I’ve caught my cat climbing the Christmas tree and yanking its ornaments. How can I keep her safe?
. We love dogs and cats equally, and reserve treats for questions about your turtle, guinea pig, bird, snake, fish, or other beast.Do you have any tips on keeping a cat off your holiday decorations? I knew I was in for trouble when my 6-month-old kitten’s eyes seemed to light up upon spotting my Christmas tree in the living room. But now I often look over and see the tree moving around as she yanks on the lights, and a few times I caught her halfway up the tree, chilling in the branches.
One thing you definitely shouldn’t do is spray your kitty with water. It may work as an immediate deterrent, but this just creates more problems in the long run. “You’re potentially hurting your relationship with your cat,” Delgado says, adding that “you’re not addressing the cat’s excitement or motivation to get on the tree.” Cats are clever, and it won’t be long before she realizes she can climb the tree to her heart’s content whenever her human isn’t around to use that dastardly spray gun.
The only surefire way to keep your cat off the tree is to keep it in a separate room. If this isn’t possible, you can take other steps to hinder her ascent. “The most humane deterrent in this case is something that has nothing to do with your presence,” Delgado says. “You could put down a tree mat that has double-sided carpet tape on it. It won’t hurt your cat, but it will make it less fun for them to go under the tree, which is probably where they’re going to start their climb.
Trees are tempting, but ornaments are downright seductive, so use plastic ones that won’t shatter if batted from a branch. Keep them higher up on the tree to reduce access. The same goes for string lights, which should be hung tightly and with care. “You minimize the temptation of the dangling,” Delgado says. “You can also use something like bitter apple spray on the entire length of the lights, and that will deter any chewing.
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