julie this post ought to prove to you he knows nothing about cats, giving a
cat a toy made of yarn is asking for intestinal surgery, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:18:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>>>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
>
> Cute! We have several Dwarf Alberta Spruce trees at the front of our
> property. I used to decorate them but teens were taking the ornaments
> down and throwing them all over. Then last year somebody took our lights
> down and threw them in the park across the street. The year before that
> they stole our extension cord. So far this year they have left my
> Halloween decorations alone. We put up webs on the trees and cover them
> with giant spiders. More webs near the door. Sparkly spiders on one bush
> and bats on another. And sparkly garlands in the cherry tree. We will
> put some strobe lights under the tree for effect.
>