Christmas Trees

[Laura]

My incorrigible cat, Bushes, has decided that she MUST drink water from my Christmas tree stand. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/rolleyes.gif I'm doing my best to break her of this habit, but in the meantime, she has (of course) gotten some of the sap from the tree in her fur. I discovered it this morning when she was trying to scrub it off onto my sweatshirt. Anyone have any ideas how to get this out for her?

[lhg0962]

I don't know about the sap, but be careful letting your cat to drink the water. I've heard that it is very toxic. I have put a sheet around the base of my tree and covered the stand, so Mimi can't see that yummy water.
Maybe something like nail polish remover or rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball would help to get the sap off. It would evaporate quickly, so your cat wouldn't be able to lick it off.

Good luck. There isn't anything worse than a "sticky" kitty.
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[Laura]

Thanks! I've been doing all kinds of research on toxic plants, etc. She did this last year too, and is still alive, so I think it's okay. I've tried to dissuade her with the water gun, loud noise, and anything else I can think of. I'm going to a closed stand next year! That's probably the only thing that will help! I'm going to try the alcohol idea tonight. I have a vision of my kitty stuck to the tree trunk - I hope it doesn't happen! Thanks for your ideas!


Originally posted by lhg0962:
I don't know about the sap, but be careful letting your cat to drink the water. I've heard that it is very toxic. I have put a sheet around the base of my tree and covered the stand, so Mimi can't see that yummy water.
Maybe something like nail polish remover or rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball would help to get the sap off. It would evaporate quickly, so your cat wouldn't be able to lick it off.

Good luck. There isn't anything worse than a "sticky" kitty.
http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif