[Question] Cat bite my pepper plants, should I cut the stem? Will they survive?

I am growing them indoors at night and letting them out during the day, they have been growing great and just reported a few days ago and they took it well. Now my cat has destroyed most of the leaves on these growing peppers, he bites the leaves but not the stem and now they are looking kinda awful 😮‍💨

I'm wondering if I should cut the stem from.the bitten leaves to see if new ones will grow, I'm worried without leaves they won't take sun and die. Or worse if I Cut the stem if they won't survive

Any tips?