can i cat proof my x-mas tree w/out shock collars or expensive sonic cat collars & w/out attaching 2 ceiling?

Answer 1

What and spoil one of the funniest natural sights in the world of coming downstairs to find the tree on the floor and tiddles wrapped up in tinsel in the middle of it with eyes like saucers! Bah humbug!! LOL!!!



And by the way, if you follow everyones advice below about squirting puss with a water bottle, you might solve the cat problem, but make sure you have the phone handy for the fire brigade when you short circut the lights and it goes up in flames!!! PMSL!

Answer 2

If you can’t isolate the tree from kitty then I do have some suggestions. Although everyone above is right in saying that the tree is new and exciting for your cat, I have found that my cats lose interest in the tree after a day or two. Until then, keep a spray water bottle handy so you can squirt your cat when she shows interest in the tree. Kitty should get the message. Make sure the tree is secured so it won’t fall over if kitty gets a little rough. Avoid tinsel. Avoid putting ornaments on the bottom branches. Avoid putting small ornaments on the tree at all. If they fall, kitty could choke on them. Although pretty, glass ornaments and other keepsakes should also not be put on the tree. Again, if they fall they are a hazard to not only kitty but also everyone else. If kitty is a chewer, hide power cords. If it’s a real tree, don’t let kitty drink the water or try and eat the needles. It’s not good for kitty.

Answer 3

You can do a lot of smelly things to your tree,but why? Think of it as a gift for the cat.
By the way do NOT use a shock-collar on your cat,it's made for dogs,you most likely will harm your cat and that's not an option I hope.
By the way,even if your cat will stay away from the tree while you are around,it will get into it at night,while you are asleep.
One year we had a very lively kitten and opted for a small tree that we could put into a walk in closet at night.
Very important ...what ever you do...do NOT use tinsel or breakable ornaments you might kill your car with it. Merry Christmas;Es

Answer 4

Man I can't believe what I've just read, shock collars are cruel enough used on dogs, used on a cat would send the poor creature right over the edge.He's doing nothing wrong, you've let your cats share your room and now suddenly, with no explanation to them, they can't ! Xander is obviously a more laid back cat and accepts what you do, but Cozmo is a sensitive soul and feels things deeply, how can you think of punishing him so cruelly ??All he will know is that he is being hurt,he won't know why, for God's sake man !! I hope you aren't like the callous people whose cats are their babies until 'real' babies come along, there's no reason to be unkind to animals when a family starts. It's great for babies and children to grow up with pets around, and there's no reason why not man ! As others have said, if you don't want the cats with you, shut them away from you, its piling on the agony letting Cozmo see your closed door !!

Answer 5

Try loosely wrapping the bottom of the tree on aluminum foil. Wrap it on the lowest branches, close to the trunk, too. Cat's tend not to like the sound the foil makes under their paws, so even though it might not stop a cat completely, it should at least make them think about it first.

You might also think about crushing cloves (the small kind that come in spice jars - NOT Garlic cloves), and rubbing them on the trunk and lower branches (a coffee grinder would be good, so you can use the clove "powder" ). Again, it might not stop the cat from climbing (and, you still might have to attach the tree to something to keep it up), but it might help.

Answer 6

Get you a spray bottle and adjust it so that it will send a long spray. Everytime the cat starts to play with the tree or ornaments spray the cat. Cat won't associate you with it cause you are still sitting in your chair or on the couch.

Soon it will realize that it is the spray bottle and will disappear when it sees the spray bottle. This is a good long distance correction tool especially for cats cause most don't like water. You can use this with almost any house pet.

So until your cat and the spray bottle come to an agreement don't hang anything on the lower branches that is breakable or something that you really don't want to see broken.

I shouldn't take long for the two to agree.

Answer 7

Shock collars are cruel...would you want someone putting that on you and everytime you did something wrong you got poked? Let your cats get used to the tree before you put anything on it. Have a squirt bottle ready with water and everytime your cat goes near the tree with any other intention other than to sniff it, give them a good squirt and say no. Soon, all you will have to do is grab the bottle and your cat will run. Set the bottle in front of the tree. I've been a lifetime owner of cats and it works every time.

Answer 8

Probably not. Cats and kids are both hazardous to Christmas trees, and because we had three of one and one of the other, all of whom had an uneradicable attraction to the Christmas tree, we always bolted it to the ceiling. I will never forget the sight of our two-year old son launching himself into the Christmas tree from the back of the chesterfield. Seems he had the idea that he could fly, like Santa......
Anyway, the kids are now grown, the cat has died, but we still tie the Christmas tree to the ceiling, just in case there's a flying gene somewhere among the grandchildren.

Answer 9

I'm reasonably certain that you could spray the tree with a readily available, natural product called 'Bitter Apple'...much like citronella deters mosquitoes, Bitter Apple repels most cats like nothing I've ever seen (don't guess anything's 100% effective, but in my experience, they HATE the stuff) I'd advise just a little bit for starters; too much might be, well....too much. I'm pretty sure that it would be safe to use on the Christmas tree, but I've never tried it, so you might ask the pet store folks or your vet.

Best of luck

Answer 10

There is no way around it, you have to somehow secure the tree so it doesn't fall over. but DON"T PUT TINSLE on the tree. They eat it and it gets wrapped up and well, it makes the cat box a bit more christmasy, but its a pain when they eat it - and it can hurt them.

The spray bottle way is probably the best to try to keep the cat away, but I don't think there is any sure fire way to keep the cat from trying to climb the tree.