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title: "Does anyone have any tips for keeping cats away from plants? My ficus…"
description: "Does anyone have any tips for keeping cats away from plants? My ficus has been suffering recently and as you can see my deterrents are not really deterring"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/iDnRdgc6RwuIO0TomSzvzQ"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Matilda"
published: "2024-10-03T14:11:12.066815Z"
language: "en"
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# Does anyone have any tips for keeping cats away from plants? My ficus…

_Posted by Matilda on 2024-10-03_

Does anyone have any tips for keeping cats away from plants? My ficus has been suffering recently and as you can see my deterrents are not really deterring

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## 2 comments

### Hayley commented on 2024-10-03

I gave up on trying to keep plants in windows after the first cat and by cat three, I had to completely reorganize my living room because she's relentless in her attempts to unalive herself via toxic plants 😂

I have a cabinet and shelving now. The shelves with plants are high enough that they can't reach them from their hind legs. The shelves also have a lot of little nicknacks on them to make sure no one tries jumping up there

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#### Matilda replied on 2024-10-04

This is my first time trying to do cats and plants together- I’m considering just buying a spider plant for the area next to her spot and letting her have at it!  
I love your set up, I just wish I had more space for something like that

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