{"id":6224,"date":"2023-12-08T03:53:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6224"},"modified":"2023-12-08T03:53:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:53:30","slug":"feline-fun-friday-how-does-your-cat-do-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6224","title":{"rendered":"Feline Fun Friday \u2013 How Does Your Cat Do Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/catinXnastree-243x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/catinXnastree-243x300.jpeg 243w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/catinXnastree-405x500.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/catinXnastree-768x947.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/catinXnastree.jpeg 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/>Most of us, who have had cats for a long time, know the dangers of the holidays for cats\u2014toxic plants and flowers that might be brought into the house, the toppling of a beautiful Christmas tree, indoor cats getting out during holiday gatherings, seasonal foods that are toxic to cats. But aside from chocolate, onion-laden dishes, poinsettias and lilies, there are other dangers to watch for this season.<\/p>\n<p>I had a cat that ate ribbon and string and yarn. I had<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/catchristmastree1-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/catchristmastree1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/catchristmastree1-332x500.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/catchristmastree1.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/> to give up ribbon around packages. One Christmas day we discovered that she was also nibbling on metallic bows. Now I no longer use those, either.<\/p>\n<p>You may remember learning the dangers of tinsel and angel hair for cats in years past. But there are other things to consider. We had a cat get his head caught in the handle of a gift bag once. No damage done, but it sure gave the cat a fright.<\/p>\n<p>What unexpected danger has your cat brought to your attention during the holiday season?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us, who have had cats for a long time, know the dangers of the holidays for cats\u2014toxic plants and flowers that might be brought into the house, the toppling of a beautiful Christmas tree, indoor cats getting out &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6224\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,40],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6224"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6224"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6227,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6224\/revisions\/6227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}