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Christmas Hazards for Cats

Cats love shiny things, especially ones that move and so this makes Christmas an especially dangerous time for cats, particular if you have a cat that’s active and full of mischief. Although you need to ensure that anything that’s potentially harmful to your cat is removed, there are some very basic things that you can do to make sure that your feline friend doesn’t end up at the veterinary centre during the Christmas period.

1. Secure your Christmas tree. This is absolutely essential if you’ve got a kitten, or a cat that has decided it doesn’t want to grow up yet! The baubles, and the way the light hits them, will attract your cat – as will the fact that there’s a tree inside your house – and your cat is destined to run up the middle of it! A cat isn’t usually fussy whether the tree is real or not. A tree is a tree and up he’ll go sending your decorations scattering around the room – which will then become cat toys when he finds the tree either topples over or there’s not as much fun in it as he thought!

2. Don’t hang tinsel on the tree, or if you must make sure that you secure both ends of it, and that it’s not looped in such a way that he can hook his paw around it and pull! Even with the tree firmly secured, if your cat is able to pull the tinsel, he’s going to do damage to the baubles.

3. Never use stringy tinsel. It looks pretty and makes any tree look festive, but unfortunately it’s potentially fatal to your cat if he manages to eat any of it. It can get looped around his internal organs and could kill him.

4. Similarly don’t finish off the packages under the tree with curling ribbon. There’s the same possibility as with the stingy tinsel. Parcels that are beautifully wrapped and have matching ribbons look professional, but if you’ve got a cat, they’re something to avoid.

Remember that a cat is by nature curious and playful, and Christmas is a time full of glittering new “playthings” to explore. Keep to the steps above, and be watchful of any other potential feline hazards amongst your Christmas decorations, and you and kitty will have an exciting festive season.

This article was submitted by Benjamin Bayham. Benjamin is also one of the three orginal writer on Coffee Pop and has been quoted often on the topic of home information pack solution.