Do cats get high from eating houseplants?

This is a serious question because my normally well behaved cat acts crazy sometimes, and when he does his pupils are extremely dilalated, even though it isn't dark. He likes to chew the spider plant so I wonder if that could be the cause. A couple of the other plants also have small bites off them. He was also trying to chew plastic wrap, although I didn't let him I wonder if that could have some chemical that could affect his little cat brain.

Do cats get high from eating houseplants?
Hi there...as already another has noted some plants can be toxic to cats so it's best to secure plants up high where cats cannot have access to them. Spider plants is NOT toxic to cats.





Here's a list of toxic plants to cats:


http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.ht...





and a list of non-toxic plants to cats:


http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants-no...
Reply:It looks like answers are already closed, but I think this website might explain things a little better- it looks like your spider plant is to blame! I've had the same problem with my cat and some flowers.





http://www.petplace.com/cats/d... Report It

Reply:don't know about the plants, but my cat used to lick/chew plastic bags and cellophane whenever he had a hairball. Swallowing these made him wretch and vomit and sometimes bring up the hairball.
Reply:Spider Plants are NOT toxic to cats and it is fine if they eat them. You just need to remember that anything you spray on the plant COULD be toxic. A spider plant would not cause what you are describing. Catnip is the only thing I know of that would cause the behavior you described.
Reply:Some plants are toxic to animals. I think spider plants are one of them. I don't know how toxic that particular plant is, but I would remove it immediately.
Reply:No, they don't actually theres a lot of plants that are poisonous to them and they could die.
Reply:I believe spider plants are poisonous to cats, I read somewhere at one time, you can put a mothball in the soil to keep cats out of your plants, and it won't hurt the plant.