Phalaris aquatica and cats

[swords]

Does anyone know if Canary Grass (Phalaris aquatica and other species) is bad for cats?
It grows like crazy around here in the land of 10,000 swamps and I wanted to start a tub or two on my deck but I don't want to put it within reach of the cats if it can affect them in bad way. They eat the oat "cat grass" daily but it's so short lived I keep having to replant their container whereas this is an all summer grassy leaved plant we can all enjoy.

 

[herenorthere]

Maybe this is why it lasts all summer:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1445081?dopt=Abstract

Have you noticed a lot of dead sheep lying around?

 

[DrWurm]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalaris_aquatica

probably a bad idea

 

[swords]

Thanks, I don't think my cats could eat nearly as much as a sheep but I will keep looking for something. Will lawn grass stay alive a long time in a plastic pot if started from seed?