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 How do you keep cats away from a Christmas tree? Asking for a friend  
 You don’t. Just make sure it’s secure and won’t fall over.  
 Spray with diluted citrus.  
 Written alert 🙂 "keep away" 
 Font suggestion? 
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 True Cat Font? 
 By not getting a Christmas tree? Big sacrifice, I know… 
 Pepper 🌶️  
 😅😅  
 Don't get a cat to begin with.  
 Build a waterfall above it that feeds a moat that circles around the tree. 
 Put a cardboard box under the tree, it is magnetic. 
 You can't! 
 How? Completely non-toxic. Basically, lemon juice. 
 Non toxic for humans.
But citric acid is toxic for felines, it affects their nervous system🐈 
 Home sprays that are nontoxic to pets but are used to keep cats away from certain furniture or upholstery often contain orange oil (because cats don't like it), but it's not the juice of the fruit that's used (which has the acid). I'm sure this is an innocent mistake of them saying "citrus" without being specific.  
 This, I did not know. 😬