this just shows how little brain pwer is at work here, you have said more
than once you adopted them as a pair from a shelter, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Chemo the Clown" > wrote in message
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> On Oct 18, 3:28 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.
>>
>> When my daughter was born, I decided she needed a tree. Had a real one
>> that
>> first year and artificial ones after. First a little one then big ones. I
>> only used unbreakable ornaments until she was 4. I have some antique
>> ornaments and we collect a lot that look like animals, flowers and other
>> fancy things. I'm not so much into the plain ones.
>>
>> Well, Maui never bothered the tree at all. Or the presents for that
>> matter.
>> But she is gone now.
>>
>> Our two new cats are mom and baby. Mom just turned three and baby is one.
>> Mom is somewhat curious but not that bad. Baby however just had a growth
>> spurt and can now climb to new heights. She is into anything and
>> everything. Because I make jewelry, I have some retail type racks for
>> earrings and necklaces on my dresser. She was up there this morning
>> batting
>> the jewelry around. She also found the three little pumpkins that I
>> bought
>> for my daughter. They were in a net bag. She had the bag in her mouth and
>> was dragging it around trying to get the pumpkins out. Mom seemed
>> fascinated with the pumpkins as well and liked to sniff them.
>>
>> So I got to thinking... What might they do to a Christmas tree? The
>> thoughts weren't good. So I told my daughter we would not put up our tree
>> this year. Got a new one last year. Tall and slim. Pale pink with dark
>> pink lights. Very pretty and goes well with our selection of ornaments.
>> But I had visions of the baby climbing it, biting at the lights and
>> batting
>> at the ornaments. Daughter didn't think the wall tree would be safe
>> either
>> because where we put it on the wall is a place they could easily reach if
>> they got into the window.
>>
>> So... I found a two foot high sliver tree with white lights and small
>> plastic balls at Target. It's a little pathetic looking but seemingly
>> unbreakable and festive. I bought it. Figured it would be easy enough to
>> pick up and take elsewhere if the cats start biting the lights.
>>
>> 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 know she would try to eat tinsel. So I wouldn't use that.
>> She did eat a piece of pink Easter grass. No clue where she got that
>> from.
>> But she did eat it and puked it. People have told me to hang the tree
>> from
>> the ceiling but I haven't a clue how to do that. And when I ask them what
>> they mean by hanging it they just look at me like I am an idiot. One
>> person
>> said she just used a macram� plant hanger. I thought perhaps she meant
>> that
>> she was using one of those maybe foot high real decorated trees. But she
>> said she had a really big one. That wouldn't work here anyway because I
>> have low ceilings. I would have to have like an 8 inch tree hung close to
>> the ceiling for them not to get to it. They can both jump really high. I
>> am beginning to think that Maui was in some way abnormal. She just never
>> jumped on things at all.
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> I hope you got the mother cat spayed.
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> She already was. They were shelter cats.
>