cat pee in banana plant
Sambo
Hey all,
I have a large potted banana plant in my living room which recently the
kitty has mistaken for a litter box. Icome home every once and a while
and the top soil is all over everywhere and theres a little pee pee in one
spot. My question is, what can I do to prevent this?? Please help...I
don't want my plant to be killed.....thanks!!
Wood, Victor
In <sacharof-020...@annex5-29.accessone.com> sach...@accessone.com writes:
How about puting the pot in a plastic bag and sealing it around the plants stem
so th emoggy cant get in? Or I suppose you could kick the cat out before you
go out ;-)
Victor
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Libby J. Goldstein
I keep the kitties out of large potted plants by covering the soil with
either large hunks of bark mulch or big rocks. I buy both by the sack at
the garden center. Other people apparently use them as decor in the
garden.
Libby
Ribes60
Kill the cat!!
Sambo
Thanks for the tips y'all. I put some big rocks in the pot and watered
thoroughly to get the pee out of the soil. I also moved the plant a
little bit to trick the kitty...hope it works.
Sambo
Mary Ann Cushman
My kitten did something similar in my lavender last winter, then my older kitty copied her. It did'nt
stop until I took the plant out, washed the pot, and replaced the soil. Baaad kitties!!!!!:-{
James Yorton
In rec.gardens "Libby J. Goldstein" <li...@igc.apc.org> writes:
: I keep the kitties out of large potted plants by covering the soil with
: the garden center. Other people apparently use them as decor in the
: garden.
: Libby
:
:
You could place several Barrel Cactus (> 4" diameter) in pots
around the base of the Banana plant. The cat should get the hint.
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Chriss Flagg
Placing any sharp cacti around the plant will discourage the cat from
using it. I used 4" pots of plants and I alternated them with the big
rocks looked interesting for awhile. But the cats got the message I
just moved the cacti from plant to plant as they gave up on one and
moved to another. Now they leave all house plants alone. This year I
might try it in my garden out front that has been well fertilized by the
neighbor cats. Also I can now bring in a new house plant and they won't
even get too close without looking for the sharp thorns.
Chriss
A. Hutchinson
Sambo wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I have a large potted banana plant in my living room which recently the
> kitty has mistaken for a litter box. Icome home every once and a while
> and the top soil is all over everywhere and theres a little pee pee in one
> spot. My question is, what can I do to prevent this?? Please help...I
> don't want my plant to be killed.....thanks!!
A few possibilities: Try a product called "Bitter Apple" or Bitter Lime-
spray the plant (harmless, I believe) and pot before going out.
Or some folks I know recommend putting aluminum foil around the top of
the pot or putting gravel or some uncomfortable thing like that on top .
Amber Hutchinson
Rick Cook
"Wood, Victor" wrote:
> Please help...I
>> don't want my plant to be killed.....thanks!!
>
>
>stem
>so th emoggy cant get in? Or I suppose you could kick the cat out before
>you
>go out ;-)
>
One of the most common, and effective, solutions is pine cones. Cover the
top of the pot with pine cones and kitty won't find it at all attractive.
OTOH it looks kinda good as a soil cover.
(And if the stubborn little so-and-so insists on knocking the pine cones
off, put a paper collar around the rim of the pot and put two layers of
pine cones on there.)
--RC
R.C.Call
I have solved this problem in the past by putting rocks in the pot.
Cats won't bother digging in the rocks, it doesn't look bad, and it
doesn't harm the plant.
--
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Mary Ann Cushman
Hi-
Could you post where one might find bitter apple or bitter lime spray? Does it smell OK to people?-
sounds like it would. Thanks.
Mer
Chriss Flagg
Most pet stores carry Bitter Apple. I found it in the Dog Training
section of Petsmart.
Chriss
Jan Miller
On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Sambo wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I have a large potted banana plant in my living room which recently the
> kitty has mistaken for a litter box. Icome home every once and a while
> and the top soil is all over everywhere and theres a little pee pee in one
> spot. My question is, what can I do to prevent this?? Please help...I
> don't want my plant to be killed.....thanks!!
>
>
You could try Pine wood chips. My cats were doing the same
thing. Our city has a Christmas tree chipping program. Several years
ago I picked up some wood chips when I dropped off my tree. I spread a
layer on the plants that were attracting the cats. The cats stopped and
have not started again dispite the fact that I repotted that plant and
there are no longer wood chips on the top. Its worth a try.
Thompson Family
My kitty, Cheddarbeast, was using a large ficus fig pot for a litter box.
My solution to the "potted plant for a litter box" problem is to place
large, smooth pebbles on the surface of the soil. This gives Cheddarbeast
nothing to scratch up, thus discouraging the litter box behavior. It
looks nice and doesn't bother the plant. Try it, it may work for you
Thompson Family
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Joonsma
PEE PEE PROBLEMS???
Try putting a drop of vinegar on your cat's tongue. Then mist your plants
with diluted vinegar. I've never tried this, but it should work. Read it
in a Cat Book.
Good Luck,
Joonie
Patty C
I attended a seminiar on bananas and one of the instructors said that an
old custom in the tropics was for people to pee on bananas. It's a good
fertilizer for them. However, if you're talking about a potted plant in
your house, forget this note.
>
MGFarm
You can find Bitter Apple at your local pet store. This spray has many
uses and does not have a bad smell to people.
na...@sketchgrowl.com
> Hey all,
>
> I have a large potted banana plant in my living room which recently the
> kitty has mistaken for a litter box. Icome home every once and a while
> and the top soil is all over everywhere and theres a little pee pee in one
> spot. My question is, what can I do to prevent this?? Please help...I
> don't want my plant to be killed.....thanks!!
One of my 2 cats (both neutered males) had taken to painting all of my walls, furniture, and anything else he could reach. I was horrified when I got a UV light. He never did that in all of the 9 years I've had him and didn't when I got him a buddy (they love each other and did so right away) but when a strange black cat started showing up outside both of my cats went nuts and the older one (9) started his wall painting, as well as the curtains out in the kitty room. I couldn't keep up with it.
My cats are indoor cats so it's not like the stray is actually going to get in here but they both hate him (and he is weird...my neighbor's cats hate him too). I've tried cleaning with a pet urine enzyme and then spraying some "No More Spraying" but that hasn't worked. He's a sneaky little bugger too; he waits until he thinks I'm not looking and then does it. He's learned that the minute I see him backing his butt up to something he gets yelled at.
It wasn't until I found "Cat Spraying No More" that I was able to finally get rid of this tiresome behavior.
Now my house doesn't smell like a litter box anymore :)
Here's a link the their site if you're interested in checking it out: nomorecatpee.com
I hope you guys don't mind me sharing this. Cheers!