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Why is it that anytime something new arrives in your home, the cat claims it as hers? You unpack a box from Amazon and the cat takes it over. You bring in a bag of groceries and the cat climbs inside to take inventory. A new sofa is delivered and the cats morph into an investigation team. And if you like to decorate for the season, I\u2019ll bet your cats want to help you with that too.<\/p>\n
I decorated our house last week and Lily and Sophie are still checking out all of the new sights, scents, textures, and even flavors. Oh yes, they have to take a bite. For our girls, it\u2019s part of their routine. If they like it, they might curl up with it; if they don\u2019t, they might ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LilyBox1-e1557837851899-225x300.jpg\")
try destroying it.<\/p>\n
And they\u2019re fussy about where I put things, too. I can\u2019t tell you how many decorations have ended up on the floor or in someone\u2019s gift bag.<\/p>\n
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Each cat\u2019s different. They have different degrees of curiosity and different tastes. While Lily might play with a ribbon or a fluffy bow on a package, Sophie has a serious addiction problem to metallic bows and pieces of string, rattan, and ribbon. We cannot use bows or ribbons ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CatinTree.jpeg\")
on packages in this household because of Sophie. Have you ever seen the results of a cat nibbling on metallic Christmas bows? It\u2019s a bloody mess, I\u2019ll tell you. Lily likes to chew on plastic\u2014tape, bubble wrap, and such. This year she tried to devour a decorative pot of artificial greenery. I consider that the cats\u2019 way of helping me decide where to put things.<\/p>\n
Well, here\u2019s where I put some things. The artificial greenery is going outside and I gave all of my bows and ribbon away.<\/p>\n
At least our girls aren\u2019t inclined to climb the Christmas tree\u2014not yet, anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Why is it that anytime something new arrives in your home, the cat claims it as hers? You unpack a box from Amazon and the cat takes it over. You bring in a bag of groceries and the cat climbs … Continue reading