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To have kicked the cat out on Xmas eve?

106 replies

PoisonousSmurf · 24/12/2016 22:12

For the last two weeks she has been trying to kill the tree and wee on the presents under the tree.
I just want an upright tree and no bin bags under the tree.
Is this too much to ask?
The cat does have a safe place to sleep out of the weather.

Merry Xmas!

OP posts:
SabineUndine · 24/12/2016 22:19

YABU. All you have to do is keep her out of that room. It's cold and damp outside. If you don't want to look after a cat, get her rehomed

Schmoozer · 24/12/2016 22:21

As Sabine says. Get the cat in you rotter.

Badcat666 · 24/12/2016 22:21

Just shut the fucking door! Not bloody rocket science is it?

Jesus H Christ... It's horrible and wet outside and it's christmas.

Bah humbug to you.

Crispbutty · 24/12/2016 22:22

If you can't shut it out of the room overnight then I'm sure it will be fine, it's not exactly very cold.

Reality16 · 24/12/2016 22:22

How many trees have you got that you can't just shut the door and leave the cat to roam the rest of the house

Itsseweasy · 24/12/2016 22:22

YABU. It would be kinder to shut her out of that room. There are some sickos out there, and fuelled by alcohol on Christmas Eve I would be concerned for my cat's welfare out all night. There are also 90mph winds outside tonight...

MadameCholetsDirtySecret · 24/12/2016 22:23

How nasty. A living animal is less important that presents?

ClarissaDarling · 24/12/2016 22:23

Bloody hell! I hope you're not anywhere being hit by Hurricane Babs!

LottieDoubtie · 24/12/2016 22:24

If the cat does has a safe and warm enough place to rest I can't get too excited about this tbh.

Ours is spending the night in the kitchen/utility room to keep her away from the presents in other rooms. She has good, water, a blanket to sleep on and access to litter. I will anti bac the surfaces before any cooking tomorrow.

JenLindleyShitMom · 24/12/2016 22:24

Surely you can just keep it in another room? My cat is a random pisser and I keep him in the bathroom at night where his litter tray is and he has an igloo bed.

YouTheCat · 24/12/2016 22:24

Yabu.

Get the cat back in.

bluetongue · 24/12/2016 22:25

Is it a real tree or fake? Apparently real trees make some cats go a bit funny (was watching My Cat From Hell last night.)

Chrissiecat · 24/12/2016 22:26

YABU Let your cat in, poor creature.

HardLightHologram · 24/12/2016 22:26

Our cat is always out at night. She asks to go out at about ten pm and doesn't come back until breakfast.

FilledSoda · 24/12/2016 22:26

You shouldn't have a cat.
Pretty shit behaviour on your part. Maybe you could rehome her for the New Year

SeasickCrocodile · 24/12/2016 22:27

Go get the cat you Grinch.

RoseGoldHippie · 24/12/2016 22:28

Were visiting my parents for Christmas and I felt so guilty about leaving the cats over night alone on Christmas Eve that I have bought them with me! They have to stay upstairs because of the dog but are getting regulat visits from everyone and getting lots of fuss!

Please don't kick the cat out! Just keep in a different room! YABU

CalleighDoodle · 24/12/2016 22:28

My cat would wee on the presents. I am closing the living room door.

DefinitelyOdd · 24/12/2016 22:28

Yabu!! My cats are proper mentalists about the tree but I just shut them out of the room!

Floralnomad · 24/12/2016 22:28

YABU , poor cat , we've had loads of fireworks round our way tonight plus it's wet and cold , I wouldn't be able to sleep if I thought any of my pets were outside .

PickledCauliflower · 24/12/2016 22:29

YABU

The weather is awful in most of the UK tonight. Can't you keep the cat out of the room?

I hear "kick the cat out" quite frequently as a general expression. I think let the cat out sounds better.

PickledCauliflower · 24/12/2016 22:30

Fireworks by me too.

NapQueen · 24/12/2016 22:30

Our living room is a through room so impossible to close it off to the rest of the house. Maybe OPS is the same? In which came maybe the tree could be moved to a room which can be shut off, like the front hall or the kids bedroom?

PickledCauliflower · 24/12/2016 22:32

Citrus fruit is a great deterrent for most cats. A few oranges / lemons or limes etc cut in half can keep cats away from areas you don't want them to go.

RoseGoldHippie · 24/12/2016 22:33

NapQueen or keep the cat in one of those rooms?