Cat Drinking Christmas Tree Water......How Do I Stop It???

Hi Nykkee, there's some items at the store that will work, it's sticky strips called "Scratch Buster Strips" in which keeps your cats from scratching furniture or getting into anything that you don't want them to get into. Its safe and non toxic which is what you really want with your precious kitty. I wouldn't try vinegar or pepper because their insides aren't like ours so I'd be afraid to use anything like that. Anyway, you can lay these strips on the floor to keep your kitty away from the whole tree and not just the water. Here's the link for you to see however you can get them at a department store. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/pet_supplies.cfm?c=3261+1894

I never could get my cat to quit. And she ate needles too. So we bought an artificial tree. No water. No cat drinking the water. Found it to be cheaper too. Hope that helps.

My cat will drink any water anywhere as if she didn't have it available already. She has a bowl upstairs and a fresh flow filtered water system downstairs and yet the bathtub is her favorite. We did have the tree issue when she was little so we switched to a fake tree and no problems really. She loves christmas and will lay under the tree or by a wreath for hours on end, now that the water isn't there, I don't have to worry. I do have a tip though, I use a spray bottle of water and spray her whenever she's being naughty and it works really well. Oddly enough... that's how my mom got me to stop having tantrums when I was 3 but that's a whole other story, lol. Oh and as for things like tape, if you use it just watch your cat around it first. Mine will eat anything plastic or tape and can hunt tape no matter what it's on. The bad thing is that they choke on it so you'll want to make sure that your cat doesn't try and eat it. Good luck!

I have been having the same problem this year. I safety pinned my tree skirt tight around the trunk of the tree. He cannot get to the water but is ruining my tree skirt in the process.