How to keep a cat out of your Christmas tree?

[TGO David]

I'm seriously going to kill my cat. He's fairly young still so I know he's got a lot of kitten left in him, but he's managed to de-ornament and un-tinsel the lower half of the tree a few times in the past three days that I've had the tree up.

If I catch him in the act he gets the spray bottle of water, which usually results in him leaving a trail of cat turds as he runs in fear.

So, what else can I try to keep him out of the @#$& tree?

Ideas already discussed with my brother include...

So I am open to other suggestions.

[Marswolf]

I was going to suggest the dog.

[saintsfanbrian]

Well, some people set their Christmas tress up in a child's Pack and Play. It keeps the kids out and might keep that cat out. You could get the "invisible fence" system for dogs and put it around the tree, then he would get a nice zap every time he got within 3 feet of the tree.

[molonlabetn]

What about a shock-collar and a loop of electric fence wire?

[molonlabetn]

...You could get the "invisible fence" system for dogs and put it around the tree, then he would get a nice zap every time he got within 3 feet of the tree.

GMTA?

[saintsfanbrian]

GMTA? That or we both have animals or children that we want to keep out of something.

[molonlabetn]

I was referring to us both posting that an invisible fence would be a good idea...

[Guest Phantom6]

I know, I know. At first blush it may seem a bit extream or even pricey (MSRP- $8050 USD) but think about the fun you could have throughout the year. Plus you wouldn't have to worry about redecorating/remodeling as with the claymores or tripping over the man-killer on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night and no unsightly lawn ornaments to deal with (unless you count the 8' high X 6' thick berm you would need to construct on one end of your home to keep from shooting through the rest of the houses on the block).

[creeky]

You could always use the Barret like a simple "dead fall" trap. Wouldn't

have to even pull the trigger and it would give you the "deniability" that

you need should a "House Subcommittee" (ie. your wife and any kids)

start some sort of probe into kitty's accidential death.

[Guest dotsun]

Make an impenetrable perimeter of mousetraps around your tree.

edited to add: Keep a video camera handy.

[Guest Satt]

If the cat keeps getting in the tree, you may not need to do anything when it get electrocuted. Just remember if the cat does get zapped to save the skin. I hear they make fine pelts...

[Guest Fuel]

Nuke him from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[Guest Verbal Kint]

Nuke him from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Aliens quote, FTW.

[saintsfanbrian]

I was referring to us both posting that an invisible fence would be a good idea...

Sorry, my advanced age didn't grasp what GMTA meant. I had to google it.

[SkWaShDeM]

Get a springer Airsoft pistol from Wal-Mart or someplace. Shoot the cat whenever he looks like he's going to go for the tree. Or tape a coke bottle to the muzzle of a .22LR when the kid's not around. Bury the remains and say he "ran away".

[Guest DonRickles]

I am thinking Boondock Saints.....

[Guest Verbal Kint]

I can always borrow some det cord from work, and you can wrap it around your tree as garland.

[ame]http://youtube.com/watch?v=SqswVL0ZpPs[/ame]

[molonlabetn]

I'd just leave the cat outside...

[Guest Rooster]

Why anyone has a cat is beyond me. I honestly think they are the spawn of Satan. For the last week I have been stopping by to feed a friends cat while he is out of town. I stopped by last night and the damn thing took a dump right in the middle of the living room floor. Im leaving that one for him to clean up when he gets home.

I really have to question any single man that has a cat for a roommate. JMO.

[Guest Verbal Kint]

I stopped by last night and the damn thing took a dump right in the middle of the living room floor. Im leaving that one for him to clean up when he gets home.

"Welcome Home"

[Guest db99wj]

Thinking......Christmas Vacation...Cat will take care of itself

[Guest Rooster]

"Welcome Home"

I really think Cats hold grudges. "You leave me home alone for 2 weeks, Im dumping in you living room."

[saintsfanbrian]

That and they keep you up all night.

[Guest Verbal Kint]

I really think Cats hold grudges. "You leave me home alone for 2 weeks, Im dumping in you living room."

I think it's pets in general. We had a giant schnauzer growing up, now my parent's dog, that would do that. Perfectly fine when you were home, but if you left her alone for any period of time she'd wreck the house. She'd go into the bathroom and pull the toilet paper through the house until it looked like a Family Circus comic strip. Then she'd sit by the door and wait for you to come back home with the "Welcome back, *******s" look on her face.

[Guest canynracer]

declaw it, and get it drunk