Cats are complicated creatures with the brains of teenagers. If you buy them a toy that you want them to use, they won't use it, because you want them to.
If you buy them a cat bed, they won't use it, because it's a bed for cats.
But if you buy them a dog bed, then they'll sleep on it, because it's a bed for dogs, you see? They just really like to stick it to the man and stuff.
So you have to reverse psychology your cat.
(And yeah, we tape down the ends of the garland so they don't dangle, too, but I still decorated like a BOSS this year and they haven't messed with me yet!)