How to keep a kitten off of the Christmas tree???
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This is why you get a dog, your cat runs your house. Who's meowin now.
THIS. I have a dog. my dog likes to look at the tree. my dog does not attempt to climb the tree. my dog does not try to eat the tree. my dog doesn't attack the ornaments. in fact, he sleeps most of the day... unless there's a squirrel. then he barks. or unless it's time to eat. or poop. well, you get the idea...
My cat poops in a central, easy to clean location, my cat doesn't drool on my furniture, my cat doesn't eat my shoes, my cat doesn't jump on my company, my cat doesn't annoy my neighbors barking at "ghosts", my cat doesn't track in mud, my cat doesn't need a baby sitter if I go on vacation, my cat doesn't whine if I leave the house for more than 2 seconds, my cat doesn't rush through the house knocking over precious objects like a lot of dogs do year round, never mind once a year holiday decorations, my cat doesn't try to break through windows to eat mailmen either, you get my point.
*edit* I'll consider my life run by an animal when I'm out at 2 am in the rain taking it for a walk, sleepy and miserable, picking up its poop in a little plastic baggy
. That's what I call whipped.
your response is hysterical. really.
my dog poops in a central, easy to clean location (puppy pad trained). my dog doesn't drool on my funiture...or ever for that matter. my dog doesn't eat my shoes. my dog doesn't jump on company, although he's alot more friendly than my (dead) cat ever was. my dog doesn't annoy my neighbors barking at "ghosts" (however my neighbors dogs do at 3:00 AM) -- in fact, most of the neighbors who have met my tiny dog have asked to babysit him or have playdates with him. my dog doesn't track in mud... nor does he track cat litter residue all over my carpet. my dog doesn't need a babysitter when i go on vacation (he goes with me... or he stays home with my mom since we live together). my dog doesn't whine when I leave the house to go to work (according to my mother) -- but he sure is SUPER excited to see me when I get home, unlike my (dead) cat who was the most stuck-up thing ever. my dog doesn't rush through the house knocking over ANY objects (precious or otherwise). my dog doesn't try to break through windows to eat mailmen either (my dad is a mailman, and my dog happens to love him - in AND out of uniform). i get your point. do you get mine?
you SHOULD consider your life run by an animal when you're out at 2 am in the rain taking it for a walk sleepy and miserable -- actually, you should just consider yourself mentally insane at that point. you know what I would call whipped...?! raking through a cat's sandbox to clean it's turds... and eventually dumping said sandbox out and starting all over again.
You know what else my dog doesn't do...? leave little turd-bombs in my neighbors backyard while he's roaming the earth in search of an adventure... in fact, he doesn't bury his turds in the kid's sandbox next door either. He also doesn't wander through my neighbors yards or bushes unwelcomed. In addition, he doesn't kill other animals and leave their remains all over the place... like the cat that left a bed of feathers on my front lawn yesterday.
peace.
I'm sorry... if you really wanted to defend your love of dogs, then why did you enter a cat thread?
Personally, I have both cat and dogs (3). The cat is far less work. I prefer the cat!
QFT. I love dogs and cats, but my cats are less work. They also don't stink hehe.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I have both...there are pros and cons to each of them...my cat greats me with as much excitement as my dog does when I come home. It's hilarious!0 -
Pet owner. You're doing it right.This is why you get a dog, your cat runs your house. Who's meowin now.
THIS. I have a dog. my dog likes to look at the tree. my dog does not attempt to climb the tree. my dog does not try to eat the tree. my dog doesn't attack the ornaments. in fact, he sleeps most of the day... unless there's a squirrel. then he barks. or unless it's time to eat. or poop. well, you get the idea...
My cat poops in a central, easy to clean location, my cat doesn't drool on my furniture, my cat doesn't eat my shoes, my cat doesn't jump on my company, my cat doesn't annoy my neighbors barking at "ghosts", my cat doesn't track in mud, my cat doesn't need a baby sitter if I go on vacation, my cat doesn't whine if I leave the house for more than 2 seconds, my cat doesn't rush through the house knocking over precious objects like a lot of dogs do year round, never mind once a year holiday decorations, my cat doesn't try to break through windows to eat mailmen either, you get my point.
*edit* I'll consider my life run by an animal when I'm out at 2 am in the rain taking it for a walk, sleepy and miserable, picking up its poop in a little plastic baggy. That's what I call whipped.
your response is hysterical. really.
my dog poops in a central, easy to clean location (puppy pad trained). my dog doesn't drool on my funiture...or ever for that matter. my dog doesn't eat my shoes. my dog doesn't jump on company, although he's alot more friendly than my (dead) cat ever was. my dog doesn't annoy my neighbors barking at "ghosts" (however my neighbors dogs do at 3:00 AM) -- in fact, most of the neighbors who have met my tiny dog have asked to babysit him or have playdates with him. my dog doesn't track in mud... nor does he track cat litter residue all over my carpet. my dog doesn't need a babysitter when i go on vacation (he goes with me... or he stays home with my mom since we live together). my dog doesn't whine when I leave the house to go to work (according to my mother) -- but he sure is SUPER excited to see me when I get home, unlike my (dead) cat who was the most stuck-up thing ever. my dog doesn't rush through the house knocking over ANY objects (precious or otherwise). my dog doesn't try to break through windows to eat mailmen either (my dad is a mailman, and my dog happens to love him - in AND out of uniform). i get your point. do you get mine?
you SHOULD consider your life run by an animal when you're out at 2 am in the rain taking it for a walk sleepy and miserable -- actually, you should just consider yourself mentally insane at that point. you know what I would call whipped...?! raking through a cat's sandbox to clean it's turds... and eventually dumping said sandbox out and starting all over again.
You know what else my dog doesn't do...? leave little turd-bombs in my neighbors backyard while he's roaming the earth in search of an adventure... in fact, he doesn't bury his turds in the kid's sandbox next door either. He also doesn't wander through my neighbors yards or bushes unwelcomed. In addition, he doesn't kill other animals and leave their remains all over the place... like the cat that left a bed of feathers on my front lawn yesterday.
peace.
I'm sorry... if you really wanted to defend your love of dogs, then why did you enter a cat thread?
Personally, I have both cat and dogs (3). The cat is far less work. I prefer the cat!
QFT. I love dogs and cats, but my cats are less work. They also don't stink hehe.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I have both...there are pros and cons to each of them...my cat greats me with as much excitement as my dog does when I come home. It's hilarious!
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I gave up a long time ago. Instead, we got one of these:
http://www.fathead.com/general-graphics/christmas/christmas-tree/
not the classiest thing, but neither is a room full of broken ornaments and an F'd up tree.0 -
This is one of the main reasons I dislike cats. I was sleeping over a friend's house a couple years ago around Xmas time. I was sleeping on the sofa when I was awakened by a horrible sound. When I investigated I found her kitten (he was about adolescent so not a BABY) tangled up in the lights. They were wrapped around his neck. I saved him, but not without the consequences of being scratched all over my arms. Cats suck. Get him a puppy :laugh:0
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This is why you get a dog, your cat runs your house. Who's meowin now.
THIS. I have a dog. my dog likes to look at the tree. my dog does not attempt to climb the tree. my dog does not try to eat the tree. my dog doesn't attack the ornaments. in fact, he sleeps most of the day... unless there's a squirrel. then he barks. or unless it's time to eat. or poop. well, you get the idea...
My cat poops in a central, easy to clean location, my cat doesn't drool on my furniture, my cat doesn't eat my shoes, my cat doesn't jump on my company, my cat doesn't annoy my neighbors barking at "ghosts", my cat doesn't track in mud, my cat doesn't need a baby sitter if I go on vacation, my cat doesn't whine if I leave the house for more than 2 seconds, my cat doesn't rush through the house knocking over precious objects like a lot of dogs do year round, never mind once a year holiday decorations, my cat doesn't try to break through windows to eat mailmen either, you get my point.
*edit* I'll consider my life run by an animal when I'm out at 2 am in the rain taking it for a walk, sleepy and miserable, picking up its poop in a little plastic baggy. That's what I call whipped.
your response is hysterical. really.
my dog poops in a central, easy to clean location (puppy pad trained). my dog doesn't drool on my funiture...or ever for that matter. my dog doesn't eat my shoes. my dog doesn't jump on company, although he's alot more friendly than my (dead) cat ever was. my dog doesn't annoy my neighbors barking at "ghosts" (however my neighbors dogs do at 3:00 AM) -- in fact, most of the neighbors who have met my tiny dog have asked to babysit him or have playdates with him. my dog doesn't track in mud... nor does he track cat litter residue all over my carpet. my dog doesn't need a babysitter when i go on vacation (he goes with me... or he stays home with my mom since we live together). my dog doesn't whine when I leave the house to go to work (according to my mother) -- but he sure is SUPER excited to see me when I get home, unlike my (dead) cat who was the most stuck-up thing ever. my dog doesn't rush through the house knocking over ANY objects (precious or otherwise). my dog doesn't try to break through windows to eat mailmen either (my dad is a mailman, and my dog happens to love him - in AND out of uniform). i get your point. do you get mine?
you SHOULD consider your life run by an animal when you're out at 2 am in the rain taking it for a walk sleepy and miserable -- actually, you should just consider yourself mentally insane at that point. you know what I would call whipped...?! raking through a cat's sandbox to clean it's turds... and eventually dumping said sandbox out and starting all over again.
You know what else my dog doesn't do...? leave little turd-bombs in my neighbors backyard while he's roaming the earth in search of an adventure... in fact, he doesn't bury his turds in the kid's sandbox next door either. He also doesn't wander through my neighbors yards or bushes unwelcomed. In addition, he doesn't kill other animals and leave their remains all over the place... like the cat that left a bed of feathers on my front lawn yesterday.
peace.
I'm sorry... if you really wanted to defend your love of dogs, then why did you enter a cat thread?
Personally, I have both cat and dogs (3). The cat is far less work. I prefer the cat!
QFT. I love dogs and cats, but my cats are less work. They also don't stink hehe.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I have both...there are pros and cons to each of them...my cat greats me with as much excitement as my dog does when I come home. It's hilarious!
Mine too. When I come home from work, my cat is always at the door waiting for me. I'll be lucky if the kids even look up. So one day, I came home and said very loudly "Hello Fluffy!" The kids were like "Hello Fluffy? What about us?" I asked them when was the last time they met me at the door when I came home. LOL!0 -
Don't put decorations at the bottom of the tree...also, you can spray this stuff that keeps cats away ( I forgot what it's called but a pet store would have it) and spray kitty with water every time it's being bad lol
It's been working for my cat..she usually sleeps under the tree like a furry gift because it's warm..and I've had her since she's was a kitten...there's hope! Lol
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This is why you get a dog, your cat runs your house. Who's meowin now.
THIS. I have a dog. my dog likes to look at the tree. my dog does not attempt to climb the tree. my dog does not try to eat the tree. my dog doesn't attack the ornaments. in fact, he sleeps most of the day... unless there's a squirrel. then he barks. or unless it's time to eat. or poop. well, you get the idea...
My cat poops in a central, easy to clean location, my cat doesn't drool on my furniture, my cat doesn't eat my shoes, my cat doesn't jump on my company, my cat doesn't annoy my neighbors barking at "ghosts", my cat doesn't track in mud, my cat doesn't need a baby sitter if I go on vacation, my cat doesn't whine if I leave the house for more than 2 seconds, my cat doesn't rush through the house knocking over precious objects like a lot of dogs do year round, never mind once a year holiday decorations, my cat doesn't try to break through windows to eat mailmen either, you get my point.
*edit* I'll consider my life run by an animal when I'm out at 2 am in the rain taking it for a walk, sleepy and miserable, picking up its poop in a little plastic baggy. That's what I call whipped.
your response is hysterical. really.
my dog poops in a central, easy to clean location (puppy pad trained). my dog doesn't drool on my funiture...or ever for that matter. my dog doesn't eat my shoes. my dog doesn't jump on company, although he's alot more friendly than my (dead) cat ever was. my dog doesn't annoy my neighbors barking at "ghosts" (however my neighbors dogs do at 3:00 AM) -- in fact, most of the neighbors who have met my tiny dog have asked to babysit him or have playdates with him. my dog doesn't track in mud... nor does he track cat litter residue all over my carpet. my dog doesn't need a babysitter when i go on vacation (he goes with me... or he stays home with my mom since we live together). my dog doesn't whine when I leave the house to go to work (according to my mother) -- but he sure is SUPER excited to see me when I get home, unlike my (dead) cat who was the most stuck-up thing ever. my dog doesn't rush through the house knocking over ANY objects (precious or otherwise). my dog doesn't try to break through windows to eat mailmen either (my dad is a mailman, and my dog happens to love him - in AND out of uniform). i get your point. do you get mine?
you SHOULD consider your life run by an animal when you're out at 2 am in the rain taking it for a walk sleepy and miserable -- actually, you should just consider yourself mentally insane at that point. you know what I would call whipped...?! raking through a cat's sandbox to clean it's turds... and eventually dumping said sandbox out and starting all over again.
You know what else my dog doesn't do...? leave little turd-bombs in my neighbors backyard while he's roaming the earth in search of an adventure... in fact, he doesn't bury his turds in the kid's sandbox next door either. He also doesn't wander through my neighbors yards or bushes unwelcomed. In addition, he doesn't kill other animals and leave their remains all over the place... like the cat that left a bed of feathers on my front lawn yesterday.
peace.
I'm sorry... if you really wanted to defend your love of dogs, then why did you enter a cat thread?
Personally, I have both cat and dogs (3). The cat is far less work. I prefer the cat!
QFT. I love dogs and cats, but my cats are less work. They also don't stink hehe.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I have both...there are pros and cons to each of them...my cat greats me with as much excitement as my dog does when I come home. It's hilarious!
me too! my kitties are my little buddies. they always greet me when i get home.
they also often follow me around the house and love to hang out with me when i go workout in my little homemade gym in the basement. my cats are awesome.0 -
We don't celebrate Christmas so I Have yet to have this problem. Walmart sells this product called "scratch not" for a reasonable price. Spray it around the tree and on the tree daily and the cat will learn to stay away.0
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i'll just leave you with this then....
http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/24/dogs-are-better-than-cats-and-here-are-12-videos-to-prove-it-4158306/0 -
@sunn Your link is false lol. Just for fun.
My husband can disprove number 1 with our cat chance lol.
We're glass is half empty kind of people so it suits us, we prefer the term realists.
Number 3 no personal desire to do, props to them though?
4 true, but so are dogs. In a lot worse fashion (ripping off faces and such on a more regular basis).
You really think cats don't appreciate food?
You call that mean? What exactly do you call it when dogs bark and snarl at cats just walking across the street not even near
them?
You can celebrate any animal.
It's already been pointed out that cats can be just as excited to see their owners. Dogs just do it in a sloppier, louder fashion.
Cats protect humans as well. I can vouch for this.
Cats can't high-five? PFFFFTTT.. Youtube please.
Some dogs are afraid of water. Not all cats are. 0 -
just leave the tree on it's side, skip the tinsle and breakable ornaments. You may also want to go with a cactus next year0
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I was suckered in about a month ago by my 4 year old to get a kitten. It's definitely a job trying to preserve things around the house from this kitten. She is tearing everything up and knocking things over left and right. My only concern right now is the Christmas tree. We are going to be putting it up next week and I already know she's going to be swinging from vine to vine and knocking everything off. Anyone know or have any ideas how to keep this kitten off of the tree? As long as my son is happy we are keeping the kitten; I just want some ideas other than getting rid of the kitten and hanging the tree from the ceiling lol. Thanks
Experienced cat owner here. You can't keep the kitten off the Christmas tree.
Here are your options:
(1) Put the tree in a room with a door you can close.
(2) Put the tree outside.
(2) Give up on having a tree (I chose this option). Instead, hang garland at the top of the windows and decorate the fireplace mantel. You can also drape garland over the tops of doors. Just be sure the kitten can't reach it.
Cats will not learn to stay off the tree. They are hunters. It is part of their hunting nature to pounce and explore. They do not feel guilt and while the kitten might run when you bring out a water bottle, the kitten will try again as soon as the bottle is out of sight.
Also, ***very important*** it is your number one job to keep the kitten safe from all the stuff on the tree - tinsel that can be swallowed, ornaments that can be broken, etc.
Make life easy. Learn to love garland over the windows, doors and fireplace. Walmart sells some that looks almost real.0 -
Tie a horse to the kitten's back.0
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i'll just leave you with this then....
http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/24/dogs-are-better-than-cats-and-here-are-12-videos-to-prove-it-4158306/
I love that someone can ask for advice on how to deal with her kitten that she has no intention of giving up, and your suggestion is to engage the age old argument about whether or not dogs are better than cats.
Guess what... we get it. You hate cats! Now kindly take your cat-hate to a dog-lover's thread.0 -
We tie our tree to the window sill.
Hopefully, Dooshy MacDooshbag (<<<pictured,) is good with it, as this will be his first Christmas with us.0 -
Best trick I have found so far :
In an empty bottle mix
1liter of water
10 drops lemon essential oils
20 drops eucalyptus oil
Spray the tree with the mix
^^^ THIS!!! Works with our cats every year, you just spray it on your tree every few days!!!0 -
Punch it in the face. Works every time.0
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Decorate the tree with fishing lures. :bigsmile:0
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I have two cats and a dog, my dog is kind of a moron so she has a tendency to run into the Christmas tree. (whole other issue)
I don't put any ornaments on the lower half of the tree, I don't keep any tinsel whatsoever on it, because cats will eat and could require some serious surgery. The only other thing I can think of is to get a citronella spray thing, I forget what it's called, but spray it on your tree and your kitten will probably not like the smell and will stay away.
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A couple years ago, 2 strays adopted me and my daughter. We haven't had a tree since :laugh:0
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Experienced cat owner here. You can't keep the kitten off the Christmas tree.
Here are your options:
(1) Put the tree in a room with a door you can close.
(2) Put the tree outside.
(2) Give up on having a tree (I chose this option). Instead, hang garland at the top of the windows and decorate the fireplace mantel. You can also drape garland over the tops of doors. Just be sure the kitten can't reach it.
Cats will not learn to stay off the tree. They are hunters. It is part of their hunting nature to pounce and explore. They do not feel guilt and while the kitten might run when you bring out a water bottle, the kitten will try again as soon as the bottle is out of sight.
Also, ***very important*** it is your number one job to keep the kitten safe from all the stuff on the tree - tinsel that can be swallowed, ornaments that can be broken, etc.
Make life easy. Learn to love garland over the windows, doors and fireplace. Walmart sells some that looks almost real.
Totally agree with no tree and xmas decorations instead...providing they are not interesting to the cats.0 -
Experienced cat owner here. You can't keep the kitten off the Christmas tree.
Here are your options:
(1) Put the tree in a room with a door you can close.
(2) Put the tree outside.
(2) Give up on having a tree (I chose this option). Instead, hang garland at the top of the windows and decorate the fireplace mantel. You can also drape garland over the tops of doors. Just be sure the kitten can't reach it.
Cats will not learn to stay off the tree. They are hunters. It is part of their hunting nature to pounce and explore. They do not feel guilt and while the kitten might run when you bring out a water bottle, the kitten will try again as soon as the bottle is out of sight.
Also, ***very important*** it is your number one job to keep the kitten safe from all the stuff on the tree - tinsel that can be swallowed, ornaments that can be broken, etc.
Make life easy. Learn to love garland over the windows, doors and fireplace. Walmart sells some that looks almost real.
This. And I would like to add (referring back to my previous post) that cats (especially younger ones) can also be strangled with the tree decorations. They can also be strangled by window-blind cords... among any other cord/rope like items that may be out in the open in your home. I used to be a receptionist at veterinarian. We had a family who came home one day and found their cat dead, strangled by the cords of their window blinds. :frown:0 -
jack dainels and a bb gun0
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This is why you get a dog, your cat runs your house. Who's meowin now.
Which is all well and good until the dog pees on it...0 -
Experienced cat owner here. You can't keep the kitten off the Christmas tree.
Here are your options:
(1) Put the tree in a room with a door you can close.
(2) Put the tree outside.
(2) Give up on having a tree (I chose this option). Instead, hang garland at the top of the windows and decorate the fireplace mantel. You can also drape garland over the tops of doors. Just be sure the kitten can't reach it.
Cats will not learn to stay off the tree. They are hunters. It is part of their hunting nature to pounce and explore. They do not feel guilt and while the kitten might run when you bring out a water bottle, the kitten will try again as soon as the bottle is out of sight.
Also, ***very important*** it is your number one job to keep the kitten safe from all the stuff on the tree - tinsel that can be swallowed, ornaments that can be broken, etc.
Make life easy. Learn to love garland over the windows, doors and fireplace. Walmart sells some that looks almost real.
This. And I would like to add (referring back to my previous post) that cats (especially younger ones) can also be strangled with the tree decorations. They can also be strangled by window-blind cords... among any other cord/rope like items that may be out in the open in your home. I used to be a receptionist at veterinarian. We had a family who came home one day and found their cat dead, strangled by the cords of their window blinds. :frown:
LOL cats are so friggin dumb :laugh: :laugh:
Look at it. Just look at it. lol
Who in the world would want one. Err deerr look at me I'm a cat duurr errh hurr duuurr0 -
jack dainels and a bb gun
Hellz yeah!!!0 -
Decorate the tree with fishing lures. :bigsmile:
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You could put some mothballs in festive little gauze bags as part of your decorations, and hang some oranges from your tree, or display oranges decoratively around the tree.0
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