We always put a couple of bells on the bottom of the tree. Because they are shiny and round, the cats always go for them first. This alerts us and we can verbally berate them for messing with the tree. This works most of the time to keep them in check. Even when I’m upstairs and I hear the bells I call down: “I know what you are doing” and they slink off. Sometimes they just ignore me and play with the tree anyways, which is fine because the bottom row is all plastic balls they can play with as much as they like.
I remember the first time one of our cats saw a Christmas tree, when he was a little kitten. I turned around for 10 secs, looked back and he was sitting proud on top of the tree. I laughed my ass off, until he realized he had no real way of getting down. So I laughed some more and fetched him off the tree. Good to get it out of the system I think, because he didn’t try that again.
Thanks! You sound like a good cat friend and also gave good tips for when I finally introduce a tree to a curious cat
That one annoying kid:
“but I’m not touching it~”That cat’s ear looks like a case of “the kid had access to scissors”
The cat was caught in a Catch and Release program and clipped ear is a sign of her being sterilized.
Ooh I learned something new. They probably don’t do that where I live.
Could be former stray cat with clipped ear
The vet was a little too generous with the cut though. It’s the equivalent between snipping a small sliver off your ear or completely severing your entire earlobe.
Outdoor cat, fighter.
Yesterday my wife was about to mop the floor and she typically puts the cat inside a wardrobe. The cat fought extremely hard this time and left a massive gash on her hand.
looked at me again
