How to protect a Christmas tree from a cat

It is for pets, especially cats, that all New Year's items become as dangerous as possible. Accidents can be caused by the curiosity of your cats. They often can find themselves adventures, after which the owner is forced to go to a veterinary clinic to conduct an operation for the animal. The very first danger is the New Year tree. This article will tell you how to protect the cat from her.

What makes a tree attractive for a cat?

Cats see bright sparkling garlands, rain and shiny toys that spin when their paws touch them, they will undoubtedly want to climb a green tree. Often they tear off green ornaments or fall along with the Christmas tree on the floor. This is fraught with injury.

How to protect the tree from the curiosity of a cat

The following steps can protect the tree from unwanted cat jumping onto it.

• An artificial tree or a small tree (this minimizes losses in the event of a tree fall (and also protects the cat from the smell of needles, which can be poisonous to the pet);
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• Put on a stable surface so that the cat could not loosen;
• Wrap the trunk of a green beauty in aluminum foil (cats don’t like to launch claws into it, which means that there will be no way to dump the Christmas tree);
• Put close to the wall to create additional support for the tree;
• Put on a tall pedestal.

Prohibited items on the tree if there is a cat in the house

Categorically must not be hung:

• Use reliable fastenings in the form of wire or hooks, and not thin ribbons;
• In the presence of a cat, it is necessary to turn off the garlands;
• Do not cling to rain and breaking toys;
• Hang sweets and chocolates higher or exclude them for Christmas tree decorations in general;
• Do not decorate with candles, because a cat can overturn them, which will provoke a fire;
• It is also forbidden to hang tinsel, serpentine and artificial snow.

Despite the fact that citizens take all precautions, cats still try to climb the green tree at all costs. If the Christmas tree was decorated with safe accessories, and they were also strengthened and placed on a tall pedestal, then nothing threatens the tree or the cat. You can safely celebrate the new year!