Kitten coming soon, do I need to get rid of my houseplants?

[Kittenmumma]

Kitten is obv the most important thing but I own several houseplants which I love and have been with me for many years. Some of them are a bit toxic to cats (no lilys, I have two yuccas and lots of orchids and a zz plant) and am a bit concerned my kitten might bite them and get sick. Should I look into rehoming my plants or am I being over dramatic?

I've got loads of plants and a cat (Inc a zz plant) and the cat has zero interest in them. Generally cats are different to dogs in that they don't tend to randomly just eat anything in their vicinity. That said, I'd take some precautions just in case..Could you put the plants away in a room when the kitten is unsupervised just until you're sure she's not interested?

I don’t have much space sadly. I can put the small ones on a high shelf in the kitchen but the big ones are currently on the floor in the living room and the only alternative would be the patio (but they are not outdoor plants)

I would, one of mine is obsessed with eating plants, I didn’t realise how many plants are toxic to cats. Check your garden plants too, mine loves to eat broon even though it’s highly toxic.

I would ditch any that are very toxic so lilies and Cycad's. Then see if they are interested in plants. Presumably the kitten wont have the run of the whole house unsupervised initally so maybe a bit of reorganisation of what you have where until you know if you have a chewer.

Ours isn't fussed about plants or flowers at all, but I did recently dig up a load of lily of the valley from the garden which have actually been there for years and I hadn't realised they were toxic until my neighbour mentioned it. (I suppose the clue's in the name, I'm an idiot!)

Another thing we get is those "autumn crocus" plants which have self-seeded/been dropped by birds and are also a member of the lily family, so I keep watch on them when they come in September.

I know you're talking about houseplants, OP, but might be relevant for someone else.

Our younger cat did like to chew on things (including plants) when she was a kitten. Luckily there were only a couple of small African violets in the kitchen which were easily moved. But there is a very life-like plastic spiky plant (inherited from DD who had used it as a prop in a uni drama production) that the kitten continued to chew the tips off! Now the kitten is grown she leaves it alone and prefers the grass outside.
I guess the answer maybe to just watch and wait? Our cats do seem to know that if I say "No!" very loudly and firmly not to do something they stop, but of course the minute my back is turned...