my cat loves to help me get rid of the lower leaves as well... he slips past me and bites at the leaves... I know cats love grass, and most any plant that is around your house, so it doesn't suprise me...
It is funny though how anytime you're smoking, the cat is around... i can shut the door in the computer room, and he will push the door open and come right in like he's getting left out or something... He won't get right up in my face or anything, but he surely doesn't mind me exhaling the smoke his way...
A buddy of mine had a real old cat, that had been around MJ her entire life... she would sit on the kitchen table while we smoked, and just sit there staring... if you watched real close, you could see her swaying back and forth a bit... lol, we would completely bust up laughing and the cat would just sit there, stone cold... she was taken to the vet many times and checked for problems, and nothing ever came up.. she eventually died of old age around her 18th year...