Yes, its that time of year again. I have my Christmas tree up and my 3 year old kitty Thomas keeps wanting to go under it and try to get in it etc etc where as our younger kitty Mia (first time ever seeing a Christmas tree) is not interested one bit, she got told once not to touch it and to go away and since then she hasn't bothered, yet every year its chaos with Thomas vs The tree :/ I hate having to continuosly get him away from it or out of it. Any suggestions to keep him away? Thanks.
Cat + Christmas tree
If anyone has any sugggestions share them with me please! My 17 year old has been pulled out of the tree several times and its only been up for 2 days. Same every year if the are not up the tree they are digging in the container.
No to me its part of the joy of putting up the Christmas tree is the cat taking the baubles off and flying around the front room with them.
Two options - Don't have one or live with it I think.
Two options - Don't have one or live with it I think.
When we had our cats half the fun of Christmas was seeing how the tree looked by Christmas day and just how many baubles were actually left on it.
I think you either put up with it or put it in a room they cannot access.
I think you either put up with it or put it in a room they cannot access.
Originally Posted by makavelli132:
“Orange peel.
Hang some up under the base and change every few days should do the trick.”
“Orange peel.
Hang some up under the base and change every few days should do the trick.”
Or hang one if those orange scented car air fresheners at the bottom. You might even find a Christmas tree shape one at this time of year.
i used to put those singing santa the ones with the motion sensors on them round the bottom of my tree as my cat is terrified of them
My cat loves christmas. She is in and out running around the place like a crazy thing. She likes to help. We have a real tree and she just loves the smell, we often find her sleeping underneath the tree. Its the same with our rosemary bush, she loves the smell. She never takes off the baubles though.
I haven't had one for one or two years. All that glitters is the cats. Next year I'll put a tree up for a few days without decorations and see how it fairs before decorating or binning it.
The first xmas my, now long gone, cat and I had together I decided was going to be the full monty and bought a big tree and decorated it from top to bottom whilst he looked on in a bemused way - I even stuck a proper fairy doll on the very top.
Next day I returned from work to view the carnage in my long, but narrow, front room. He had decided, for reasons best known to himself, that the tree was his mortal enemy and the fairy, the commander in chief.
He had managed to topple the tree over and judging by the chew marks all over the top branches, he had dragged it across the floor, his progress only stopped when the tree got wedged between the heavy coffee table and the fire surround.
What he did to the fairy was barbaric in the extreme and I found her head in another room a week or so later.
To finish off he had ripped into all his presents - ate all the treats and vomited them all back.
That was the last time I went all out at xmas but it is one of the many fantastic memories that keep my memories of him very much alive
Next day I returned from work to view the carnage in my long, but narrow, front room. He had decided, for reasons best known to himself, that the tree was his mortal enemy and the fairy, the commander in chief.
He had managed to topple the tree over and judging by the chew marks all over the top branches, he had dragged it across the floor, his progress only stopped when the tree got wedged between the heavy coffee table and the fire surround.
What he did to the fairy was barbaric in the extreme and I found her head in another room a week or so later.
To finish off he had ripped into all his presents - ate all the treats and vomited them all back.
That was the last time I went all out at xmas but it is one of the many fantastic memories that keep my memories of him very much alive
My mum is not having a tree this year now she has the two kittens as she knows from past experience kittens and Christmas tree's don't't mix. She knows the two kittens will destroy any tree in minutes lol
Originally Posted by omipalone:
“The first xmas my, now long gone, cat and I had together I decided was going to be the full monty and bought a big tree and decorated it from top to bottom whilst he looked on in a bemused way - I even stuck a proper fairy doll on the very top.
Next day I returned from work to view the carnage in my long, but narrow, front room. He had decided, for reasons best known to himself, that the tree was his mortal enemy and the fairy, the commander in chief.
He had managed to topple the tree over and judging by the chew marks all over the top branches, he had dragged it across the floor, his progress only stopped when the tree got wedged between the heavy coffee table and the fire surround.
What he did to the fairy was barbaric in the extreme and I found her head in another room a week or so later.
To finish off he had ripped into all his presents - ate all the treats and vomited them all back.
That was the last time I went all out at xmas but it is one of the many fantastic memories that keep my memories of him very much alive”
“The first xmas my, now long gone, cat and I had together I decided was going to be the full monty and bought a big tree and decorated it from top to bottom whilst he looked on in a bemused way - I even stuck a proper fairy doll on the very top.
Next day I returned from work to view the carnage in my long, but narrow, front room. He had decided, for reasons best known to himself, that the tree was his mortal enemy and the fairy, the commander in chief.
He had managed to topple the tree over and judging by the chew marks all over the top branches, he had dragged it across the floor, his progress only stopped when the tree got wedged between the heavy coffee table and the fire surround.
What he did to the fairy was barbaric in the extreme and I found her head in another room a week or so later.
To finish off he had ripped into all his presents - ate all the treats and vomited them all back.
That was the last time I went all out at xmas but it is one of the many fantastic memories that keep my memories of him very much alive”
That has cheered me up immensely
thank you for posting it !
My tree is on a small table. I have placed tin foil on the table - crumpled up then uncrumpled. I have heard cats don't like walking on tin foil. Unless they do a flying ninja jump from the floor, the tree should be safe. Fingers crossed.
Originally Posted by omipalone:
“The first xmas my, now long gone, cat and I had together I decided was going to be the full monty and bought a big tree and decorated it from top to bottom whilst he looked on in a bemused way - I even stuck a proper fairy doll on the very top.
Next day I returned from work to view the carnage in my long, but narrow, front room. He had decided, for reasons best known to himself, that the tree was his mortal enemy and the fairy, the commander in chief.
He had managed to topple the tree over and judging by the chew marks all over the top branches, he had dragged it across the floor, his progress only stopped when the tree got wedged between the heavy coffee table and the fire surround.
What he did to the fairy was barbaric in the extreme and I found her head in another room a week or so later.
To finish off he had ripped into all his presents - ate all the treats and vomited them all back.
That was the last time I went all out at xmas but it is one of the many fantastic memories that keep my memories of him very much alive”
“The first xmas my, now long gone, cat and I had together I decided was going to be the full monty and bought a big tree and decorated it from top to bottom whilst he looked on in a bemused way - I even stuck a proper fairy doll on the very top.
Next day I returned from work to view the carnage in my long, but narrow, front room. He had decided, for reasons best known to himself, that the tree was his mortal enemy and the fairy, the commander in chief.
He had managed to topple the tree over and judging by the chew marks all over the top branches, he had dragged it across the floor, his progress only stopped when the tree got wedged between the heavy coffee table and the fire surround.
What he did to the fairy was barbaric in the extreme and I found her head in another room a week or so later.
To finish off he had ripped into all his presents - ate all the treats and vomited them all back.
That was the last time I went all out at xmas but it is one of the many fantastic memories that keep my memories of him very much alive”
Fabulous! Thanks for posting
I have a tale to tell about cats and Christmas trees, but if you are squeamish, please don't read this.
Firstly, we live in an old farm cottage in the country. Nearest neighbours is the farmhouse, approx. 500m away.
This means that our two (Pepper, black and white female, 5 y/o and Gizmo, ginger male 4 y/o) have quite a big area to patrol and catch things in.
We are surrounded by nature - As well as the cows and sheep in the fields there are 000's of spiders, beavers, deer, stoats, red squirrels, and loads of different kinds of birds including woodpeckers and heron.
Several times a week, in the morning there will be grass/vegetation and entrails of mice or voles on the livingroom floor in the morning. Thankfully, very few birds have ever been caught, and the local red squirrel population can run up trees faster than both of them!
Occasionally there will be a bit of a "hum" in the living room.
This usually indicates the presence of something dead under the TV/hi-fi unit, or under the sofa, or sometimes behind the armchair in the corner.
Last week, there was a bit of "hum" in the room. I had a quick look in the usual places but found nothing. On Thursday morning, the hum had got a lot worse - really minging. I hadn't thought to look under the Xmas tree before, but did this time.
What I saw caused me to recoil in horror and almost puke.
A bloody massive dead rat sitting in a puddle of it's own blood, piss and sh!t.
Rubber gloves, face mask, old newspapers and disinfectant is not what you really want 1st thing in the morning.
Thankfully we have wooden floors 'coz if it was a carpet, the only solution would have been to cut out a circle with a Stanley knife!
There must have been a real team effort to get the dead rat through two cat flaps and into the living room.
As I was clearing up the mess, the two of them were sitting on the windowsill as interested spectators.
Ah, the joys of country living!
Firstly, we live in an old farm cottage in the country. Nearest neighbours is the farmhouse, approx. 500m away.
This means that our two (Pepper, black and white female, 5 y/o and Gizmo, ginger male 4 y/o) have quite a big area to patrol and catch things in.
We are surrounded by nature - As well as the cows and sheep in the fields there are 000's of spiders, beavers, deer, stoats, red squirrels, and loads of different kinds of birds including woodpeckers and heron.
Several times a week, in the morning there will be grass/vegetation and entrails of mice or voles on the livingroom floor in the morning. Thankfully, very few birds have ever been caught, and the local red squirrel population can run up trees faster than both of them!
Occasionally there will be a bit of a "hum" in the living room.
This usually indicates the presence of something dead under the TV/hi-fi unit, or under the sofa, or sometimes behind the armchair in the corner.
Last week, there was a bit of "hum" in the room. I had a quick look in the usual places but found nothing. On Thursday morning, the hum had got a lot worse - really minging. I hadn't thought to look under the Xmas tree before, but did this time.
What I saw caused me to recoil in horror and almost puke.
A bloody massive dead rat sitting in a puddle of it's own blood, piss and sh!t.
Rubber gloves, face mask, old newspapers and disinfectant is not what you really want 1st thing in the morning.
Thankfully we have wooden floors 'coz if it was a carpet, the only solution would have been to cut out a circle with a Stanley knife!
There must have been a real team effort to get the dead rat through two cat flaps and into the living room.
As I was clearing up the mess, the two of them were sitting on the windowsill as interested spectators.
Ah, the joys of country living!
Loving this thread. Thanks to an over excited pusskins my tree stays upstairs in its box out of harms way. Years ago we had a real tree, I potted it in soil from the garden, decorated it etc. The kids loved it. A day or so later there was a strange smell, couldn't find it, then eventually discovered our kittens had been using the pot as a litter tray! Thanks for all the memories and the laughs. 
I inherited my sisters 3 cats and its our first Christmas together. I phoned my sister last week and asked how the cats are with a christmas tree, she hesitated and then went 'ah oh not that good. Actually they have not touched it yet.
My cat is not bothered with my tree he was more interested in the box it came in but I was too worried about putting lights on the tree just in case he bit through them and got electrocuted.
Originally Posted by makavelli132:
“Orange peel.
Hang some up under the base and change every few days should do the trick.”
“Orange peel.
Hang some up under the base and change every few days should do the trick.”
I tried this about 3 days ago, it hasn't worked lol
If I didn't love christmas so much I wouldn't bother with a tree, but I have to have a tree every year. I am thinking about getting Cat Away spray or what ever it is called as I can't just leave them to do it as people have suggested, its bad annoying behaviour which they shouldn't be allowed to do, not only are they destroying something of yours but they are making themselves ill by consuming whatever tinsel they can and they are also causing unnecessary headaches for me and my partner through trying to stop them from chewing it all and pulling it down. I am worried that they will accidentally chew through the lights or eat to much tinsel etc that they become quite badly ill. Plus I hate giving them a row even though they know full well what they are doing is wrong, you can just tell. So I won't just let them do it.
