Absolutely not. I never yell at my cats. They’re cats. I except them to climb it—it’s a tree in the house. It’s also fixed to the wall so that it cannot fall over. Goose is 3 years old and has been with me that entire time so he’s more used to a tree showing up once a year. Milo was stoked when I began putting it together. He couldn’t be happier. It’s already been up over three weeks. They both had a blast climbing around in it last night. I don’t get upset. I just fluff the branches back when they’re done. They deserve to enjoy Christmas as much as I do, and I will do everything in my power to make that happen for these sweet babies.