Cats and Christmas Trees: Best Methods for a Stress Free Tree

Cats and Christmas trees can be notorious for not mixing well. But it is hard to sacrifice such a major part of the holiday season

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While some cats have zero problems with Christmas trees, others use them for climbing, scratching, batting at ornaments, or even attacking them

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However, there are a lot of ways to make sure that your cat can safely enjoy your Christmas tree with you.

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#1 Real or Artificial Tree?

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#2 Tree Height

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#3 Anchor the Tree

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#4 Location, location, location

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One strategy to consider is holding off on decorating you tree for a few days so that the cat can get used to the tree itself first.

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