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Oh, Those Tempting Decorations!

Newton: I love this time of year because there are extra cat toys in the house. And they are all collected in one place for me. Is anyone looking? No? Let’s go!

orange tabby cat behind Christmas tree

First you go for the grab. Get a good hold because the branches are kind of bouncy.

orange tabby cat playing with Christmas ornaments

Then you go in for the kill.        * CHOMP *

orange tabby cat playing with Christmas ornaments

Whaaaaat?

orange tabby cat busted playing with Christmas ornaments

You wouldn’t dangle it there if it wasn’t for me to play with, would you?

About Those Decorations

Newton is actually right. The decorations on the tree are there for him. There are no breakable ornaments below about five feet on the tree, and the ones along the bottom are mostly little, plush toys that we expect to find scattered around the floor. Newton is happy to take care of that duty!

Having Fun with our Secret Paw Gifts

Last week, we opened a Christmas package from Summer and her family at Sparklecat featuring Summer. After Pierre finally stopped eating the bows, we were able to get down to the real business… enjoying the gifts inside those beautiful packages.

Newton: It’s an oversized bug. I must kill it!

orange tabby cat plays with toy

Pierre: You look kind of busy, Newton. While you’re doing that, I’m going to take this gift. Or maybe just the bow.

gray tabby cat lifts gift by bow

Newton: You can have the bow. Look what’s inside! It’s catnip. Give me give me give me catnip!

orange tabby cat plays with catnip toy

Newton: If I lick this enough, I may be able to eat the catnip and turn into Super Catnip Cat.

orange tabby cat plays with catnip toy

Pierre: Whatcha doing, Newt?

Newton: I’m playing with my awesome catnip fish. What are YOU doing?

gray tabby cat steals toy from orange tabby cat

Pierre: Oh, nothing. Just streeeeeetching.

Newton: I’ve seen how this ends before. I don’t like the look of this.

gray tabby cat steals toy from orange tabby cat

Newton: Hey, where are you going with that?

Pierre: Oh, look, the catnip fish just jumped right into my paws.

gray tabby cat steals toy from orange tabby cat

Newton: Can you believe he just did that!?

orange tabby cat reacts to gray tabby cat stealing toy

Newton: It’s all right, he can have it, because Summer also sent a catnip donut. I like that this has a bell because I will hear when Pierre steals it.

orange tabby cat and donut toy

Newton: Give me give me give me catnip!

orange tabby cat and donut toy

Ashton: I thought you said there was a donut. I love species-inappropriate food, but I can’t eat this!

one-eyed brown tabby cat and donut toy

Ashton: Lucky for me, Summer also sent us some freeze-dried chicken. Can I have another piece? Pleeeease?

one-eyed brown tabby cat begs for treat

Pierre: While Ashton is distracted by chicken, look what I found! It’s the best toys in the whole package.

gray tabby cat bites bow

Pierre: I’m going to play with bows, and I’m not going to share with anycat!

gray tabby cat lifts bow

Pierre: I’m out of here!

gray tabby cat carries bow

There were also some pawesome cat socks in the package for the head peep, and she wore them immediately. She was so busy chasing Pierre and his bows that she didn’t get photos of them, but they’re purrrfect for her.

Big thank you to Summer and her family for the wonderful gifts. We’ll be enjoying these for a long time!

Safety Note

Ribbon can be dangerous for your cat if ingested, and bows are really just ribbon in disguise. So avoid potential big vet bills don’t let your cat chew on bows unattended. When we finished taking these photos, these bows were placed in a plastic food container to keep them safe… and to keep Pierre safe from them, too.

Christmas Arrived Early from our Secret Paw

Newton: Look what just arrived! It’s a gift from our secret paw! For you humans who don’t know, a secret paw gift exchange is like a secret Santa gift exchange, except this exchange is done among cats who have web sites. 

I really like the message on the outside of the box. What do you think, should we open it now, or should we wait until the holiday?

orange tabby cat with cardboard box

Newton: That’s what we said, too. Open it!

Pierre: What’s in here? It smells really interesting. I think I smell bows!

gray tabby cat and orange tabby cat look into box

Newton: You have to open the card first and see who it’s from before you can get to the gifts. Don’t you remember how this works?

Pierre: I remember. But bows…

Newton: Do you want me to read it?

Pierre: I don’t want you to embarrass yourself like that. Okay, here we go… check this out. It’s Binga from Sparkecat featuring Summer!  

gray tabby cat looks at sparklecat.com greeting card

Pierre: I like that tie, but don’t tell any humans or I’ll end up having to wear one.

Newton: That’s not how you read a card.

gray tabby cat looks under greeting card

Ashton: Can we get on with this?

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Newton: You mean like this? I”m going to pick out the one to open first. 

one-eyed brown tabby cat looks into box

Newton: What are you DOING? And how does your mouth open that wide?

Pierre: It’s a bow!

gray cat bites bow attached to gift

Pierre: Mmmmm, my favorite flavor.

gray tabby cat licks bow

Newton: I’m getting out of here before we both get in trouble for eating the bows.

gray tabby cat bites bow as orange tabby cat exits

PIerre: It’s ANOTHER bow!

gray tabby cat bites bow

Pierre: A little privacy for me and my new girlfriend here?

gray tabby cat chews a bow

We’ll be back Monday to see what’s in those packages, if Pierre is done eating the bows.

Safety Note

Ribbon can be dangerous for your cat if ingested, and bows are really just ribbon in disguise. So avoid potential big vet bills don’t let your cat chew on bows unattended. When we finished taking these photos, these bows were placed in a plastic food container to keep them safe… and to keep Pierre safe from them, too.

Newton the Brave

Newton was a kitten when he came to live with us. So we are sure that he has lived in an all-cat household since he was about eight weeks old.

orange tabby kitten

Outside of the veterinarian’s waiting room, he was never nose to nose with a dog until our neighbor Bella came to say hello at the screen door.

These photos were taken on a phone, but we wanted you to see how brave Newton was. He didn’t exactly give Bella his “I’m excited to see you” tail, but he wasn’t all fluffed up, either.

Orange tabby cat looks at white dog through screen door

Bella grew up with cats, so she was very well-behaved. She didn’t bark or act threatening, and Newton didn’t seem sure what to think of her.

Orange tabby cat looks at white dog through screen door

Newton: You don’t smell like any cat I’ve ever seen.

Orange tabby cat looks at white dog through screen door

Newton didn’t even use his airplane ears when having his little nose-to-nose visit. Talk about brave!

Orange tabby cat looks at white dog through screen door

Newton and Bella did really well saying hello, but be careful not to introduce strange dogs and cats in an uncontrolled environment. We don’t want anyone to get hurt!

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