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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2004Cats and Christmas trees
Our Maine Coon, Reagan, will be a year old early December. He has never seen a Christmas tree before. He decimated our herb garden when we brought it inside. He has a fondness for cilantro, by the way. We are concerned how others have dealt with the tree situation. Any ideas how to keep him from climbing the tree?I am also afraid he will eat it. Besides the herbs that he ate, he goes crazy for fresh flowers, which I now do not bring into the house. Times a-tickin', any ideas? > Our Maine Coon, Reagan, will be a year old early December. He has > never seen a Christmas tree before. He decimated our herb garden when [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it. Besides the herbs that he ate, he goes crazy for fresh flowers, > which I now do not bring into the house. Times a-tickin', any ideas? Ya never know. Try putting up the tree several days before when you want to decorate it. See how he behaves. If he climbs it, put only limited decorations on it. If he doesn't, try putting more on. In any event, no glass or other breakable ornaments, and absolutely no tinsel! Tinsel can kill a cat if ingested. Also, do not put any "stay fresh" stuff in the tree water. It's poisonous, and cats often drink out of tree holders. Apologies if you already know this. Priscilla > If he climbs it, put only >limited decorations on it. If he doesn't, try putting more on. In any [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Priscilla I have a "closed" tree stand for this very reason. No water access. Maybe I've just been lucky, but none of the cats have tried to climb the tree (pretty dense branches after all - not a lot of space). OTOH, ornaments have made their way off the tree and under the couch. Favorites were little paper mache apples that rolled SO easily with little paws playing with them! Nothing breakable (between dog tails and cat paws.......), and tinsel is tacky anyway ;-D. The biggest problem I have with cats at Christmas is with my nativity set. It's olive wood, and the cats can't seem to resist it. Baby Jesus gets carried off every once in awhile. Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience Vote for Change! > > I have a "closed" tree stand for this very reason. No water access. Maybe > I've just been lucky, but none of the cats have tried to climb the tree (pretty > dense branches after all - not a lot of space). Yeah, the ones I've been getting are pretty thickly branched, too, but when Caley and Benjamin were 5 month old kittens, C chased B across the livingroom and ended up 2/3 of the way up the tree, much to her apparent surprise. She perched there enjoying the view, and then I helped her down. My cats (now adult) mostly enjoy sitting underneath and smelling the piney smell, but this year I will have another 5 month old kitten on the loose, and he's a helion, so I'm going to be playing things very much by ear. > OTOH, ornaments have made > their way off the tree and under the couch. Favorites were little paper mache > apples that rolled SO easily with little paws playing with them! Oh, my! Those sound irresistable. I have some ornaments that are deliberately hung from the lower branches because they are suitable playthings. > Nothing breakable (between dog tails and cat paws.......), and tinsel is tacky > anyway ;-D. Yes, isn't it just! ;-) > The biggest problem I have with cats at Christmas is with my nativity set. > It's olive wood, and the cats can't seem to resist it. Baby Jesus gets carried > off every once in awhile. LOL! But do they leave a ransom note? Priscilla and tinsel is tacky > anyway ;-D. So thats why Kim is looking so pissed off-;) http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/alisonkathleen2002/detail?.dir=4d62&.dnm=5e65.jpg Alison What a great shot for a Christmas card! Just love those eyes, like "I'm gonna kill you when this is over..." Rhonda > and tinsel is tacky > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Alison > What a great shot for a Christmas card! Just love those eyes, like "I'm > gonna kill you when this is over..." > > Rhonda If looks could kill -:) That's a great idea about a Christmas card. Inside would be Kim wishes you a Merry Christmas ,<G> Alison >> What a great shot for a Christmas card! Just love those eyes, like > "I'm [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > wishes you a Merry Christmas ,<G> > Alison I would entitle it "Ho, Ho, Humbug." > So thats why Kim is looking so pissed off-;) > >http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/alisonkathleen2002/detail?.dir=4d62&.dnm=5e65.jpg > >Alison LOL - it MUST be the tinsel! Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience Vote for Change! >and tinsel is tacky >> anyway ;-D. > > So thats why Kim is looking so pissed off-;) > >http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/alisonkathleen2002/detail?.dir=4d62&.dnm=5e65.jpg Is that a Jack Russell in the first picture? How does it coexist with the cat? > and tinsel is tacky >> anyway ;-D. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Alison Too funny! This picture would be a good candidate for mycathatesyou.com. --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead > The biggest problem I have with cats at Christmas is with my nativity set. > It's olive wood, and the cats can't seem to resist it. Baby Jesus gets > carried > off every once in awhile. LOL! That is a lovely mental image :-) Wow, that must be quite a ride for Baby Jesus! No wonder there were no cats in the nativity scene. That is too funny. So you have to go looking for Baby Jesus in the cat bed, or next to the litter box... Rhonda > The biggest problem I have with cats at Christmas is with my nativity set. > It's olive wood, and the cats can't seem to resist it. Baby Jesus gets carried > off every once in awhile. >That is too funny. So you have to go looking for Baby Jesus in the cat >bed, or next to the litter box... > >Rhonda he has little teeth marks in him as well. Poor little guy - just hanging out in the manger and WHAM! Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience Vote for Change! I don't have a tree any more since it's just me and the cats. When I was a kid, we always had a cat. The tree was wired or tied to the walls to prevent being knocked over. We did use tinsel however and don't remember it ever being a problem. ---MIKE--- > Our Maine Coon, Reagan, will be a year old early December. He has > never seen a Christmas tree before. He decimated our herb garden when [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it. Besides the herbs that he ate, he goes crazy for fresh flowers, > which I now do not bring into the house. Times a-tickin', any ideas? Ohh, cilantro! Any harm to cats in cilantro? If not I'd like to try it on Squeaky. Dick > Our Maine Coon, Reagan, will be a year old early December. He has > never seen a Christmas tree before. He decimated our herb garden when [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it. Besides the herbs that he ate, he goes crazy for fresh flowers, > which I now do not bring into the house. Times a-tickin', any ideas? Get an artificial one. If you don't already, why not think about growing some grass for him. Alison >Our Maine Coon, Reagan, will be a year old early December. He has >never seen a Christmas tree before. He decimated our herb garden when [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >it. Besides the herbs that he ate, he goes crazy for fresh flowers, >which I now do not bring into the house. Times a-tickin', any ideas? Be prepared to re-decorate the tree every morning. Just try to stabilize the tree so he doesn't knock it over when he climbs it. Also, don't put any preservatives in the tree water because he'll probably drink out of it. Don't use tinsel. Don't use glass bulbs, especially toward the bottom of the tree. You're in for a real trip! Sherry In addition to all the other posters' good advice, I place my artificial tree under an air vent and tie the tree to the vent so it wont fall no matter what! -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. Some people suspend the tree from the ceiling. Some other people don't bother with trees. www.mimiforsyth.com |
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