Prevent Holiday CATastrophes: Save Your Cat with my Christmas Hacks

Don’t let the Holidays turn into a horror movie! Check out my video to identify the dangers for you & your cats by putting my Holiday Hacks into action!

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:02 The toddler in the tree
5:18 Safety
10:55 Crowded house hack
12:38 Closing thoughts

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[grace]

Completely opted out of any type of Christmas tree this year. My older two kids' cats never gave us any issues for 2 years. We adopted a pregnant stray this year, found homes for all of them except 2. I caught the kittens and now 1 older cat, chewing and eating the plastic needles off the fake tree. I drew the line when I caught the cap off one of the ball ornaments in their mouth. Totally not worth it. They are a joy to us and my kiddos completely understand. They are also learning responsibility that comes with owning a pet they asked for. We decorated with garland up high where none of the cats can access and fairy lights. Simple and beautiful. Plus, it's the memories with all those we love that count. That includes our fur baby additions.

[stormyjlb]

Great information! As an emergency veterinarian, my most heart wrenching hazard is visitors who bring their dogs with them, that attack the cat who lives there. Please don’t ever assume that someone else’s dog will be safe around your own cat, regardless if that dog “gets along with cats” according to the owner. With family visitors increasing on the holidays, we see so many traumatized, critically injured cats because of this. (Also happens to dogs!) The hack is to tell visitors they cannot being their own animals. But if they do, make sure the household cats and any visiting dogs are always separated.

[RosemaryAmey]

Another holiday hazard, especially for those of us who celebrate Chanukah, is candles. I found out that I was wrong to assume cats would know fire is dangerous. (Luckily the cat wasn't injured, though her fur was singed.)

[windchime]

Both our cats have always been great with our live trees ! One when he was a kitten would gingerly climb into the tree find and find an inner branch to just perch in without disturbing the ornaments!! Now he’s older and still love the tree, he no longer climbs in, he does rest under it the whole time it’s up though ! Our other kitty admires the tree but doesn’t bother with it, we got really lucky with both who both came from off our road !! They found us! ❤️

[AverageJillM]

Back in the early ‘70s, not only did we not have Jackson’s videos or books, but the tinsel we had was made with lead. What stopped us from using tinsel was witnessing my older brother slowly pulling tinsel out of one of our cat’s butt while she vocalized how she felt about the procedure. After watching this video, I’m surprised she had no problems afterwards.

[RaiderLeo]

This should be mandatory viewing for cat moms and dads! Great video cat daddy!

[kimberlyperrotis]

One time I came home from work and immediately noticed that my cat was very upset. I found that she had broken a Christmas ornament on the tree and had set the tree awry in its stand, it took a lot of loving reassurance for her to feel better. So long as she was ok (I checked her thoroughly for glass shards, etc.), I didn’t care about anything else, poor sweetie. She was, like all cats, super-sensitive, and although I had never yelled at her or anything, she seemed to fear that. What a life she must have had before we found each other, being yelled at for just being a cat! Cats find Christmas decorations hard to resist, make sure they’re cat-safe!

[girlpharm]

My Abby liked to hide under the tree and ambush you as you walked by. I always made sure the bottom third of the tree had unbreakable or soft ornaments hanging on it. She was allowed to knock those around and didn't bother climbing the tree to get to the rest. It was a fake tree. Never put out presents till the kids were asleep on Christmas Eve and she didn't bother them either. Good planning goes a long way towards a happy cat and happy family!

[nancyneyedly]

A cat friendly tree idea, wrap boxes in pretty xmas paper of your choosing, and stack them in a tree shape, as you would with lego trees. You have your centerpiece xmas "tree" and the kitties have an interactive tree they can climb. I found this hack when ours were kittens, there's all kinds of google images.

Also, if your cat is a tree climber, you can make an outline of a tree on the wall with xmas lights and garland. We did this one year, and we were so pleased with how it looked. This works if the kitties aren't the type to pull at garland or lights.

[yudithcaron]

The citrus zest hack made me think about the times when we used to plant cloves into oranges, tie ribbons into them, and hang them into the Christmas tree. That make the tree smell like orangey pine. It could help to keep cats away.

[shadowwolf]

Tried the air canisters. Only delayed the tree catastrophe by 90 seconds. Finally decided to relocate the tree to my front porch. Now he and my neighbors all get to enjoy the tree. Everyone wins and I have no anxiety attacks.

[countryroads]

Great video, Jackson. Our solution was to not only get a fake tree but to put stuffed cloth ornaments on the lower branches as a "yes" for our adult cats. They used to love getting one and playing with it only to see it back on another branch the next day. Our boys are mature enough that climbing the tree is not nearly as nice as snuggling into the felt tree skirt and staring at lights, or just napping under the branches.

[moonshadow]

I find it funny, one of the most celebrated holiday in the world... Is the worst for cats. That said... I've used plenty of your hacks Jackson, I've had a fake tree for the past year. I went one step further and put orange zest ornaments around the base of the tree, and throughout it. I don't really have many decorations, so they're not really that much of an issue. My cats usually get the turkey can of cat food for their food, as well as new toys and whatnot. But at the beginning of december, I find a cat treat advent calendar. And everyday they get a treat, and I use those treats for training. 😊 Happy holidays Jackson!

[jenniferelaine]

Don’t forget about menorahs! We have a kitten this year, so it looks like we’ll be investing in an electric one this year, & just displaying the others as decorations!

[forbezilla]

I literally went through the stores to find new Christmas Decor, I only got one thing because everything else I looked at was "The child will eat that, she will break that, she will destroy that entirely." No Garland, no ribbons on my gifts this year, lights strung up high and away from her cat trees

[rollandnewcomb]

Around 40+ years ago, I had a cat that climbed Christmas trees knocked them down, so much we did have to tie them to the wall. Another thing she did was to chew the mini lights. She chewed several of them but somehow avoided injury. She was a very adventurous cat. She would get out of the house onto the roof and jump to the ground. She would also get into the suspended ceiling and ride the tiles to the floor and repeat as often as she could! She was a CrAzY little kitty!!

[jessicawilson]

Omg! He really is the cat dad look in the middle of his goatee and looks like the silhouette of a black cat sitting, staring into your soul

[michellemontgomery-jones]

We use a faux tree, unbreakable decorations that don't have glitter or poisonous parts. We have two bungee cords anchored to the wall. No tinsel or metal hooks. I have learned that happiness comes when I'm sure my furbabies are safe and happy. I do plan on them climbing into the tree and prepare for it. No dangerous plants either. That's what faux plants are for.😹😺😸

[CaroleKittens]

My two mischief maker cats, who turned one yesterday, and I have a nice 😊 little Christmas 🎄tree on a bookcase. They can't get to it and we're all festive and safe.🐈🐈‍⬛❣

[amyjones]

I'm so lucky that my rescue is a well-behaved and smart lady. The only thing she'll do to the Christmas tree is play with the ornaments, but we just moved them out of immediate reach. She's never on the counter or the stove, she's only interested in the kitchen table if I'm there. She doesn't even knock my plants down anymore. I want to get her a friend soon but I'm worried that they won't be so well behaved lmao.