How do I make the Xmas tree not a cat tree?

**lvpets2002** · 12-01-2010, 04:25 PM

Do be carefull with the fishing line due to it is a very fine durable line & can cut you & or the babies real easy if they start trying to chew on it & crossing it.. Lets maybe use some type of rope.. I know find some long shoe laces & tie all together to make a long one.. Or use a cloths line rope..

**Karen** · 12-01-2010, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by lvpets2002

Do be carefull with the fishing line due to it is a very fine durable line & can cut you & or the babies real easy if they start trying to chew on it & crossing it.. Lets maybe use some type of rope.. I know find some long shoe laces & tie all together to make a long one.. Or use a cloths line rope..

We usually put it high up enough so the kitties cannot get it. And it's strung tight and against the wall for the most part, so out of the way for people as well.

**mrspunkysmom** · 12-01-2010, 05:37 PM

We anchored the tree to the wall as well and not just for kitties. Much better that way. Also plastic or unbreakable ornaments were on the bottom branches.

**moosmom** · 12-01-2010, 06:04 PM

It's simple...dont' put up a tree!!! With 5 cats, I'd rather not decorate than have to clean up broken ornaments or dragging a cat to the vet to have the tinsel pulled from the cat's butt.

**karlyb** · 12-02-2010, 02:35 AM

With so many cats, I haven't had a tree for years. However I might try this one. In the December issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine (pg 165), there is a string-light tree that is hung on adhesive hooks close on the wall. Martha used white lights with cut-out white stars for decorations. I might use green lights instead and hope the cats don't climb the walls.

**GILL** · 12-02-2010, 08:24 AM

I put up a tree every year. But if you close there is a cup hook in the cieling where I put the tree. A bit of fishing line to the top of the tree (50lb test) and plastic and foam balls near the bottom and we are ready to go. All so no tinsel.
The kids love the silk covered foam balls, we are very careful too make sure that when they start to fray the silk is removed now they have a foam ball to play with for a while. So far no one has climbed a tree but we go though about 8-10 balls a year.

**Taz_Zoee** · 12-02-2010, 10:48 AM

Yes, I was going to put the fishing line toward the top of the tree and in the back where nobody would get to it.

Donna, I would not mind not putting up the tree, but we want to do pictures. I guess if it turns out to be too much of a problem I can just do the pictures and take down the tree.

I never had this problem with Taz. He was happy just to hide under the tree. That's where he spent most of his time when the tree was up. Then Paizly became the climber and I'm pretty sure Jax will be a terror as well. But you never know, maybe he'll surprise us? LOL