On 2013-06-23 11:29:24 +0100, Spider said:

On 23/06/2013 08:54, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:22:37 +0100, wrote:

On 22/06/2013 18:14, Jake wrote:
On Sat, 22 Jun 2013 17:58:18 +0100, wrote:

Alas, we have. Squished! Not that I'm very precious about lillies. I
do love them, but they're cat killers so I can't take the risk with my
cats. My few lillies are in pots where the cats can't get to them.

The main risk to cats being pollen, I nip out the anthers (just hold a
container underneath and snip them off into it). This has the added
benefit of prolonging flowering. I don't think the absence of the
reproductive bits makes the flowers look bad. There are also
"cat-friendly" lilies available (J Parkers sell them) which do not
produce pollen at all.





Thanks, Jake. I know I could do that but, for me, the anthers are
attractive and very much part of the lily. I also know there are
double-flowered lilies which *ought* to be safe as they have no anthers.

The real complication is that one of my cats thinks she's a caterpillar.
She goes around the garden chewing plants.

All our cats have done that. It happens when they want to make
themselves sick.



Yes, I know all about cat sick, Martin; I have a serial vomiter :~(.
Most cats, however, chose to eat grass (even the decorative kinds), but
Panther likes to chew leaves on my favourite rose, a deutzia, comfrey
and others. I frequently have to tell her to leave a poisonous plant
alone. I can't risk her even trying lily flavour.

Is the other cat called Aga? ;-) To be serious, this cat does sound a
worry! Is this sort of thing a common trait in cats? We're a 'dog
family', so I know little about aberrational cat behaviour!

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