Your green plants are your happiness and your pride, but your cat does not seem very sensitive to your love of gardening and your efforts to keep all this greenery in shape! In fact, as you have noticed, he loves to get close to it, and then there follow long sessions where he scratches ostentatiously and nibbles on the plants. This nasty habit is not very uncommon among our felines who seem to conspire to drive us crazy! Fortunately, there are methods to dissuade it from scratching the soil and eating the leaves… and one of the most effective repellent techniques is using a product that we all have at home: garlic (yes… a a bit like vampires!).
Don’t hesitate to complete this recipe with all our little tips to dissuade your cat from eating plants on a daily basis. With this, he will definitely stop damaging and chewing them.
What you need:
- 5 to 6 cloves of garlic
- A spray bottle
How to prevent the cat from approaching plants?
1) First, in a saucepan, put a liter of water to boil.
2) Take advantage of the time this gives you to chop your garlic cloves.
3) When the water has boiled, turn off the heat, add your garlic and leave to infuse overnight. Consider covering with a lid to keep the heat in the pan longer. This will give you a well concentrated infusion and therefore very effective.
4) Finally, filter your infusion and transfer the liquid obtained into your spray bottle. Your repellent is ready.
5) Spray it regularly on your plants. They will never again be bothered by your sweet cat who is a little too greedy… And it’s not any worse when you know that some of them are toxic for him as well as for the dog. For example, lily, poinsettia, and philodendron, all very trendy, are dangerous for felines. In addition to protect it from the dangers of certain plantsyou keep your green plants in the garden or balcony as well as your house plants in good condition. Enough to kill two birds with one stone!
Other tips to protect your green plants from your cat!
Use other natural repellents to protect plants from the cat
Cats don’t like the smell of citrus fruits. So you can place orange or lemon peels around your plants or spray a mixture of water and lemon juice on the leaves. This will keep your kitty at bay. Otherwise, sprinkle a little cayenne pepper on the ground around the plants. Cats don’t like the smell or taste. There is no doubt that this should be enough to convince him not to approach and damage the plants again. Finally, there are repellent sprays specifically designed to deter cats from chewing or scratching plants. Above all, make sure that they are non-toxic to animals.
Create physical barriers
For example, place a net or fence around your plants to prevent your cat from accessing it. Moreover, place stones, pebbles and pebbles, shells or sharp objects (like plastic forks) on plant soil to deter your cat from scratching. You can also use protective covers, covers or cages specially designed for indoor plants. This protects the plants while letting them breathe.
Also make sure to take care of the location of the plantsespecially by keeping them out of reach. For example, place plants on high shelves or in places inaccessible to your pet. Pretty pots hung with macrame will have the most beautiful effect. Finally, if possible, keep your plants in closed rooms where your cat does not go.
The right attitude
Yelling at your cat or hitting it is not of no effect and not recommended. It’s better to make sure you offer him attractive and healthy alternatives to limit nonsense. For example, plant catnip (or catnip) in a corner accessible to your pet. Plus, it repels mosquitoes! Also offer him cat trees, scratching posts and interactive toys so that he is less tempted to play with your plants, because it is often out of boredom that indoor cats attack plants or destroy things. ! SO, play with him regularly so that he spends his energy in a positive way and is less attracted to your plants. Finally, when your cat stays away from plants, reward him with treats or caresses.
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