Is it ok for a cat to eat a frilly fern? I have no access to grass for the cat to get its usual greens.?

My indoor cat likes eating grass and rose leaves, so I usually kept a container of cat grass for him to snack on when the need arose. Now I have no access to those products but experimented with Garfield's favorite - a fern. Before he seldom up-chucked but he seems to upchuck everytime after a nibble on the fern - what other plants can I use that will seem tasty to the cat but not induce such a dramatic effect. I have tried all kinds of herbs including fennel and garlic flowers but they do not appeal to my pampered feline.

Is it ok for a cat to eat a frilly fern? I have no access to grass for the cat to get its usual greens.?
my cat goes for shrubby type plants rather than grass...think its called a "heeby" shrub.
Reply:Why a fern?

Barley grass is ideal. Just put a few barley seeds in a pot with soil in it, and water it regularly and it will grow nice grass for your cat to eat. Fern might even be toxic to cats.
Reply:I bought a tray of grass seeds, all you need to do is add water and after 3 days, the grass has started to grow. Once it gets to 5cms I think you can let them eat it. I bought mine from www.zooplus.co.uk - it was about ￡1.50 for a tray.
Reply:cats only eat grass if they want to be sick if your cat is eating frilly fern the cat will know if it is alright to eat frilly fern
Reply:Have you tried growing catnip?
Reply:Why don't you try to grow some grass in a tray indoors. Second try is tobring some grass in from outside - though you risk bringing in flea worms with it.



Be careful what you let your cat eat. Some plants have some pretty nasty toxins to protect it from insects and such. If the cat gets into something harmful it might be dead before you can get help.
Reply:you can buy Catnip in seed form and grow that, cats love it and it save your other plants that could be poisonous to your cat