What is the best way to keep a cat from climbing your christmas tree?
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at
11:48 pm
I have a not-so kitten that climbs the christmas tree almost everyday and usually in the morning. What can I do to stop this from happening.
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Make it an outside cat.
Long Live Jambi
Wrap some painter’s tape around the bottom, with the sticky side facing out. Kitty won’t like the feeling on his/her paws and hopefully that’ll be enough to deter them.
haha i’ve heard about cats doing that but mine doesnt usually. Just spray it with a spray thats sopposed to keep the cats off furtiture it’s cheap you can just buy it at petsmart or something.
there is a product called boundary made by the company lambert kay that is a deterent for cats spray it around the perimeter of the tree it does have an odor when you first spray it but it goes away once it dries , you can find it at your local pet store
keep it out of the room with the xmas tree in it.
you could teach him a lesson by putting something he is afraid of in front the tre he might juust run away from the tree!!!
put an angry dog at the top?–if its climbing from the base up would a green netting around the trunk out stop it? or is it jumping to the tree? maybe put something in the tree it doesn’t like?
get a water bottle and every time it goes near the tree spray it
Good luck. If you are not around put the kitten in another room. This is non preventable . We had the same trouble with our new kitten last year. Give it a an old bauble to play with becausethat was what our kitten was attracted to and it might distract the cat.
You probably can’t without brutalizing the silly critter. Just make sure the tree is well-supported and remember – it does not stay up but a few weeks at most. Welcome to the joys of pet ownership!
use balloons instead of ornaments …..?????
If you’re trying to scold at your kitten for climbing/attacking your Christmas Tree, these are some possible ways to say (Dont touch the tree):
A) Put a barrier of some sort around your Christmass Tree to prevent your cat from making contact
B) I’m sure there are some kinds of materials they sell that repel cats (Liquids?) that you can use (NOT ON YOUR CAT). You could put it on your Christmas Tree or around it to prevent your cat from coming near.
C) (IF) You’r Christmas Tree is in a room that you dont use very much (that has a door) just close the door when no ones using it or when someones in it.
D) Keep watch and everytime you see your cat going near the Christmas Tree, carry him/her away.
E) Occupy your cat, you could get him/her a scratching post, a self automated toy, a remote controlled mouse (Yes they do sell those, I know for a fact ((I have one)) ).
F) This isnt exactly my best choice…Shut her up in a room with marbles and toys that she could play with, and someone to play with (I wouldnt though)
G) Get/Make something that would grab your cat’s attention from the tree (You could take some boxes and make a play house or a tunnel of some sort, or buy a post or play pen)
H) Again, not the best choice, move you Christmas Tree to a basement or attic (Somewhere that you dont use) until (A couple days before?) Christmas Eve or Chrismas
I) If there are ornaments and other strings and catchy things on your Christmas tree remove them until Christmas Eve- You could have a family get-to-gether and hang them back up again
J) Punish your cat (Not harshly) everytime he jumps on your tree, spray it, flick it’s nose, toss it (GENTLY) away, ect
Some solutions (Above) arent even saying (NO). They’re just other ways to prevent your cat from attacking your Christmas Tree.
How ever if you’re cat keeps eating smaller plants, other ways of saying (Dont eat plants!) are:
A) Spraying the plant(s) with repelant
B) Moving the plant(s) to a higher area, unreachable for your kitten
C) Flicking your kitten’s nose when ever he/she tries to eat or damage the plant
D) When ever your kitten tries to eat part of the plant, pry open (Not harshly) his/her mouth and take the remaining plant out of his/her mouth and push your kitten away
E) Either put something near your plant(s) to scare your cat every time he/she gets near it, or scare your cat yourself when ever your cat gets near the plant
As you can see there are many possible ways to prevent your cat from doing something wrong without scolding at your cat, or scolding your cat in many diffrent ways to prevent him/her from doing something wrong.
Other ways to scold at your cat may include:
A) Locking your cat in a room (Not for long, the least you could do is put a couple of toys and needed items ((Such as litter box, food, ect.)) in the room) whenever she/he does something wrong repeatedly.
B) Shake him/her GENTLY, for a few SECONDS. Do NOT (I repeat ((!NOT!)) shake your cat brutally AND for more then three seconds at the maximum when ever he/she does something wrong repeatedly.
C) Puting a leash on your cat (Do not put a short leash on your cat unless needed or for serious safety reasons) until he/she learns not to do what ever he/she is doing wrong.
So there are many solutions. Scolding or not, you’r cat will just have to learn either way!
Have a nice day and remember treat your cat with utmost patience and love!