My cat is dxriving me crazy.

United States
December 13, 2007 10:40am CST
She wont stay out of the Christmas tree. She climbs the tree bats the ornaments off. She keeps tearing the tree skirt off. I even had to take the presents out from under the tree. Little Miss Maggie keeps ripping them open. Any ideas on how to break her of this?
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@mrsjbelle (1640)
• United States
14 Dec 07
Ahhhhhh sorry it's annoying but it sure sounds cute:)Do you tell her bad kitty or does she just ignore you or look at you like your crazy?
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• Canada
17 Jan 08
rofl mine doesnt that so i just spray her with water
• United States
13 Dec 07
You can try this but not a sure thing, haha. Cats do not like citrus smell...try putting some lemon peels/orange peels around the tree, or tie some in the tree, however you would like to try this. Try putting some of her toys attached to the bottom branches so she could play with them....attach them loosely so she can pull them off....it might distract her away from the tree. There is a spray called apple bitters I believe that pet stores sell....they hate the smell of it and you could spray around your tree, maybe on the skirt itself...just check the directions. Try a spray bottle with water...when she goes by the tree, spray her and say no of course, haha. Try using ornaments with metal hooks and close the hooks with pliers tighter so she can't pull them off. My cat is too old now, she could care less, haha.....good luck, I hope maybe one of these works for you. Cats are little buggers aren't they?, lol!
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
15 Dec 07
OK, I'll admit it, I'm laughing my a** off right now because I've been there, done that many times! My daughter has 8 cats so she has a REAL good time. I stay with my 91 year old mother and we have 2 cats but we don't have a tree. I wish I could be encouraging but I'm afraid you sometimes can't break a cat of something like this. Some you can, but not always. So, keep your sense of humor and remember - your kitty wants to have a Merry Christmas too! Annie
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@Haiden123 (126)
• Canada
17 Jan 08
Its funny because my cat is like yours we just spray her