ever since we put our christmas tree up, our cat has done everything within it's power to stay away from it! she hides her head, hides behind objects, and most importantly, she stays away from her litter box! it's been days and she isn't getting better. how do i fix this?!
2007-11-25 18:03:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Move her litterbox somewhere else so she doesn't have to see the tree. It's something different in her world and she's not sure about it. Given time and patience the problem may go away. I'd just leave her alone to work it out. Some cats are more "fraidy" than others.
(I had a cat that was afraid of a doily, so go figure.)
2007-11-25 18:12:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're going to have to move her litter box into a different room. Suggest you move her food and water dish along with the litter box. Give her a comfortable place to sleep in the other room. It will be her "safe haven." Hope this will be possible to do.
You could set her up the same way in a closet. It's the only way your kitty will feel safe and knows she has a place to go to stay away from the tree.
Only other thing I can think of, is to put the tree outside. We used to put our extra tree outside on the deck. Tie it down so it doesn't blow over. Always liked that, especially when it snowed. The snow with the lights was beautiful. Will have to do that again. I miss it. If you don't have snow, that's OK too.
If your kitty doesn't use her litter box, you'll have bigger problems then the Christmas tree being in the house.
2007-11-25 19:21:12 · answer #2 · answered by Eagles Fly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First go and get a video camera and tape it's reaction to the tree. Then keep the cat in the part of the house that the tree is not along with the cats litter box... Then send the tape to "America's Funniest Animals". That will be 2 million bucks please.
2007-11-25 18:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by HotDockett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put up a smaller tree or put catnip ornaments on your tree. Or, if you can get your cat near the tree, feed it a treat so that it associates the tree with a reward.
In all likelyhood, your cat is either scared of the size of a foreign object in the house or it doesn't like the scent of the tree. If it is a fresh cut tree, there may be a possibility that there were dogs or other cats around. Their scent on the tree may upset your cat.
2007-11-25 18:13:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the main problem is the litter box. Just position the litter box somewhere far from the tree. Perhaps near her hiding place?
2007-11-25 18:13:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My suggestion....... Count yourself Blessed you will not come home to a tree knocked over 12 times.
I would move the litter box to a room kittie feels safer in. Other then that feel happy your cat is not climbing it. My cats knock the tree over at least 5 times a year, we get special orniments that wont break and hangers that wont hurt kitties.
2007-11-25 21:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by Airlia Aisling 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah move the litter box. be happy that the cat is afraid of the tree, you don't want the cat climbing the tree. it happened to me and it was not very cool at 3 AM, cleaning up the mess.
2007-11-25 18:36:06 · answer #7 · answered by Doodle 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
positioned the tree up, minus each and every of the decorations. permit the cat climb up it. while the tree falls over, because it inevitably will with the cat in it, scream on the cat who will run off in terror. Your cat has now had the variety of fright that he won't have any desire to flow close to the tree back. you may now proceed to re-erect the tree and upload each and every of the decorations. effect.
2016-10-18 03:52:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
would you want to take a crap on the main strip in las vegas??!! all those bright lights and gaudy decorations...
man that would constipate me too...
2007-11-25 21:25:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ohhh!!!! what a funny cat you have!!! make him/her a cat house...
don't let him/her go in your room...
sorry, i have no idea. but i think this helps
2007-11-25 18:38:10 · answer #10 · answered by $niKkI$ 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋