On 10/19/2011 1:04 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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.

Figures - you always seem to have many excuses for your family member's
behaviors, including your own.

Sky

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