbWDRQ-C6Gz4BiJNlpg.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Catherine님이 2024-02-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Could your cat be doing something else besides chewing? I gave my son a beautiful plant (dumb cane). That was thriving and then he brought a male neutered cat into the family. Suddenly the plant started showing signs of stress. We finally figured out he was occasionally doing his business in there. Just saying. Animals fall back on instincts

#### SydneyT님이 2024-02-21에 답변했습니다.

I don’t think so, unless he’s doing some major acrobatics…it’s on a small plant stand so I don’t think he could manage that.

#### Catherine님이 2024-02-21에 답변했습니다.

Ha!! That’s good. My son’s plant was on the floor so no acrobatics required lol

### Tigerlilly님이 2024-02-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

dark spots on ZZ stems is perfectly normal. but I think ZZs are mildly toxic to cats.

#### Tigerlilly님이 2024-02-21에 답변했습니다.

oh thanks! I read mild in one article but I probably should’ve checked the ASPCA site. thanks again!

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