"Sky" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>
I doubt that would work. I tried the water thing with Maui. Didn't
discourage her at all. And I'm not going to be home all the time to protect
the tree.