Anyone who has a cat knows that having a cat proof christmas tree it’s not simple! With the arrival of the end of year holidays, the moment of decorating the house can become very stressful, especially if the intention is to make a Christmas tree.
More often than not, the owners of a feline abandon the idea of setting up the symbolic Christmas Treebut with a few small precautions it will no longer be necessary to give it up.
1. The repellent (or how to keep the cat away from the Christmas tree)
One of the DIY methods for a cat-proof Christmas tree is to create a homemade feline repellent, which is totally harmless to the catbut still effective.
Fill a spray bottle with due cups of water in which to dilute 15 drops of orange essential oil. Spray on the Christmas tree and watch. Most of the time this simple remedy works, but check that it is actually repellent for your cat as well.
Don’t go overboard with the quantity of essential oil which in this small dose is totally harmless, but if used excessively it can cause allergies and poisoning.
Before moving on to do-it-yourself, always seek the advice of your trusted veterinary doctor.
2. No to fragile decorations
The cat is attracted by lights and ballsso there will be nothing to stop his urge to jump against the tree and grab whatever he can to play.
Avoidtherefore, to decorate it with fragile and delicate decorations, in glass or crystal, both to safeguard objects, but above all your cat, who could be injured by a broken ball. Same speech for the fake snowwhich if ingested can be toxic.
Used only large decorations so much so that they cannot be swallowed and made of natural material so that cats and Christmas trees can coexist in complete safety.
3. Hide the presents
Putting Christmas presents under the tree, waiting to unwrap them on Christmas Eve, is a beautiful tradition, but anyone who has a cat knows that they won’t be able to respect it.
Perfectly packaged packages complete with a colored bow, they attract the feline more than anything else, so if you don’t want to know in advance what Santa Claus has brought you, better put the parcels on a small table or in another area of the house that the cat cannot reach.
4. A corner just for him
If the cat really doesn’t give up and wants to play with the tree at all costs, then try to please him by limiting the damage and carving out a space all for him right under the most resistant decorations.
Place a pillow in the safest corner e let him have fun with the decorations positioned above, perhaps the ad hoc ones, designed just for cats.