Y’all know I’m a cat lady and that we have several cats. I’m an old pro at introducing cats to Christmas trees and dealing with the occasional ornament on the floor. All of our ornaments are shatter-proof so, no big deal. Then, Roxie joined our clowder.
Roxie may look like a Calico, but she’s actually a kleptomaniac. Nothing is safe since she joined the family. I have yet to find half of my fridge magnets. Among the things I have caught her carrying around: a 9mm shell casing, a screwdriver, and a roll of film. I didn’t even know we had any undeveloped film rolls!
Last year, I almost didn’t put up a tree because I didn’t want my ornaments getting lost and/or destroyed. I finally put the tree up a week before Christmas but didn’t put any ornaments on it. That worked okay, but I didn’t want to go that basic again this year.
This year, I decided to start introducing Roxie to the concept of ornaments. To keep from stressing, I’m only using “filler” ornaments – the ones that I won’t be upset about if something happens to them.
So far, things are going about as I expected. Roxie has spent a lot of time in the tree and on the floor swatting at ornaments. At least three ornaments are no longer on the tree, and I have no idea where they are.🤣 As a matter of fact, our tree looks a lot like the ones when our sons were young – most of the ornaments are on the upper half of the tree.
Those of you with cats – or other pets – do they interact with your tree?
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LOL, Roxie looks like Boss Cat. Those tortie/ calicos are total thieves! (Though not the tree–food! No food left unattended in our house.)
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Roxie doesn’t bother food. Nothing else is safe, though.
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Shirley likes to chew on the branches of our fake tree – behavior that is discouraged via a quick squirt from a nearby water bottle.
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In the past, our cats have occasionally chewed on the branches or swatted at ornaments. When we had a full-sized tree, it would occasionally get climbed. Roxie is next level; calicos are special.🙄
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Don’t I know it. I’ve had two calicos in my life. They also seem to be extra sweet, though.
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The reason they call it “tortitude”! I had a vintage laundry basket and used to put the tree inside it. Because it was wire, the cats would not jump into it. Worked great. Love the photo of Roxie looking through the branches though.
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I’m going to try something completely different. It will probably be next week’s blog post.🤣🤞
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Ha ha – great picture of Roxie peeking through the tree!
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That was her favorite location for a while.
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Resting not menacing is always good!
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