Cats and Christmas

[catwhispers]

This may or may not help, but you might try dapping the tree with orange extract. I've found cats hate the stuff and will tend to avoid it. Whether it works or not depends on how stubborn and motivated they are for destruction

Plus, it will smell nice to you, and is safe.

[lvpets2002]

Well at my house the only way for keeping the cats off of the Christmas Tree == Is Not To Have One Up..

[kb2yjx]

If you can place your tree between 2 windows, you can secure the tree to the windows with fishing line. We have done that in the past. Also, place plastic bags filled with kitty litter at the base of the tree. We put the tree up the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and let it sit there in the living room, until the cats get the idea of the " new growth " in the living room. Then I slowly add decorations to the tree. NO GLASS ornaments or TINSEL(sp). I have discovered cats sleeping in the tree. They wrecked a really nice prelit tree. I found in Terry's Village, a tree that the cats do not seem to bother. The first three feet of the tree is the trunk, and the upper three feet is the Christmas tree. You might want to try that model!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

[Katelf]

Hi

I have six cats here (at one time just four). My trick to this all is as follows:

1. no tinsel
2. no breakables from the middle down
3. don't worry about it too much (lol)

I have never had difficulty with my cats. They think it is their "secret drinking station" or "cover" to hide from other kitties.

The stand is a very secure one and I used to tie it to window frames at one time when they were kittens.

Not sure why I'm so lucky, but it always seems to be okay!