Originally posted by YellowLabLover
To solve our problem, we put up a (removable) door blocking the entrance to the room the tree is in.
When YLL took this picture, she didn't get the bottom of the door, showing how we used wooden shelf brackets to make "feet" for the door. It just stands in the doorway leading to the living room, and we slide it out of the way when we want to go in there (there are handles on both sides of it and felt on the bottom of the "feet"). You can buy a low-price wooden screen door at most home-supply places for about $20-$30 dollars, and about $10 for the feet and handles, although we opted for a more decorative wood and glass type one. Then we take it apart at the end of the Christmas season and store it in the garage. It's kind of a pain in the butt, but we love trees AND kitties, so it's worth it.


I know one year when my daughter was an inquisitive toddler, we had 4 foot high rabbit fencing all around the tree to keep her away from it - not very festive, but you could tie little bows on it or something (LOL). Knowing kitties though, he would probably just climb the fencing.