Hello, I’m Amanda! Learn my introduction to study extra about me and Blue, my fluffy fireplace level Himalayan-Persian cat.
Cats and Christmas. Is it doable for each issues to exist peacefully? Festive decor strewn about whereas cats combat the pure urges of their curiosity. When the vacations roll round, it’s true that cats are restricted within the variety of actions they get to take part in. No photos with Santa on the mall. I’m positive some folks courageous this with their felines however my intestine tells me not many. No walks across the neighborhood taking within the Christmas lights and garden decorations. Many most likely don’t make it into the vacation card both. Sprucing up our house is the only approach of sharing a slice of Noel with Blue, and by chance, she appears to be fully content material with the Christmas spirit we create at residence.
Blue just isn’t as interested by Christmas as another cats, however there are some things that she likes to discover. These conditions occur in our home, and I’ll inform you how we keep away from potential Christmas cat disasters.
The Tree
Blue had a right away obsession with Christmas timber. We introduced her residence in early December, so that is the primary rendition of a “cat tree” that she skilled. Each morning we had quite a lot of decorations to position again on the tree, every time reaching just a little greater than the day earlier than.
This enjoyable sport we had going solely lasted a short time. Name me a Grinch, however I retire all the things Christmas come December 26. One other yr of ready till she is reunited together with her beloved tree. On the flip aspect, our tree goes up in the beginning of November, and so does the temptation. Perched shut by, she watches as we assemble the tree, wrap the lights, and add the ornaments. Some are irresistibly sparkly and others are shiny and equally as engaging. The bulbs don’t intrigue Blue as a lot as they as soon as did, although. Think about her scaling the tree now! Undecided our tree might help such a presence batting and climbing its limbs.
Security Hazards
The a part of the tree she enjoys essentially the most now are the branches themselves. She’ll get her entrance paws into the primary stage and gnaw away. Potential catastrophe one: these little plastic sprigs are actually not required in a cat’s food plan, nor do they appear good for the digestive tract.
Quantity two: there’s an extreme quantity of Christmas balls on the free. Fortunately, if we’re not hanging out on this house, neither is she, so each are simply avoidable. A pointy clap is all it takes to drag her focus out of the tree if she does occur to be as much as her neck in fake pine. Though the position is because of practicality and never Blue’s habits, having our spruce within the den retains our velcro kitty out of it. Out of sight, out of thoughts?
Apart from the tree, we hold our Christmas decor to a minimal. To us, it’s the one vacation fixture we want. The remaining is about togetherness, which suggests avoiding disasters is pretty straightforward. Have you ever skilled any Christmas mishaps involving your cat?
This text is part of Amanda and Blue’s collection.
