Tinsel and Tree Sap

The tree is decorated!

Well, except for the icicles. It's Toby's first Christmas with us so I don't want to tempt him unnecessarily. We're doing all of this in stages just to get him used to the tree. Paws was well trained his first year.

That's when the water bottle was in full swing. We were back in our little house then and the tree was set up in the living room just off of the couch. I sat in the corner of the couch with the water bottle, waiting for the opportunity.

Everytime Paws even looked at the tree I squirted him with water. I think he eventually thought the tree was peeing on him.

Cats aren't too fond of water, you know.

From that time on, he's never bothered the tree. He'll look at it, get up close and sniff it. Maybe chew on a few low branch ends, but never try to climb the thing.

Since we've had it for a couple of weeks now, Toby will get underneath it and chew a few branches. So far he's not tried to get up inside it, just drink the water out of the base occasionally.

Can't use that tree life stuff with cats around. They must like strange flavors or something because it can't taste good with all that tree sap buildup.

Ew!

Anyway, the lights are up. The bulbs are pretty. The garland is wrapping it up nicely like a little present. But it's still missing the icing.

That's what icicles are for.

We'll wait until tomorrow to put them up. Don't want him ingesting a bunch of tinsel.

I'd rather he drink the tree sap.