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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:55:11 -0600, "B & J"
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On 16 Feb 2004 00:16:18 GMT, (Bill Spohn) wrote:

What would be some safe edible plants for my indoor cat?

Dieffenbachia.....?

I thought that one was reserved for dogs?

Naw, just for the dogs who suggest it!

John

But it won't mute the fingers. :-)

Then may their fingers be blistered and may the return as rats in their next
incarnation with no fingers to vent their spleen! Marilyn and I like cats,
Zhan.

John

lil wrote:

What would be some safe edible plants for my indoor cat?



Your local pet store probably has some "cat grass". They come in
something like a 1 oz package for around $2-3. The grass is probably a
mixture of things, but what it looks like is oats and winter rye. You
can get 50 lb of winter rye at Agway for about $10.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:25:20 -0600, "B & J"
wrote:

"zhanataya" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:55:11 -0600, "B & J"
wrote:

"zhanataya" wrote in message
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On 16 Feb 2004 00:16:18 GMT, (Bill Spohn) wrote:

What would be some safe edible plants for my indoor cat?

Dieffenbachia.....?

I thought that one was reserved for dogs?

Naw, just for the dogs who suggest it!

John

But it won't mute the fingers. :-)

Then may their fingers be blistered and may the return as rats in their next
incarnation with no fingers to vent their spleen! Marilyn and I like cats,
Zhan.

John


Me too!!! I still have three. KB went to the rainbow bridge last
year. I still miss him.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:25:20 -0600, "B & J"
wrote:

"zhanataya" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:55:11 -0600, "B & J"
wrote:

"zhanataya" wrote in message
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On 16 Feb 2004 00:16:18 GMT, (Bill Spohn) wrote:

What would be some safe edible plants for my indoor cat?

Dieffenbachia.....?

I thought that one was reserved for dogs?

Naw, just for the dogs who suggest it!

John

But it won't mute the fingers. :-)

Then may their fingers be blistered and may the return as rats in their next
incarnation with no fingers to vent their spleen! Marilyn and I like cats,
Zhan.

John


Me too!!! I still have three. KB went to the rainbow bridge last
year. I still miss him.

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 13:18:50 GMT, Frogleg wrote:

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 20:26:48 -0600, zhanataya
wrote:

On 15 Feb 2004 14:40:29 -0800, (lil) wrote:

What would be some safe edible plants for my indoor cat?

Are you looking for plants for the cats or house plants for your
enjoyment that won't harm your cats?

Good point. The subject line indicates something along the line of
kitty grass many cats enjoy. Wheatgrass? Oats? I would be interested
in reading about how a cat 'utilizes' these salad bars. Many ads for
wheatgrass planting show a light plastic base with a nice crop of
undisturbed grass. My cat would reduce that to a yard-square area of
upended plants and scattered planter mix in a few seconds.

I went out and found a chunk of grass that looked like what they liked
to eat, usually weed grass anyway, and would dig up a chunk and put it
in a flower pot and brought it in for them, then they'd happily munch
it. Of course the results were often upchucked grass and anywhere
from foam to hairballs. The grass is a "tonic" and it does often
result in vomiting. But they do that anyway. Just make sure you feed
a good undyed cat food then it won't stain. ;-)

Janice

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 13:18:50 GMT, Frogleg wrote:

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 20:26:48 -0600, zhanataya
wrote:

On 15 Feb 2004 14:40:29 -0800, (lil) wrote:

What would be some safe edible plants for my indoor cat?

Are you looking for plants for the cats or house plants for your
enjoyment that won't harm your cats?

Good point. The subject line indicates something along the line of
kitty grass many cats enjoy. Wheatgrass? Oats? I would be interested
in reading about how a cat 'utilizes' these salad bars. Many ads for
wheatgrass planting show a light plastic base with a nice crop of
undisturbed grass. My cat would reduce that to a yard-square area of
upended plants and scattered planter mix in a few seconds.

I went out and found a chunk of grass that looked like what they liked
to eat, usually weed grass anyway, and would dig up a chunk and put it
in a flower pot and brought it in for them, then they'd happily munch
it. Of course the results were often upchucked grass and anywhere
from foam to hairballs. The grass is a "tonic" and it does often
result in vomiting. But they do that anyway. Just make sure you feed
a good undyed cat food then it won't stain. ;-)

Janice

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:53:52 +0400, "A" wrote:

What about catnip or something like that?

I heard that cats love catnip, but I don`t know if they eat it or they love
its smell.

Most of my cats would eat it. One cat was so green starved when I
brought in some young garlic plants that were growing like weeds
around here, I no sooner put it in the sink and turned around, the cat
had it out of the sink and on the floor. Of course he couldn't eat
it, and I took it away from him, but they will get so starved for
plant matter they'll eat anything that comes in the house.

Plus, never underestimate a cat's ability to get to a plant. I
brought in some tiny Johnny jump ups one year, just 3 and I put them
on a book shelf in a shot glass. The shelf was at eye level, nothing
near it to get on to walk onto the shelf as everything was stacked
with junk, and the shelf was covered with junk too. I have NO idea
how a cat got up there, they manage while I was gone for an hour or
two. Shot glass and water was there, but the flowers were gone!

We bring in a few leaves now and then of catnip, but you don't want to
give them much more than a few leaves.. small ones.. or be prepared to
deal with a cat with diarrhea. Not fun with a long haired cat!

I will look for a chunk of grass for the cats this year. I'll pick an
area, trim it down short, hose it down and shelter it from other cats,
let it grow up again and put some in a pot and bring it in after
watering it well as well as washing down the grass to get rid of
anything on it. I would just plant some grass seed in a pot, but I
don't want to buy a big box, and I don't know of anywhere close by to
send people to buy a handful of seed. I'm not able to go out and do
much anymore, but there are folks living with me I can send to do
stuff.

Janice

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 13:18:50 GMT, Frogleg wrote:

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 20:26:48 -0600, zhanataya
wrote:

On 15 Feb 2004 14:40:29 -0800, (lil) wrote:

What would be some safe edible plants for my indoor cat?

Are you looking for plants for the cats or house plants for your
enjoyment that won't harm your cats?

Good point. The subject line indicates something along the line of
kitty grass many cats enjoy. Wheatgrass? Oats? I would be interested
in reading about how a cat 'utilizes' these salad bars. Many ads for
wheatgrass planting show a light plastic base with a nice crop of
undisturbed grass. My cat would reduce that to a yard-square area of
upended plants and scattered planter mix in a few seconds.

One of mine sits in the middle of catnip every year waving his head to
music only he can hear.

Try Catgrass, Wheat Grass, or Alfalfa sprouts. And never mind those whose
brians have turned to mush and cannot give straight answers.



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On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:25:20 -0600, "B & J"
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"zhanataya" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:55:11 -0600, "B & J"
wrote:

"zhanataya" wrote in message
.. .
On 16 Feb 2004 00:16:18 GMT, (Bill Spohn) wrote:

What would be some safe edible plants for my indoor cat?

Dieffenbachia.....?

I thought that one was reserved for dogs?

Naw, just for the dogs who suggest it!

John

But it won't mute the fingers. :-)

Then may their fingers be blistered and may the return as rats in their
next
incarnation with no fingers to vent their spleen! Marilyn and I like
cats,
Zhan.

John


Me too!!! I still have three. KB went to the rainbow bridge last
year. I still miss him.

Try Catgrass, Wheat Grass, or Alfalfa sprouts. And never mind those whose
brians have turned to mush and cannot give straight answers.



"zhanataya" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:25:20 -0600, "B & J"
wrote:

"zhanataya" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:55:11 -0600, "B & J"
wrote:

"zhanataya" wrote in message
.. .
On 16 Feb 2004 00:16:18 GMT, (Bill Spohn) wrote:

What would be some safe edible plants for my indoor cat?

Dieffenbachia.....?

I thought that one was reserved for dogs?

Naw, just for the dogs who suggest it!

John

But it won't mute the fingers. :-)

Then may their fingers be blistered and may the return as rats in their
next
incarnation with no fingers to vent their spleen! Marilyn and I like
cats,
Zhan.

John


Me too!!! I still have three. KB went to the rainbow bridge last
year. I still miss him.