am wondering whether anybody's cat's bother with the christmas tree? i put mine up today and then thought, hmmm what if the cat's decide to hang off it or chew the branches lol! am just curious to what they might do...
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cat's & christmas tree's
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I don't put up a tree so I can't speak from experience, but there have been a few recent threads regarding Christmas trees and cats:
Decoration Day! How Are Your Cats at Christmas?
He wasted no time attacking the Christmas tree
Mez
Decoration Day! How Are Your Cats at Christmas?
He wasted no time attacking the Christmas tree
Mez
I put up an artificial tree, and then promptly had to spray it with bitter apple because my cats were using the branches as "tooth cleaners." I read that the stuff they spray on the tree's to make them flame retardant can contain lead among other things so just to be safe, I used the bitter apple to keep their mouths off of it.
Usually mine lay under the tree. The love the tree skirt. Occasionally they will fight for a spot and climb on the lower braches during their attack. We have learned years ago not to decorate the last row.
Some of our RB kitties would climb the tree but so far this crew is pretty good.
Well Ziggy used to go mad with the tree when she was a kitten. She would climb inside and climb up to the top, and it would fall over.
She would chew the balls or tinsel though. She would just bat the balls very hard.
I put up my tree today, and Links and Lexi haven't been near it. I've even had the light twinkling away!!! I'm just going to wait for tonight though. They get more mischievious at night!!
I put up my tree today, and Links and Lexi haven't been near it. I've even had the light twinkling away!!! I'm just going to wait for tonight though. They get more mischievious at night!!
I haven't put up a Christmas tree for years, since my boys became teenagers. So don't know how Blossom would react. Or should I know better?
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LOL, aww sound like cuties! well, when i went in this morning i found Glamorous chasing one of the baubles around the front room!Originally Posted by sadieandziggy
Well Ziggy used to go mad with the tree when she was a kitten. She would climb inside and climb up to the top, and it would fall over.She would chew the balls or tinsel though. She would just bat the balls very hard.
I put up my tree today, and Links and Lexi haven't been near it. I've even had the light twinkling away!!! I'm just going to wait for tonight though. They get more mischievious at night!!
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put up the christmas tree last saturday and it officially got knocked down for the first time last night. martini isn't allowed in the living room when i'm not home, so she hasn't gotten many chances at knocking it down. after she knocked it down, of course she started playing with all the ornaments that fell off. i'm keeping her out of the living room until after christmas!!
i have a very small 4 foot artificial tree in my apartment. i only use the plastic round ornaments so fiona cant break anything.
for the first week the tree was up everytime i got back home from work or class she had knocked it over. now i just catch her chewing on the lower branches every once and awhile
for the first week the tree was up everytime i got back home from work or class she had knocked it over. now i just catch her chewing on the lower branches every once and awhile
I have herd that there are things you can spray on or near the tree to keep cats away from it. I have herd bitter apple works well - or using a squirt bottle when they climb in it. I believe MOST cats would explore a christmas tree as climbing is in thier nature.
Chrismas of 2002 was the last year I put up a tree. The following Christmas, we had Amber and she was only 6 months old. She did this to the tree as soon as I put it up. I did not have any lights or other decorations on it yet, just the tree to see what she would do. Well, the rest is history and no more Christmas trees
This was Amber at 6 months old, I could imagine what would happen now
How on earth can I complain about my kitten after seeing that!Originally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat
Chrismas of 2002 was the last year I put up a tree. The following Christmas, we had Amber and she was only 6 months old. She did this to the tree as soon as I put it up. I did not have any lights or other decorations on it yet, just the tree to see what she would do. Well, the rest is history and no more Christmas treesThis was Amber at 6 months old, I could imagine what would happen now
She's so gorgeous though!
One idea I have seen used is to tightly wrap some tin foil around the base of the tree. You might wrap some around lower branches close to where they branch from the main stem of the tree. My mother used to do this to keep our cats from climbing up the tree. They were smaller cats and would like to climb up from the bottom. There are also 'sticky strips' you can use by placing them on and around the base of the tree.
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I should put up the tree again, just to get more pictures.
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aww LOL, you can't get mad at that, sooo darn cute!Originally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat
Chrismas of 2002 was the last year I put up a tree. The following Christmas, we had Amber and she was only 6 months old. She did this to the tree as soon as I put it up. I did not have any lights or other decorations on it yet, just the tree to see what she would do. Well, the rest is history and no more Christmas treesThis was Amber at 6 months old, I could imagine what would happen now
Well, she is a bobcat and they do what they want to do, so you can't get mad at them
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aww bless
When I was younger we had two cats that would climb the tree and sometimes knock it over!
We just put up our tree a few days ago, and thus far it hasn't been bad. Hypnos and Ares like playing under the tree and pulling out the tree skirt. When I flicked the lights (coated in bitter apple) on for the first time, they looked stunned.
I have to admit that I haven't mustered the courage to decorate the tree with ornaments yet as I think that will make the tree more enticing
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guess am lucky then, mine don't seem to be climbing it, they just like chasing the decorations!
