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Default OT Cats and Christmas Trees

On 10/18/2011 5:28 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I asked this question elsewhere but got no answer. But I know there are a
> lot of cat people so I thought I would ask here.
>
> My deceased cat, Maui never messed with my Christmas tree. Of course for
> the first many years of her life, I only had a wall tree. I wasn't much
> into putting up a tree or taking it down and many years we went to my
> in-law's house in another state for Christmas.


Major snip of long-winded story.

Use a water squirt bottle. That will discourage the cat/kitten(s)
quickly! When they approach the tree, squirt! Very simple remedy and a
fast Pavlovian learning curve. Use common sense, but perhaps that's not
so easy for your cat or your household.

Sky

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