[update 2] We have found out that our cats hate Canned Air
[update] We are trying a new spray to keep cats out of the Christmas tree. So far so good!
Anyone have any ideas how to keep a cat out of a Christmas tree? We have an artificial tree and the cat likes to climb up in it. We’ve tried tin foil at the base and I don’t think it works when she doesn’t have front claws. We’ve also tried coffee at the base as the strong smell should deter her, however it doesn’t. We need new ideas. I was thinking about bells inside might scare her? Or some sticky tape as I know she hates lint rollers. Also a temporary wall is on my mind. Any ideas?
This may do the trick…
http://www.deteracat.co.uk/
Thanks for the link! So far squirting her with water and yelling at the cat seems to work. However dryer sheets in the tree deter her too as she hates the smell.
I think you should just glue holy all over the tree…
That way, wherever the cat tries to grab onto, it will hurt.
That’s got to be a good deterrant.
And don’t forget, holy still keeps up the whole shristmas theme.
does the cat get stuck when it climbs up?
Try stringing jingle bells on a length og red ribbon. After you string it onto the bottom branches of the tree, it looks very pretty and because it’s all conected makes a racket when any of the bottom branches move. Good luck!
We used a citrus room sray all around the bottom of the tree last year.not too bad, We are gonna try to use the new self timed ones this year.and put one on each side of the tree. We have 7 cats and wow what a job. they have a outside pen they go play in all the time (doggie door) but the tree is just so cool to them but very upseting for me. even took tie wire and wired it to the wall. Good luck to all.
We just put out tree up a week ago and when my cat first seen it she wanted to go near it but i bought a water bottle and for about 3 days i had to spray her when she would get into now i think she know that i will do it if she goes near it so she runs up to it and looks at us and then runs away from it. So i would try that :0
I wish it was that easy with our cats. They were playing no attention to our tree this year until the weekend we left and they knocked it over.
The water bottle helps get them away, but they think it’s a game. They try to get up the tree without getting wet. If they fail, they clean themselves off and try again.
I need help, i dont know if any of you will be able to help me, but my cat is weird. I have tried so many things to keep her away from the christmas tree but none work. i would try bags, but she likes them. and i tried like all the peper and citrus sents. and shes not scared of the water bottle. and the bitter apple stuff doesnt work either. is there anything that anyone else knows of that may help me.
Yell at the cat?
Honestly, I don’t know. Our cats have gotten better, but they are still interested.
My artifical tree is absolutely distroyed after1 time leaving the house and Ican’tseem to find anyof the suggestions to work so far so Ihope someone out there is smarter than my cat andcan come up with something that actually works because I’mabout to throwmy tree away and say NO MORE HOLIDAYS plzzzzzzz help
Sharon – The best thing to do is find a smell, sound or other item that your cats hate. Then try and teach them by using that.
Thank You Thomas….So far I have got tinfoil under my tree skirt, my cat walks by and looks at it and doesn’t know what to think of it and if he walks on it I can hear him. When I leave the house I put him in my bedroom so hopefully I will be able to keep the tree til the first of the year….It took me 3 days to fix my poor tree lol. Good luck to everyone on this crazy subject =)
Another thing we did was tie the tree up. We got some Command Strips at Target and placed those on the wall by the tree and then used red yard to tie it up at the top. Now the tree is a bit more stable.
I’m sure fishing wire would be more transparent, but our yarn isn’t to bad.
Plus the Command Strips come off clean so no permanent marks on the wall.
I have a four month old kitten who would not stay out of the tree and almost hung herself twice in one day. The tree is now outside the window looking in. I have a table by the window and have put presents on it. Kitty happy…
I have 8 cats, not all of them go after the tree be the ones that do. Last night the tree fell twice. I’m debating on just giving up. No more christmas tree. I’ve tried: red pepper, citrus scents, water gun, bungee cording the tree to the wall. Please help
I just got a 7 month old kitten yesterday. And decided to put up my artificial tree the same night. Although, he hasn’t tried climbing up it (yet) he loves chewing on the branches. My sister told me to spray white vinegar on the tree and that sent him running the other way. Good Luck!!
i have a 8 mnths old cat.we put are christmas tree up last night.she was chewing on the branshes but have not yet try to climb up it.we needless to say when we went to bed she was up to know good.she climb up it.at this time it was still fixable.so my husband an i went to work thinking humm are we goin to walk in owr house an find tree on floor.sure it was.i pray her with water we have put some stuff down under the tree that didnt work ….someone Help.merry christmas to all
I have two cats and one does not care about the tree but the 12.5 pounder cat does. This year we decided to build a wall od cardboard around the tree. It is removable so that when we go out or go to sleep we can put it in front and when we are home we just pick it up and put it in the spare room. Seems to be working
I have a 12 week old kitten and to keep the little trouble maker from climbing it I bought some bird netting at Lowe’s and used wire ties to attach it to the underside of the tree so the cat can not get up inside it. also keeps them out when your not home. I did not want to use any sprays because i dont want to have those smells all christmas and more importanly my cats love to sit under the tree and its a exciting thing for them to enjoy and I want them to be happy. I have also used the netting around a potted tree in my house to keep them from digging in the dirt.
thats a great idea! thanks
How Do I Keep My Cat Off the Christmas Tree?
Okay, so throughout the year, you buy your kitten or cat climbing posts and shiny, dangling toys that they love to play with. Then comes Christmas time and you walk in with the biggest, shiniest play thing they’ve ever seen, with not just one, but tons of dangling strings and balls just for them! Combine your cats love for climbing trees with all the new toys hanging from it and you’ve got yourself one excited kitten and one serious problem!
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So i have 2 cats and a 1yr. old Lab! My tree is destined to be destroyed!!!!!!!! The dog however is only out when we are home, but he has snatched a few ornaments off and ate them already! The cats are free to roam, and they are declawed so im not sure that the foil will work….and if a cat doesnt like the smell of rotten apples i dont think i want my living rm smelling like them either. Both cats climb up it and flatten out branches to sleep!!! The female chews on the branches and even the light bulbs, the male tore open 3 gifts already and i cant find where he hid a peice to one of them!!!! Im completely out of ideas!!!!!!
Try Earth’s Balance Keep Away. It’s guaranteed to work or your money back! It’s the only thing that ever worked for my own cat. He loves to destroy our Christmas Tree, even though we switched to a fake one.
The odor is not strong and it is actually pleasant. Kind of like pine. It’s a Christmas-like smell that’s very faint. I do not notice it all anymore but my cat still hates it. He circles around the tree, but will not get close. It’s Hilarious!!
i tried the dryer sheet trick, insantly it worked. cats stay out of the tree! just had to use twist ties to hold them on. Cats were smart enough to pull them out!