Things You'll Need
- Rubbing alcohol
- Spray bottle
- Aluminum foil
- Dish soap
- Motion sensor
- Double-sided tape
- Cayenne pepper
Instructions
Place some rubbing alcohol in an empty spray bottle and spray the bottom branches of the Christmas tree. Cats will take one bite of this and run away. If the taste is horrible to cats, they won't continue the behavior.
Wrap pieces of aluminum foil around the base of your Christmas tree. Add some to a few of the bottom branches. Cats don't like this and will stay away.
Use your leftover soapy water from washing the dishes and place it in a spray bottle. Squirt your tree with this. Cats don't like it and will stop chewing the minute they take their first bite. You will only need to squirt the lower half of your tree where your cat is likely to strike first.
Place a motion sensor under or near the Christmas tree. The motion sensor should emit a loud noise every time your cat comes near it. This will scare the cat and keep it away from the Christmas tree.
Coat several strips of double-sided tape with cayenne pepper. Hang them from the bottom of the tree. Cats hate cayenne pepper and will avoid the Christmas tree.