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title: 'Helping houseplants and housepets cohabitate: Rami'
date: '2026-07-21T11:36:46-07:00'
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# Helping houseplants and housepets cohabitate: Rami

That plant at the local garden store is calling your name. But is it potentially poison to the furry friend you already have at home…? That’s the idea behind [Rami](https://getrami.app/), an app that helps you learn more about plants inspired by their potential impacts on household pets.

> Rami is named for Ramses — my rescue cat, and the reason this app exists. We took him and his sister from a house with 60 cats, sick and barely four months old; months of care got them playing like kittens again. Then one morning his mouth and paw were swollen, and I realized I had no idea if one of my plants was the cause. I couldn’t tell which were risky to him and which weren’t, and there was no simple way to learn about the plants — so I built one.
> 
> That’s why your guide is a cat. Ramses is healthy now — the Monstera lives eight feet away.

The app is currently available for iOS. It supports both English and Spanish.

For more info or to download the app, visit [Rami](https://getrami.app/).

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