When you are putting up a prelit Christmas tree, you will find that it can be great fun. However, when you have a cat, you may be wondering what in the world can you do in order to make sure that your feline friend is not trying to climb the tree. Let’s face it, no matter how great the cat is in terms of behavior, they are still going to want to climb this! So, what can you do to cat proof this prelit Christmas tree?
How to Make Your Prelit Christmas Tree Cat-Proof
1. Make sure that you put this tree up securely. While you want to do whatever you can to dissuade this cat from climbing the tree, you need to make sure that the tree is secure in the event that he or she does get up the tree. A prelit Christmas tree that is not secure, is going to fall over with all your décor and cat in tow!
2. One idea that many cat owners do is to do something that is going to be a deterrent at the base of the tree. One idea that many have that they claim works is to use tin foil around the base of the tree. Most cats do not like the feel of tin foil, and the shiny of this may deter them from wanting to climb the tree.
3. Use a scent that is going to help the cat to stay out of the tree. Many cats do not like citrus scents, so if you put this on the bottom branches, they may not go around it.
4. Do not hang ornaments on the bottom branches as this is super tempting to cats as they want to bat and play with these.
5. Make sure that you fill up the holes throughout the prelit Christmas tree with ornaments and by fluffing the branches. If the cats do not see a hidey hole, then they are going to be less likely to try to climb this.