Spot the destroyer of Christmas trees

[LibinMo]

We won't be having one this year as he took down two last year. There is NO PLACE in my house he can't reach.

I don't care. We love him. He's worth all the trouble he causes.

[Glamrock]

1. I don't know man.

A few broken ornaments is one thing. Two trees however.....

[Demovictory9]

2. hee

[meadowlark5]

3. LOL! I've only had one cat that bothered my Christmas trees

But he never knocked them down, just liked to break ornaments and sleeping on and depositing a lot of cat fur on the tree skirt.

He's been gone almost 15yrs and we have other cats, but Tbone, was one of a kind. I loved that cat! Never have I had one with such personality. He was hilarious!

[LibinMo]

4. His last victim

Taken after I removed the lights and the star on top. He still knocked it over and dragged it across the room. I don't want him to jinx my Chiefs this year so I'll leave it in storage.

[Judi Lynn]

16. Wow! A Chief's tree. Only one I've ever seen. What a treasure!

Doesn't need a star or lights. Great as it is.

[Ohiogal]

5. I love that

self satisfied expression and "I own this place" chair nap!

[Runningdawg]

6. In our house the tree is safe but...

NO ribbons on packages. Package with no ribbon = safe Package with a ribbon of any kind = shredded ASAP I've tried giving her own bows/ribbons and she ignores them. Wrapped around a box, I guess she sees that as desicration of a sacred item LOL

[catbyte]

7. Ha! My dad used to wrap ropes around the trunk then nail the ropes to the baseboards.

It actually thwarted our two wild Siamese cats. The ornaments were trickier--all of them unbreakable, of course and definitely no tinsel. Family heirlooms remained in the box--we'd take them out to admire and reminisce, but that's all we dared do. I'm lucky with my two spoiled rescues--they'll occasionally knock off an ornament or two, but they aren't Barbarians.



Cats, gotta love them. It's their house, we merely live here.

[lunasun]

8. Hints for next year . Also flat wall trees Imo best is felt wall trees

https://www.boredpanda.com/protecting-christmas-tree-from-dogs-cats-pets/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
Wall tree ex 17 P2
Also:
https://tipjunkie.com/diy-wall-christmas-tree/

Animals toddlers meet felt wall tree - bring it because you ;&@}#*s won't can't destroy it !
Great for tight apts / small room living too. Many online

[TygrBright]

9. That brings back memories!

I used to position mine under a stout hanging plant hook in the ceiling, and use sturdy green poly rope to tie the upper half of the tree to the hook. Then tied the middle of the tree to the doorknob of the never-opened-during-the-holiday-season storage closet, then anchored the base to the legs of the heavy sofa next to it.

I used twist ties instead of ornament hooks, to attach decorations and lights.

They still found ways to destroy bits of it...

reminiscently,
Bright

[murielm99]

10. Our cat is afraid of the vacuum cleaner.

I keep it placed strategically, so that I can wheel it out and turn it on. That discourages most mischief.

[More_Cowbell]

11. HE'S SAVING YOU

From the deadly Christmas trees.

[Liberty Belle]

12. Solution: Tie tree to the ceiling with fishing line.A small cup hook should do the trick.

Worked for our kitties some years back when they knocked one over. For added security you can also tie it down to a wall AND the ceiling.

Avoid breakable ornaments if they are climbers, or put them near the top only if they don't climb the tee.

Never use tinsel with any pets, or tree preservative in the water, as these are highly toxic and can kill pets.

[alittlelark]

13. He is a 'kitler' !!!

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http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl

[marble falls]

14. We've tried two years of a tree with only one decoration but he still could not leave it alone.

[keithbvadu2]

15. Obviously a 'war on Christmas'.