PuffinCat's first Christmas

[Puffinitee]

She's helping decorate the tree...

That looks very helpful indeed . She is lovely but I am biased towards B&W cats.

Has she climbed it yet.

Nope, just chased the beaded chains and the lights as we were putting them up.

I've thought long & hard about what to put up this Christmas. There's only me lives here and I usually just do a tree anyway, but since the overlords arrived the living room has been re-organised a bit and there's now a massive cat tree where a decent sized Christmas tree should go.

I also get the feeling that Girlcat would wreck any tree with dangly bits and eat any tinsel or similar, and Boycat would be completely traumatised for days then manage to knock it over (probably on top of himself) if and when he finally gets the courage to investigate.

So I've compromised, and ordered a little 2 foot fibre optic tree that can sit on the table. No dangly bits for Girlcat to kill or eat, and hopefully small enough to Boycat isn't terrified.

I'm really worried about getting a tree this year. None of my previous cats have climbed them but the 2 rescues I've now got are a bit more boisterous than they were. If PuffinCat hasn't climbed it them maybe it'll be OK 🤔

(I really want a decent sized tree)

I am slightly miffed about PuffinCat's lack of interest in the tree. We have lots of pretty (glass) decorations but we went out to buy plastic ones because we were certain she'd bat at them. Oh well, good job we went to Poundland

Give her time, she'll be laying under there batting them soon! I can live with batting (other cats did do that!) it's the climbing I'm worried about. I think I read somewhere that it's the fake trees they climb but I don't know how true that is.

Not had too many problems with previous cats, one climbed the tree a bit when a kitten. However I seem to have acquired a 7Kg kitten at the beginning of the year and I'm a bit worried he'll decide the tree must die. I may go for only putting the shatterproof decorations to start with and see how he reacts!

I got the tinsel out tonight, I have never seen her so protective over anything before! It was a real challenge getting it off her!

Its my cats first christmas she is 7 months old we got out a small artifical tree massive tussle ensued cat won tree put away

We now have this

nooooo Hettie that's what I'm worried about!

weeds mine isn't that big (is it a lion cub??) but she definitely acts like a kitten.

puffin maybe I could give the cats an old manky bit of tinsel as a distraction 🤔. Did you get it back?

I think I'll get a 3 foot potted one

living I think he's part bear! He was supposed to be about 2 when I got him in February, but certainly doesn't act it. This is the aftermath of the curtain climbing incident not long after we got him!

Weeds . Are you sure you didn't acquire a leopard??

He's just a bit boisterous at times....

weeds I really don't think you should get a tree . Bear/leopard hybrid!

Mia has never climbed our (real) trees. She likes a bit of bauble bashing. My parents old cat, Jess, used to a) wee on tree if he could and b) eat the tinsel strands which could then be seen protruding from his bottom a few days later.

What's the worst that could happen? I'll just avoid the glass ones at first. He's a good boy.

He's enormous! & gorgeous

That's a lot of cat!! I can see how destruction happens when he's boisterous but he looks quite innocent on that photo.

Tree complete with sacrificial baubles has been up for 2 days with no interest now, so I'm going to add the glass ones. Or maybe that's what he wants me to do?
Has yours lost internet in the tinsel yet puffin?

Little miss is worryingly interested but just too damn cute to tell off!

Weeds this is an elaborate ploy to smash your glass baubles! He can probably reach them wherever you put them.

I've got a tree. It's small, potted and in the garage at the minute. Will probably put it up on Friday.

Bee that's an adorable picture!

She is rather adorable but gets away with murder because if it. I would love to make cards out of the pic but you can see how bloody filthy my carpet was on it.