How Are We Supposed to Get The Tree Decorated????
#21
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
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We always put the tree in front of a window. Most people do. Windows usually have curtains. Curtains have curtain rods. When the children were little, there was always a wire from the tree to the curtain rod. Well, there was one after we found out that it was needed, LOL.
#22
When my boys were young, the bottom layer of ornaments were designated 'cat friendly'--as in we didn't mind if they got knocked off and played with. When we went to an artificial tree, Mortimer and Flash stopped trying to climb it but Chester, my avatar still found a spot to snooze and spy.
What a beautiful orange tabby!
What a beautiful orange tabby!
#23
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Yorkville, IL
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Great cat! Mr. Peach is orange too but he just likes to sleep under the tree. When he was a kitten the ornaments were at risk of being batted across the room but at 11 he has given that part up. Merry Christmas and I hope you still have a standing tree.
#24
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We have a hook in the ceiling and use clear fishing line to attach. Also, we do not put ornaments on the bottom branches (other than a couple fabric kitty toys). Years ago, my cousin and I spent HOURS putting tinsel on our huge tree strand by strand. In the middle of the night we heard the tree topple - THE CAT! I have never put tinsel on a tree since and have made our trees as kitty-proof as possible. And, I also used the playpen trick, but it was more to keep the little babies out of the tree and the packages!
#29
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My last cat climbed the tree to sit in the branches (an artificial tree), but she never bothered the ornaments. I think she must have went up the trunk area. Luckily, she was a small cat. Here's a pic of Sugar helping before the decorations went on.
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#30
Irishrose- What a cutie pie!!! Mookie is enthralled by the tree. It's he and Baby's first Christmas.
I have some crystal icicles that I think are going to have to stay put away this year haha!
It's okay- he and his sister bring us tons of joy!
I have some crystal icicles that I think are going to have to stay put away this year haha!
It's okay- he and his sister bring us tons of joy!
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