my #1 pest here -> our stupid cat, broke the main stem of this 6 week old pepper seedling by pushing the softpot off the platform. It was also uprooted and almost dead-dry when I got back home from work last Monday. I re-planted the what is left of the plant hoping that I can still save it. I even plugged the upper part hoping that I could clone it.. Today I took this pic of that plant having new growth. Hopefully it will recover fully... with nice forks.
I'm also the one who inquired where you got your very nice variegated basil That cat is a stray cat that by brother saved from being roadkill and that is how he shows his gratitude. Only crushed chillis do well but I don't want to waste pods just for that bakaneko Then you haven't met a fantabulous cat! (My son's cat, unfortunately, is admittedly not one of them, though, as she had been mishandled by her first owners. Better to get a cat as young as possible so you can socialize it correctly.) A cat that is properly socialized (and doesn't have personality problems) is very friendly, loves to be with people and is wonderful to have around. And they'll even play fetch, if you're into that sort of thing. In my experience, you have to raise a cat as if you were one, yourself, which means you have to be the one in charge, and take clues from how they behave with each other in the wild. Otherwise, the cat will take the dominant position in the relationship, and all bets are off. Still and all, friendly or not, some do have quirks (like going after plants) that socializing won't change. They are rather like people that way.
