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Originally posted by Not Me
They generally eat plants to help them move hairballs through their GI tract. I don't think they like the taste so much as it is an instinct thing. If eating the fiber laden plant does not stimulate the gut to push the hairball forward, it generally stimulates the vomitting. Either way, the hairball is gone and the cat feels better.
Talk to your vet about getting some of those hairball pastes or whatever they have now a days. It can help to curb the cat's urge to eat the plants.
Some plants are toxic to cats, so make sure your new plant isn't one of them.
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Here are a couple links that purport to tell you which plants are toxic and which are safe for the cats. Probably should check with the vet to verify.
http://www.plants-and-your-cat.com/h...fe_plants.html
http://allsands.com/Pets/Cats/plantpoisonou_zjd_gn.htm
