Hi everyone! Well, first of all, today is my birth day. Today, I would like to share with everyone how to keep their cats not only happy, but healthy on the holidays.
Now, you may wonder why I am writing this post at first. You might wonder what felines have to do with the holidays. But believe me, cats have to do with holidays a lot, and you’ll under stand once you read this article.
The festive feline
Have you noticed festive feline climb up the Christmas tree? Does she eat the turkey and side dishes at your Thanks Giving Dinner? Does she pull the ornaments off the Christmas tree? These quick tips below will help to keep your feline safe and happy for the holidays.
1. Cats do enjoy climbing up the Christmas tree, but it can be dangerous. They could fall off, the Xmas Tree could fall down, or your cat might push an ornament down by mistake, and the ornament could shatter, leaving dangerous glass or sharp pieces all over the floor. Someone could step on it and this could lead to injury. There are not many ways to stop your cat from climbing up the tree, but you can close the doors to the room that the tree is in. You should never have fake snow on your tree. It may hurt your cat. I suggest not to put up any too-small or hazardous decorations. Your cat might try to eat them.
2. At Thanks Giving dinner this year, you may think that it won’t hurt to give your cat a sliver or two of your food, but different human foods CAN hurt a cat, especially chocolate. Do research on what types of food you kitty can share with you. Most meats are okay to give to cats, but the meat must be cooked. When we have ham burgers and hot dogs, we are always sure to share with our feline friends, because hot dogs and ham burgers are normally not toxic to cats (with out things added, like ketchup, mustard, rellish, ect.) I would say that there is no harm in serving your kitty a plate of turkey this year (if your cat is use too it,) but always be sure to not feed your kitty anything that you are not sure about. It is also ok to give your kitty kat certain types of fish. Every time I have salmon or tuna, my cats share it with me. the even some times lick off of my dish!! No kidding.
3. Many people celebrate holidays with candles, but with felines in the house, this is usually a bad idea. Candles often have certain scents that might attract your curious little cat. Candles can easily injure you or your feline. Either keep all candles in a safe place where your feline cannot get to them, or exclude candles from your holiday decoration+celebration.
Thanks for reading! Hope that you have the best and most happy, healthy holiday with you and your feline this year!