{"id":1290,"date":"2016-06-08T05:04:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T13:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2016-06-08T05:04:41","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T13:04:41","slug":"wild-and-sometimes-crazy-wednesday-home-decorating-around-a-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1290","title":{"rendered":"Wild and Sometimes Crazy Wednesday\u2014Home Decorating Around a Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-345\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/oaktreealylily-028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"oaktreealylily-028\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/oaktreealylily-028-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/oaktreealylily-028-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong>Often we don\u2019t think ahead when we decorate our home. We move in, happy with our surroundings, then decide to adopt a cat and realize we\u2019ve done something wrong. Suddenly, you have a kitten climbing the drapes and clawing the needlepoint chair. The black Persian quickly becomes attached to your cream-colored sofa and the white cat can\u2019t resist leaving her fur all over the plum-colored settee.<\/p>\n<p>You know that lamp you adore with all of the shiny crystals dangling from around the shade? Well, Puss-Puss is going to love batting at those pretties. She\u2019ll also enjoy playing Jungle-Baby amongst the potted trees you\u2019ve so carefully cultivated. And you might as well pack away your satin bed spread because, after a few months or weeks with cats lounging and playing on it, it\u2019ll be ready for the rag bag.<\/p>\n<p>Some cats have their own ideas about home decorating. Our Lily, for example, is most happy when surrounded by her favorite toys. And I guess she thinks that makes me happy, too, as she spends a good part of the morning bringing me her stuffed animals along with my socks and placing them strategically around me as I work in my office.<\/p>\n<p>Your wardrobe might change once you bring home a cat. Tip: Choose either a light-colored <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1156\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LilySock-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"LilySock\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LilySock-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LilySock-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LilySock.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>or a dark-colored cat\u2014not both. Why? The light-colored cat fur will show up more on your dark-colored clothes and the dark cat fur will be evident on your light-colored clothes. If you have issues with shedding, while a short-hair cat seems like a better choice than a Persian or Maine coon or Angora, for example, I have to tell you that some short-haired cats shed like crazy. Here are additional tips for animal-friendly decorating.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/decor-aid\/pet-friendly-home-decor-d_b_10260336.html?utm_hp_ref=cats\">http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/decor-aid\/pet-friendly-home-decor-d_b_10260336.html?utm_hp_ref=cats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Announcement: Next week: June 13-15, Barbara Florio Graham will be GUEST BLOGGER on the topic of training your cat. Barbara won the $1,000 Sticky Paws award for the best article on training your cat in the 2002 Cat Writer&#8217;s Association writing competition. You&#8217;re going to be blown away to read how she trains her own cats and I couldn&#8217;t help but ask the question, why? Don&#8217;t miss this series of guest blogs. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often we don\u2019t think ahead when we decorate our home. We move in, happy with our surroundings, then decide to adopt a cat and realize we\u2019ve done something wrong. 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