GFY cat owners: cat in Xmas tree problem..help! - GoFuckYourself.com

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 07:37 AM

I've tried everything from a squirting a water gun at him, to going to Petco last night to buy a repellent but not only does it work, but the smell from the repellent is making me wanna gag!

I have to spray air freshener and burn scented candles to get the funky smell out.

Anyways, is there any trick to keeping my cat out of the Christmas Tree??? I bought Bitter Apple Spray and that seems to be working on the lights...I have went through 3 sets of lights on tree because he keeps bitting the bulbs off.

HighSociety · 12-08-2006, 07:40 AM

mouse traps under the tree

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 07:41 AM

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mouse traps under the tree

CyberHustler · 12-08-2006, 07:43 AM

smack the shit out of him and throw him in the bathroom everytime he fucks with it... he'll learn

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BuySexProducts

smack the shit out of him and throw him in the bathroom everytime he fucks with it... he'll learn

the problem is, he sleeps most of the day. he destroys my tree while I'm sleeping. So I can't do much. But I DO scare the shit out of him when I see him do it once or twice during the day.

CyberHustler · 12-08-2006, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Babagirls

the problem is, he sleeps most of the day. he destroys my tree while I'm sleeping. So I can't do much. But I DO scare the shit out of him when I see him do it once or twice during the day.

My cat likes to climb my tree and chew the star at the top so I lock that fool in the bathroom with his kitty litter, food and water for the night. He don't fuck with it when i'm awake after I smacked him up. I don't abuse my cat lol, but I don't spend money on trees for nothing.

bopha · 12-08-2006, 07:51 AM

Many years we've had trees fall over because of our kitties. Is this a kitten???
Ours out grew it because we had them altered and now they are lard laying on the couch 24/7. But...we used the water bottle.

I've heard that spraying perfume on the tree will keep them off. Tin foil all around the base of the tree. They hate tinfoil. Or plastic bags..
If they are chewing on the lights.. put a bit of dish soap on them.. or bitter apple. Cat boundry spray around the perimeter of the tree. I also read they don't like Citranella so that Orange Spray odor remover might work. I say good luck..been there.

Stallion · 12-08-2006, 07:54 AM

we just lock our cats up downstairs and let them have the run of the basement during xmas time. lol.

BuggyG · 12-08-2006, 07:54 AM

used to put tape on the counters.. sticky side up
they'd hate it when they'd jump onto counters and get tape all ofer
especially wide stipped masking tape
after 3-4 times they learn

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Stallion

we just lock our cats up downstairs and let them have the run of the basement during xmas time. lol.

we don't have a basement, we live in an apartment (a big one, but no basement). otherwise, I'd do this as well

I'll keep that in mind for when we buy a house.

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by bopha

Many years we've had trees fall over because of our kitties. Is this a kitten???
Ours out grew it because we had them altered and now they are lard laying on the couch 24/7. But...we used the water bottle.

I've heard that spraying perfume on the tree will keep them off. Tin foil all around the base of the tree. They hate tinfoil. Or plastic bags..
If they are chewing on the lights.. put a bit of dish soap on them.. or bitter apple. Cat boundry spray around the perimeter of the tree. I also read they don't like Citranella so that Orange Spray odor remover might work. I say good luck..been there.

he's almost 2 yrs old. He's a little on the wild side, loves to do sprints around the house, VERY playful, jumps all over the place. Highly active. I'll try the perfum thing and the citrus thing, and maybe add some tin foil by the skirt to train him not to go in the tree.

mrthumbs · 12-08-2006, 08:04 AM

well thats one of the prices you pay for having a pet like that.. cats climb trees..its nature..get rid of the cat and get a toycat instead

schneemann · 12-08-2006, 08:04 AM

What's your address? I'll send my Bullmastiff over. She'll take care of your cat problem.

Dagwolf · 12-08-2006, 08:04 AM

Resistance will be punished.

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Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mrthumbs

well thats one of the prices you pay for having a pet like that.. cats climb trees..its nature..get rid of the cat and get a toycat instead

I could NEVER get rid of my cat, he's part of our family!

CyberHustler · 12-08-2006, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Babagirls

I could NEVER get rid of my cat, he's part of our family!

beautiful cat ...

teg0 · 12-08-2006, 08:22 AM

http://www.roflcat.com

Take a pic. " I'm in yer tree. Eating yer lights"

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BuySexProducts

beautiful cat ...

Thanks!!!!

he's part bengal

TurboAngel · 12-08-2006, 08:32 AM

I think you have done everything I would have suggested. I must be lucky cuz the cat's didn't do much last year to the tree other than 3 ornaments got knocked down and broke.

In the big pic it was still ok. I didn't put a tree up this year so I don't know if they would be as good.

carol.prime · 12-08-2006, 08:33 AM

give the cat something to cling on like a rope, yarn or anything that he could climb or trip on

Vendzilla · 12-08-2006, 08:35 AM

make some tuna salad with habenero peppers and put it under the tree, when he eats it, after the vomit and screaming from burning crapping after that, he will never want to go near that tree again

Forest · 12-08-2006, 08:38 AM

I have the same problem with my cats

I have to anchor the tree to the wall to keep them from pulling it over when they jump on it

One of my cats is 20lbs so he knocks it over with ease

darksoul · 12-08-2006, 08:55 AM

I just make sure I tie the tree well so it dosn't fall
and let them ride it as long as they want.

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by darksoul

I just make sure I tie the tree well so it dosn't fall
and let them ride it as long as they want.

our tree is big and heavy, and the cat is only 12 lbs., so there's no tree falling over, but every morning I get up, the lights on the bottom aren't lit (because he chews the bulbs out) and the branches are all messed up. It's very annoying buying lights and spending the time to put them back on the tree, and fixing all of the branches, day in and day out.

darksoul · 12-08-2006, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Babagirls

our tree is big and heavy, and the cat is only 12 lbs., so there's no tree falling over, but every morning I get up, the lights on the bottom aren't lit (because he chews the bulbs out) and the branches are all messed up. It's very annoying buying lights and spending the time to put them back on the tree, and fixing all of the branches, day in and day out.

well, its true
but its fucking christmas, let them have their part of fun.
Its only a tree and some bulbs

DutchTeenCash · 12-08-2006, 09:08 AM

had cats for ages, grab him out of the tree just dump him on the floor, same with getting on the kitchencounter etc, keep doing it, you gotta train him, just like a dog, otherwise theyll make your life hell and back. Takes a while but they gotta understand whos the boss, dont do the cant climb the tree hunny line then feed him, cats are smart theyll walk over you otherwise.

BlackCrayon · 12-08-2006, 09:10 AM

if the cat does it mostly while you are asleep maybe you should keep him confined to one room or to one floor, whichever so he can't get access to the tree when you're not around.

WebairGerard · 12-08-2006, 10:07 AM

very pretty cat you have. I have used foil at base of tree. cats usually hate foil for some reason. should outgrow this eventually.

good luck

amandaspost · 12-08-2006, 01:39 PM

Beautiful cat!! Looks alot like mine. Mine likes to sleep on the branches and break the ornaments. I usually spray him with a water bottle but that doesnt help when we're not around.

SuiteJ · 12-08-2006, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BuggyG

used to put tape on the counters.. sticky side up
they'd hate it when they'd jump onto counters and get tape all ofer
especially wide stipped masking tape
after 3-4 times they learn

This works, but I used double sided tape on the couch. That way it stays there and pisses them off quickly. After a few times, I noticed she stopped scratching there and I removed the tape.

Two-sided tape on your tree might have your cat pull the whole thing down though lol.

L-Pink · 12-08-2006, 01:55 PM

Over feed him, fat cats are lazy and don't climb shit.

BV · 12-08-2006, 01:58 PM

Just politely ask him to stop. Cats are little people in fur coats.

E$_manager · 12-08-2006, 02:03 PM

I don't think it is possible. My cat has a crazy idea to hang on the curtain. I can' explain him he shouldn't.
It is by now i am not having the tree. What will be then? I am afraid of thinking.

Holly · 12-08-2006, 02:04 PM

Luckily, none of my cats were ever interested in the Christmas tree. I never had one that clawed the furniture, either.

I'd say put him in the bedroom and shut the door while you're sleeping. Better than spraying stinky stuff on the tree and having to smell it yourself.

Fizzgig · 12-08-2006, 02:11 PM

It wouldn't be Christmas to me without cats in our tree..

And cats eating tinsel! And gross as it is there arent' many things funnier than Christmas cat droppings.

AZSarah · 12-08-2006, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BV

Just politely ask him to stop. Cats are little people in fur coats.

cats are little terrorists that know exactly what you are saying to them & just do not care....

My cat is getting declawed for Xmas... devil cat.

Holly · 12-08-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by APMSarah

cats are little terrorists that know exactly what you are saying to them & just do not care....

My cat is getting declawed for Xmas... devil cat.

Oh, don't do that.

That's pretty much the equivalent of cutting off a human's fingers at the knuckle. Get the vinyl caps put on, instead.

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Holly

Oh, don't do that.

That's pretty much the equivalent of cutting off a human's fingers at the knuckle. Get the vinyl caps put on, instead.

I agree! I would never declaw my cat. He has a scratching posts that he uses all the time and I clip his claws with a cat nail trimmer every 2 weeks. He lays there and purrrrrs away as I clip the nails! I reward him with a good brushing after he's done as a reward

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

Over feed him, fat cats are lazy and don't climb shit.

Babagirls · 12-08-2006, 02:25 PM

I want to thank everyone for responding

I'm going to do a variation of things: tin foil under the tree skirt (maybe that will help), double sided tape on the branches inside the tree where he likes to climb, and anytime I see him near the tree when I'm awake, I'll blast him with a squirt of water to spook him. Hopefully I can train him in a few days!! *crosses fingers*

Matt 26z · 12-08-2006, 02:27 PM

That cat repellent is bad news. I tried it to keep one from peeing on the floor and it just got on her paws and she tracked it over every surface in the house. Then it got on my hands and on the food I was eating and it tastes nasty! I was tasting that stuff for a week.

E$_manager · 12-08-2006, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Babagirls

I want to thank everyone for responding

I'm going to do a variation of things: tin foil under the tree skirt (maybe that will help), double sided tape on the branches inside the tree where he likes to climb, and anytime I see him near the tree when I'm awake, I'll blast him with a squirt of water to spook him. Hopefully I can train him in a few days!! *crosses fingers*

Good idea!

squishypimp · 12-08-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagwolf

Resistance will be punished.

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lol

BV · 12-08-2006, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by APMSarah

My cat is getting declawed for Xmas... devil cat.

That's a terrible thing to do!

I hope you get a severe case of toenail fungus!

Matt 26z · 12-08-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BV

That's a terrible thing to do!

I hope you get a severe case of toenail fungus!

Everyone declaws their cat. We always did it to the front claws but left the back.

HomeFry · 12-08-2006, 04:41 PM

itto · 12-08-2006, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by APMSarah

My cat is getting declawed for Xmas...

you got one lucky furball, my cat's gettin an eye removed for christmas.. now that is fucked up, dont ya think?! ..poor lil bugger, he's 12 years old and i hope he makes it through the surgery.. :-/

bns666 · 12-08-2006, 05:04 PM

teh bad ass:

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12-08-2006, 07:37 AM	#1
Babagirls Text Writer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 18,812	GFY cat owners: cat in Xmas tree problem..help! I've tried everything from a squirting a water gun at him, to going to Petco last night to buy a repellent but not only does it work, but the smell from the repellent is making me wanna gag! I have to spray air freshener and burn scented candles to get the funky smell out. Anyways, is there any trick to keeping my cat out of the Christmas Tree??? I bought Bitter Apple Spray and that seems to be working on the lights...I have went through 3 sets of lights on tree because he keeps bitting the bulbs off. __________________ Need a Text Writer? Blogs\|Reviews\|Descriptions\|Paysites\|TGP's\|Stories ICQ: 397892500

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12-08-2006, 07:51 AM	#7
bopha Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,882	Many years we've had trees fall over because of our kitties. Is this a kitten??? Ours out grew it because we had them altered and now they are lard laying on the couch 24/7. But...we used the water bottle. I've heard that spraying perfume on the tree will keep them off. Tin foil all around the base of the tree. They hate tinfoil. Or plastic bags.. If they are chewing on the lights.. put a bit of dish soap on them.. or bitter apple. Cat boundry spray around the perimeter of the tree. I also read they don't like Citranella so that Orange Spray odor remover might work. I say good luck..been there.

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BuggyG Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 4,179	used to put tape on the counters.. sticky side up they'd hate it when they'd jump onto counters and get tape all ofer especially wide stipped masking tape after 3-4 times they learn

12-08-2006, 08:04 AM	#12
mrthumbs salad tossing sig guy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: mrthumbs*gmail.com Posts: 11,702	well thats one of the prices you pay for having a pet like that.. cats climb trees..its nature..get rid of the cat and get a toycat instead

12-08-2006, 08:22 AM	#17
teg0 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gringo in Puerto Rico Posts: 4,204	http://www.roflcat.com Take a pic. " I'm in yer tree. Eating yer lights"

12-08-2006, 08:32 AM	#19
TurboAngel H.B.I.C. Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NC Posts: 30,122	I think you have done everything I would have suggested. I must be lucky cuz the cat's didn't do much last year to the tree other than 3 ornaments got knocked down and broke. In the big pic it was still ok. I didn't put a tree up this year so I don't know if they would be as good.

12-08-2006, 08:33 AM	#20
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12-08-2006, 08:35 AM	#21
Vendzilla Biker Gnome Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cell#324 Posts: 23,200	make some tuna salad with habenero peppers and put it under the tree, when he eats it, after the vomit and screaming from burning crapping after that, he will never want to go near that tree again __________________ Webair died? Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants think about that

12-08-2006, 08:38 AM	#22
Forest Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hollywood Fl. Posts: 9,004	I have the same problem with my cats I have to anchor the tree to the wall to keep them from pulling it over when they jump on it One of my cats is 20lbs so he knocks it over with ease

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DutchTeenCash I like Dutch Girls Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: dutchteencash.com Posts: 21,684	had cats for ages, grab him out of the tree just dump him on the floor, same with getting on the kitchencounter etc, keep doing it, you gotta train him, just like a dog, otherwise theyll make your life hell and back. Takes a while but they gotta understand whos the boss, dont do the cant climb the tree hunny line then feed him, cats are smart theyll walk over you otherwise. __________________ ICQ 16 91 547 - SKYPE dutchteencash bob AT dutchteencash DOT com ... did you see our newest Sweet Natural Girl Priscilla (18)?

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BlackCrayon Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ottawa Posts: 19,631	if the cat does it mostly while you are asleep maybe you should keep him confined to one room or to one floor, whichever so he can't get access to the tree when you're not around. __________________ you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

12-08-2006, 10:07 AM	#28
WebairGerard Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8,113	very pretty cat you have. I have used foil at base of tree. cats usually hate foil for some reason. should outgrow this eventually. good luck __________________

12-08-2006, 01:39 PM	#29
amandaspost Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,935	Beautiful cat!! Looks alot like mine. Mine likes to sleep on the branches and break the ornaments. I usually spray him with a water bottle but that doesnt help when we're not around.

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L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	Over feed him, fat cats are lazy and don't climb shit.

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BV wtf Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bikini State, FL USA Posts: 10,914	Just politely ask him to stop. Cats are little people in fur coats.

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Holly Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jesusland Posts: 10,017	Luckily, none of my cats were ever interested in the Christmas tree. I never had one that clawed the furniture, either. I'd say put him in the bedroom and shut the door while you're sleeping. Better than spraying stinky stuff on the tree and having to smell it yourself. __________________ War National Damn Champions Eagle

12-08-2006, 02:11 PM	#35
Fizzgig Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: In Your Dreams Posts: 9,649	It wouldn't be Christmas to me without cats in our tree.. And cats eating tinsel! And gross as it is there arent' many things funnier than Christmas cat droppings. __________________ ---'-,-{@ Sassy Grrrl @}-'-,---

12-08-2006, 02:25 PM	#40
Babagirls Text Writer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 18,812	I want to thank everyone for responding I'm going to do a variation of things: tin foil under the tree skirt (maybe that will help), double sided tape on the branches inside the tree where he likes to climb, and anytime I see him near the tree when I'm awake, I'll blast him with a squirt of water to spook him. Hopefully I can train him in a few days!! crosses fingers __________________ Need a Text Writer? Blogs\|Reviews\|Descriptions\|Paysites\|TGP's\|Stories ICQ: 397892500

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Matt 26z So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ¤ª"˜¨๑۩۞۩๑¨˜"ª¤ Posts: 18,481	That cat repellent is bad news. I tried it to keep one from peeing on the floor and it just got on her paws and she tracked it over every surface in the house. Then it got on my hands and on the food I was eating and it tastes nasty! I was tasting that stuff for a week.

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