Cat always tries to eat chives
We have a (supposedly) Maine Coon and Persian mix. I have put some herbs (parsley and chives) onto our balcony. On the right side, there is also some flower, I forgot which kind it it.
The chives were on the rightmost side, and the cat would jump onto that railing and chew off the chives. Since chives seem to be bad for cats, I moved them into the middle. Now she climbs over the parsley to get to the chives. She does not care for the plant, nor for the parsley. It seems she wants to eat the poisonous stuff.
Do we have to worry, or will the small amounts that she occasionally eats not harm her? I could move the chives away, the balcony is the only spot with a lot of sun in our flat :-/
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Instead of keeping the chives away from the balcony, I do think that you should confine your cat from the balcony. From the photo in the post, the cat was sitting on the balcony which is very dangerous.
1) Animal abusers may give it a push
2) Cats do commit suicide when stressed
As such, the risk of putting your cat beside the balcony is higher then getting poisoned by eating the chives. Hope this helps. :)
According to the ASPCA, chives are toxic to cats. Perhaps you can put them in a hanging basket to keep them out of reach of your cats.
The ASPCA also has a list of toxic and non-toxic plants that you may find helpful.
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