How do I keep my cat away from the Christmas tree? 2022 Guide

 Protecting the Christmas tree from cats – the best tips

How do I keep my cat away from the Christmas tree?

Decorated fir trees seem to exert an almost magical fascination on many cats. In the end, this can often have bad consequences for both the Christmas tree and the cat. How to protect the Christmas tree from the cat, you will learn in our article.

Accident hazards

Cats often find a decorated Christmas tree extremely attractive. The natural curiosity of cats also plays a role that should not be underestimated.

Most often it happens that:

1. the cat tries to jump or climb the tree
2. the cat falls over with the tree (with burning candles on the tree this can be very dangerous)
3. the cat sees the Christmas tree decorations as a toy and throws them down or injures himself
4. Cats nibble on needles and absorb substances that are toxic to them
5. Cats nibbling on live cables (especially young cats)
6. Cats nibble on tinsel and choke on it or become seriously ill if they swallow it
7. Cats drink from the water in which the Christmas tree stands and suffer poisoning

Keeping cats away from the Christmas tree

Basically, it is about keeping the cat as far away from the tree as possible. She should not be tempted to jump or climb the tree.This can be achieved by different methods:

1. first set up the tree unde decorated so that the cat gets used to it and no longer finds it interesting
2. Spray water on the cat's back when it makes arrangements to climb the tree
3. Spread pine cones or citrus scent around the tree (both cats don't like)
4. wrap the tree trunk at the bottom with aluminum foil (this is unpleasant for cats and prevents climbing attempts)

Exclude other risks

The next biggest risk is the fall of the tree. Even if you try to prevent the cat from climbing the tree at all, you should pay attention to a few things here:

1. if possible, set up the tree with free space on all sides, so that the cat can not climb on anything
2. Use a very stable stand that cannot tilt
3. use as small a tree as possible

As a cat owner, all other risks can be covered with suitable methods (such as laying power cables under rails or equipping the water container with a tightly closing lid). Fairy lights always remain a risk – you should keep that in mind. Also attach the tree decorations particularly securely and as far as possible all tempting things in the upper two thirds of the tree.

TIPS & TRICKS

If you use a forest pine as a Christmas tree, you have already achieved a lot: cats do not like the needles of this tree and often instinctively avoid the tree.

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