Keeping your cat out of the Christmas tree...

[treacheroustexan]

Spray bottles and curse words aren't helping... any ideas?

 

[Billy-Klubb]

ours are always attacking the tree because we use cat food for ornaments. I hooked it up to 220 to teach them a lesson.

 

[CGVT]

 

[treacheroustexan]

Brilliant.

 

[dad23ds]

Our cat climbs up from underneath. We bought one these and it has worked. http://www.christmastreedefender.com/

It's on Amazon too

 

[passedpawn]

I have had cats for years and never had this problem. But if I did, I think I'd just spray vegetable oil on the trunk. Seems like a solution, but I just made it up, so might be solid fail too.

 

[applescrap]

I'd do anything to see my cat playing in the tree again. We couldn't really stop him. He loved Christmas we loved that he loved Christmas. He never hurt anything I don't think but I think he may have zapped himself once. He would hang out under the tree mostly, we would always put the soft unbreakable ornaments at the bottom of the tree we called them cat ornaments he would bat and play with some of them. I miss it.

 

[MaxStout]

We seem to have an abundance of animals behaving badly around here. See thread about keeping dogs out of your bird feeder.

Buy some of that citrus spray from the pet store. Cats hate that smell.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Simple solution. Festivus pole. High strength to weight ratio and no cat-tempting....anything.

 

[Homercidal]

The first year we had our cats they loved to climb the tree. First time we saw it I told the wife there must be some mice in the tree. She was a bit upset about it, but I got a good laugh.

Next year the cats couldn't care less about the tree. I'm guessing it was because they could go outside and play in all the trees they wanted.

 

[MaddBaggins]

Spray bottles and curse words aren't helping... any ideas?

Maybe they're just after the squirrel.

 

[flars]

Cats will do what they want to do when you aren't looking. We just fastened the tree to the ceiling, old house, to keep the tree upright the first year we had a climber. Following years no climbing. The tree skirt was a napping place and the water reservoir was for a flavored water drink.

 

[NickTheGreat]

The curse words kinda help in my house . . . :fro:

 

[bigken462]

Keeps kids out too!

 

[Spyk'd]

You have to show 'em who's boss and mark your territory...


go piss on your tree man!

 

[Rhumbline]

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Keeps kids out too!

I love it. Now hook that thing up to a Tesla coil.

 

[unionrdr]

The Cat Zapper...by Ronco!

 

[Homercidal]

The Cat Zapper...by Ronco!

Owwwwww!ly enterprises...

 

[MaxStout]

Owwwwww!ly enterprises...

I see what you did there.

 

[LarMoeCur]

Mine did the same thing. I gave him away for free.

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[Psylocide]

1. Put tree in house

2. Put cat outside

3. Profit*

*Several fringe benefits can be had from this method, i.e. keeping the cat out of the bed, empty boxes, the house.