Are these doomed? My cat decided to have a late night snack and I’m so upset.
Are these doomed? My cat decided to have a late night snack and I’m so upset.
by Dropkicklover
8 Comments
AliNeisy
There are still nodes unharmed, it can definitely grow back from them. But it will probably still be a setback, depending on how much she cut of. Judging from the thickness of the stem, it wasnt thaaaat much tho, good luck!
my cat used to eat all my young chili plants, but I grow some cat grass and catnip for her and she leaves them alone. You may want to keep the others safe lest she has developed a taste for pepper plants.
veriloger
I once snipped off cotelydons of 1 of 2 plants in the same pot and it grew back. So definitely chances of coming back, but will be slow.
LairdPeon
I’d leave them but start some more just in case. It’ll probably be stunted forever.
Erfrischendfair
imagine letting your cat into rooms with expensive, valuable objects
Others have answered your question, but I would add that you should keep an eye on your cat, or at the very least expect to find these leaves thrown back up somewhere in your house. My cat loves to nibble on my peppers when they get big and I always find the remnants puked back up by her somewhere soon after. Certainly not anything to worry a ton about, but the vegetation is toxic to animals to some degree.
Maximum_Tomorrow6268
I had the same problem with a table top set up. Not any more though.
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There are still nodes unharmed, it can definitely grow back from them. But it will probably still be a setback, depending on how much she cut of. Judging from the thickness of the stem, it wasnt thaaaat much tho, good luck!
https://preview.redd.it/d7ioqbgfg7ue1.png?width=708&format=png&auto=webp&s=099eb87c5a2cfef0c906736a7c79c3e817f46fe3
my cat used to eat all my young chili plants, but I grow some cat grass and catnip for her and she leaves them alone. You may want to keep the others safe lest she has developed a taste for pepper plants.
I once snipped off cotelydons of 1 of 2 plants in the same pot and it grew back. So definitely chances of coming back, but will be slow.
I’d leave them but start some more just in case. It’ll probably be stunted forever.
imagine letting your cat into rooms with expensive, valuable objects
https://preview.redd.it/pefqpcac28ue1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a95b5eee88a50fe7ea3305055eaaa17712958f6
Others have answered your question, but I would add that you should keep an eye on your cat, or at the very least expect to find these leaves thrown back up somewhere in your house. My cat loves to nibble on my peppers when they get big and I always find the remnants puked back up by her somewhere soon after. Certainly not anything to worry a ton about, but the vegetation is toxic to animals to some degree.
I had the same problem with a table top set up. Not any more though.
https://preview.redd.it/ns326d1uq8ue1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61a190a240d7110bd169a8fbc419c4e978b1f872
I guess it depends on how athletic your cats are.😂