7 ways to keep your cat away from indoor flowers and seedlings

For 5 whole years our Musya was a respectable purr. And so, I got into the habit of climbing into flower pots and gnawing leaves of dracaena and chlorophytum.

I had to look for ways to protect the flowers from the cat. With the world on a thread, and in my arsenal there were as many as 7 different methods. We fought with the hooligan for a month.
Pah-pah, now the flowers and seedlings are in perfect order. Sometimes it seems to me that Musya is even afraid of them.

Cactus obstacle

The very first thing I did when I noticed that the cat was eating plants was, of course, to scold her. You also need to be able to scold cats. It is absolutely forbidden to beat them - they will get angry and take revenge. But raise your voice and shake your finger at your muzzle as much as possible. They understand this gesture very well. Of course, you shouldn’t expect that your tailed pet will immediately understand everything and become a good boy.

The cat needs to find its new hobby inconvenient and unattractive.

To do this, I furnished pots with indoor flowers with cacti. You can't sit on thorns.

You shouldn't overdo it either.

The cat needs its own corner. Perhaps she climbs into flowers simply because she likes this cozy place

We allocated half of the window sill for Musya. You can sit and even lie down.

Palisade made of toothpicks

In one scientific article I read that if a cat eats plants, it means that it needs bitter substances to remove hairballs from the stomach. In other words, induce vomiting. Of course, it is necessary to protect indoor plants.But it’s also worth thinking about the health of your pet.

You can buy special grass for cats (sold at any pet store) or try to grow it yourself.

I chose the second option.
She wrapped the unhulled oat grains in gauze, filled them with water and placed them under the bathtub for 3 days. Another week on the windowsill, and a decent green lawn has grown. The cat really liked the treat.
If the cat does not chew leaves, but simply shits in a flower or walks on seedlings, you need to stick toothpicks into the ground as often as possible. This will not affect the development of plants in any way. Trees do not create much shade and do not emit toxic substances. But it will definitely be uncomfortable for a cat to walk on toothpicks and rummage in the ground.
Our Musya turned out to be resourceful and pulled out the toothpicks. I can't even imagine how she managed it. Then I bought these skewers:

A large package cost 60 rubles. I poked it thickly into a pot of dracaena:

And there are still a lot of skewers left for the seedlings. Such a picket fence turned out to be too much for the cat.

Pads made from old napkins

The appearance of flowers studded with skewers leaves much to be desired. Therefore, as soon as the cat lost interest in them, I replaced the picket fence with overlays. At home I had this piece of neutral beige left:

But you can make a cover-cover from an ordinary old napkin or some kind of dim rag.

1. 1. We take a pot stand, a piece of fabric, a pencil and scissors.

1. 1. We apply the stand to the fabric, trace it and cut it out.

1. 1. Make a cut to the center of the circle.

1. 1. Install the cover on the flower.

Now you definitely won't be able to dig in the ground.

Advice. If your cat peed in a flower pot, check her own litter box. Most likely, they forgot to remove it, and the cat went in search of an alternative.

Overlays from regular bags

Lids for flower pots do not have to be fabric. If the flower requires frequent watering, they are not very convenient. You can cut the cover from the bag in the same way.

To prevent mold from growing under the plastic lining, you must cut several ventilation holes in it.

I liked this option because you don’t have to pull the pad back and forth, but rather water the flower directly with it.

Repellent orange peels

The smell of citrus fruits is one of the least favorite for the cat family. I have long noticed that our favorite avoids the New Year's table. But the point turns out to be this: an abundance of oranges and tangerines. How can they help protect flowers from being eaten? Very simple.
You need to spread orange (tangerine) peels around indoor flowers.
If citrus fruits are not in season, a colleague advised using vinegar. You need to saturate the cotton wool with it and put it in the pot. True, this smell also scares me away. But in order to save your favorite flower, you can endure a little. Over time, the vinegar disappears, and the cat is re-educated.

Tulle protection

Our people are very inventive. I saw that to protect their favorite plants standing on the windowsill, many people pin tulle to the wall (using pins).
There is another, more thorough option for implementing the idea:

1. We buy a couple of picture hooks. They are sold in all hardware stores and cost pennies. Drive into the wall with a hammer. Carnations are included.
2. Sew the tulle on the sides of the loop at the bottom.
3. We stretch it so that there is no gap at the wall.
4. We nail the hooks to this place.
5. We hook the tulle onto them by the loops.
6. We tuck the bottom edge behind the battery.
7. That's it, access to the windowsill is closed.

Scotch fencing

Scotch tape is one of the most powerful weapons against cats. I have not yet met an animal that would treat him calmly. One day, my Musya accidentally ran her tail across the table (she was gluing a craft for a child in the garden), and she wrapped herself all in adhesive tape. Oh, and she jumped. She jumped around like crazy. We nearly burst our stomachs from laughing. Since then he has looked at tape with caution.
A sticky fence will quickly teach your mustachioed pet not to go into forbidden places.

Can:

• Cover the perimeter of the pots with tape (to create a kind of fencing for the flower garden).
• Place strips of tape on the ground and between the pots.

Naturally, the sticky side should face outward. To prevent the tape from falling, you need to stick it along the edges with small squares of adhesive tape. I do not recommend using double-sided tape. It will leave marks that will take a long time to wash off.
At one time these methods helped me a lot. Musya stopped spoiling the flowers, and now they coexist peacefully. Here you need to try different things. All cats are unpredictable and have their own personalities. Some people will be put off by the usual orange peel, while others will not care at all: they will throw the cactus off the windowsill, remove the protective cover from the pot, and tear the tulle to shreds. A colleague told me about such a pet. In the end, they moved all the flowers to the loggia, but the cat was not allowed there under any pretext.