Guess who adopted kittens right before Christmas time? This girl! Steps to cat-proof Christmas Tree Growing up I had two childhood cats and as far as I remember they NEVER climbed up the tree. They occasionally played with the ornaments that were towards the bottom but that was as far as it ever went. That is not what happened with my kittens... My girlfriend and I put the tree up and within MINUTES they were at the TOP of the tree. They charged up that thing like it was their job. While this gave me the opportunity to get the cutest pictures in the world, I did not appreciate their talent of climbing. I was so upset, I thought that I was not going to be able to have a Christmas tree this season. Not only was I terrified of them knocking the tree over and breaking all of the ornaments, but every day they ripped the lights off of the tree. I quickly took to google and found many different "easy fixes" or home remedies to cat-proof a Christmas tree. It r