How to deter cats from chewing, digging, and ruining house plants?

Unfortunately, this is a common issue in cats. First, make sure that all house plants are not toxic to cats. Then, you can try spraying the plants with something like Bitter Apple spray to discourage your cat from chewing on them. If that doesn't work, you may have to move the plants to an area where Lil Bit can't get to them. You can also try placing pet grass or a small planting of wheat grass or cat nip in an area where Lil Bit can get to it to satisfy her desire to chew on plant material.

You can apply bitter apple spray to the leaves of the money plant and see if this deters her from chewing on it. You can also use another product called Sentry Stop That. If these do not work, you can resort to a motion sensing toy and place it near the base of the plant and see if that deters her from going after the plant. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further!

Kittens this age can be challenging to live with! You can try spraying your mom's plant with Bitter Apple spray - this is a bitter-tasting substance that often works well to deter chewing on plants, electrical cords, and other inappropriate items in the house. I also think it's a great idea to get some cat-friendly plants for your room and other areas in the house, if possible, since she seems to enjoy chewing on them. The most appropriate things she has to chew on, the less likely she will be to seek out your mom's plant. For the kitchen table, I would suggest placing double-sided sticky tape on it whenever you're not using it to eat on - most cats don't like the feel of this on their paws, so she will learn on her own to avoid the table if it's always uncomfortable to walk on. Once she is no longer trying to get on it at all anymore, you can slowly fade out using the tape.

This is a tough situation to be in. I would recommend more play time - you've got to wear this kitten out! Lots of play with feather toys, laser pointers, cat nip toys, puzzle treat toys, etc. Also, for scratching, you may have to try different and new surfaces that the kitten is allowed to destroy. Cardboard scratchers laying flat and on a vertical surface, the same with carpet squares (you can often get remnants from a carpet store) and rope objects. When you are away and they can't be directly supervised, you may need to keep them in a cat-proofed room to keep them and your house safe.

Cats love to poop in potted plants unfortunately! I would try hanging your plants from the ceiling so Corvetta can't reach them, or you can try covering them with bird netting so she can't access them. You can also try putting them up on a higher shelf and surround the plant with stacked rows of plastic cups. When she jumps up, the cups will startle her away from the plant. You can inserted wooden skewers into the soil about three inches apart so she can't squeeze between them, but make sure the skewers are at least two inches above the soil line so she can see them. Finally, you can cover the soil with a thick layer of wood bark mulch, which is an uncomfortable thing for cats to dig into.

This is likely normal puppy behavior. You can try to block the area of the plants by putting up a barrier or you can try to put a little cayenne pepper powder on the plant leaves to make them taste bad. This doesn’t always work but a lot times it does. I would also check the type of plants they are and make sure they aren’t toxic to dogs. I hope this helps!

I don't have a simple answer for you, but since Kumo is so active, I think the key will be to tire him out more, so he is not as frantic in his play interactions. First, I would work on environmental enrichment for Kumo. This website has a number of good ideas for that. https://indoorpet.osu.edu/cats One of my favorite things for cats is a no bowl feeding system like Doc & Phoebe ( https://docandphoebe.com/ ) that requires them to "hunt" for their food. You could also try a feeding ball. The goals with having Kumo have to "hunt" for his food is that he will use more energy doing that than just eating out of a bowl. I also recommend using laser pointers and interactive cat toys like a Cat Dancer ( http://www.catdancer.com/ ) to get cats to play with you more appropriately. That will hopefully give them a way to play with you that does not involve biting and scratching you or your family. Good luck! I hope that was helpful and gives you some ideas. Thanks for using PetCoach.