On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:18:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>>
>>> But do you think I will ever be able to have a real tree again?
>>> Will the baby outgrow her curiosity? Are you able to put up a tree
>>> with real glass ornaments?
>>
>> I put up a real tree every year, none of my cats have ever attempted
>> to climb or in any way bother the ornaments... all they do is claim
>> their sleeping spots underneath. They like the blinking lights best,
>> they lie on their backs looking up and go into a hypnotic trance... I
>> shut off the lights when I go to bed but they sleep under their tree
>> all night.
>
>Really? Well that is encouraging.

The only part of having a Christmas tree with cats that can present a
small problem is the actual decorating, they tend to want to help. I
always put my tree in it's stand and let it sit at least two days for
it to fully open before I decorate, during that time the cats do all
their investigating so by the time I begin to decorate it's just a
normal part of their environment so they pay it no attention other
than to sleep beneath it. None of my cats have ever made an attempt
to climb the tree, or jump up on it and it stands right between my
dining table and kitchen counter. I also give them a couple of
ornaments that are safe for them to play with, small crocheted and
cloth ones. And I happen to have an extremely sturdy tree stand, a
very heavy cast iron affair I've had since forever that I bought from
LLBean... I don't think they offer it anymore.
Staking out her territory:
http://i56.tinypic.com/9lfigg.jpg
Nappy time:
http://i54.tinypic.com/2yy8eig.jpg
Never any jumping:
http://i52.tinypic.com/20ggpp5.jpg
Naughty or nice:
http://i52.tinypic.com/2ccrlg0.jpg
Waiting patiently for Santa:
http://i53.tinypic.com/2zprwy0.jpg
I decorate an outdoor tree too, this year I'll need a ladder:
http://i53.tinypic.com/2diglu1.jpg
I've never owned a fake tree so I've no idea how my cats would behave,
I imagine they'd not be any happier than I would when I'd discover
implants. LOL