What would Christmas be without the beloved and highly ornate Evergreen tree? Without it, where would Santa leave his presents? Keeping your Christmas decorations safe and sound until the gifts come is an easy task if you live in a pet-less household, but if you're an owner to an evil cat named Mr. Mittens or a funny dog named Scruffy, it might become a mission impossible.

From your point of view, the Christmas tree is almost sacred - you've spent at least a couple of hours searching for the perfect ornaments, then a couple more decorating it and a couple more admiring the final result. From your pets point of view, you've just set up a fantastic scratching post, high-jump training area or a snack bar, depending on the given critters taste. Anyways, what follows next is a destroyed tree lying on the floor with broken Christmas tree decorations all over the place with a culprit of it all being the funny cat, revenging on you naming him Mr. Mittens. The good news is that with simple hacks shown in the pictures below, it's no longer necessary for you to choose between having a pet OR having a fabulous Christmas tree.

Now go ahead and check our collection of ideas on cat-proof Christmas trees!

#1 Christmas Tree For Cat Owners

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#2 Perfect Tree For House With Cats

#3 We Put Our Tree Up Today

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#4 Christmas Are Protected

#5 The Best Way I Could Put Up A Christmas Tree With A Fox In The House

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#6 Our Dog Keeps Eating Ornaments. This Is Our Solution

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#7 Christmas Are Saved

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#8 Every Time He Tries To Climb The Tree, We Make Him Put On A Christmas Outfit For 15 Minutes

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#9 How To Protect Christmas Tree From Your Cat? Use A Cage. For The Tree

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#10 Someone Isn't To Be Trusted With A Decorated Christmas Tree

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#11 Pretty Sure This Tree Will Be Safe

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#12 I Figured Out A Solution

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#13 Christmas Tree In Saran Wrap, Cat Proof Level Over 9000

#14 Dog Proof

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#15 Our Christmas Tree Thanks To The Worlds Highest Jumping Kitten

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#16 No, This Tree Isn't Half Done — It's Done

#17 Cat Proof Christmas Tree

#18 Our Cat Proof And Environmentally Conscious Christmas Tree. Turn A Tomato Cage Upside Down, Add A Blanket, And Laugh At The Situation

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#19 Our Dog Proof Tree

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#20 My Buddy Decided To Cat-Proof His Xmas Tree

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#21 A Cat Proof Christmas Tree

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#22 The Problem Now Is That She Won't Stop Staring At It And Meowing Angrily Because She Can't Reach

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#23 Baby And Dog Proof Christmas Tree

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#24 Anti-gravity Holiday Tree

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#25 You Shall Not Pass!

#26 Instead Of Putting Your Cat In The Cage Put The Tree In The Cage

#27 So My Dad Told Me He Had To Dog Proof The Christmas Tree... This Was Not What I Expected

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#28 Use Walls Wisely

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#29 My Cat Proof Christmas Tree

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#30 The Cat Still Managed To Climb The Tree

#31 Tiny House = Wall Tree, So My Dog's Bed Isn't Disturbed.

#32 No Need To Secure The Tree, My Dog Thinks He Is The Tree!

#33 I Just Couldn't Bare Going With Out A Tree

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#34 The Only Section Of The House That The Cats Dont Bother.... This Is My Holiday Table

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#35 This Year's Kitten-proof Christmas Tree.

#36 #problem Solved

#37 Our Cat Proof Christmas Tree! We Decided To Buy A Smaller One And Put It On Top Of The Kitchen Fridge

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#38 No Ornaments Til Christmas Eve, Unless You Count 5 Lil Kittens In The Tree! ? Lol

#39 Cat Proof, Dog Proof, Toddler Proof. Because I Have All 3.

#40 Works For Me ?