How to keep cat from using my indoor plants as a litter box?

[Rowan123]

I ended up putting chicken wire over the exposed soil.

[G Grasshopper]

I got some cat-proofing plastic spikes once - they worked well. They are allow air circulation and don't hurt the cat (they are uncomfortable to the cat, but not actually sharp.) I have seen some on Amazon, although there may be other sources.

[chattyneighbor]

I just put tin foil on the soil and lift to water. The cats don't like the foil and stopped digging and eventually I removed the foil and they no longer bother the plants.

[chattyneighbor]

Originally Posted by Ottawa2011

My cat hasn't tried this (yet!)... but I've been told that citrus peels like lemon set down on the soil will repel the kitties.

citrus is toxic to cats - I wouldn't recommend that

[chattyneighbor]

Originally Posted by runswithscissors

Not a matter of political correctness. And NEVER safe for a cat, who never asked for the idiot humans to be their "owner" then changes their mind.

Love that. Cats are not by nature feral or wild or outdoor creatures. They've been domesticated for years. That's what people don't seem to get. Cats sometimes manage to survive outdoors for a few years if they can locate a human who will leave food out for them but it is a horrible life. Its like a homeless human trying to survive in the streets of NY. They manage for awhile but its not where they belong.

[mawipafl]

I use pinecones.

[Minethatbird]

Originally Posted by runswithscissors

Not a matter of political correctness. And NEVER safe for a cat, who never asked for the idiot humans to be their "owner" then changes their mind.

Had a number who lived to ripe old ages being allowed outside ...... that was many years ago. No longer allowed due to coyotes (lost a couple to them.)