Have you been enjoying our holiday hints and want them in a more shareable form? Never fear, the latest blog post is here! Please share with your friends so that everyones kitties can be as safe as possible (and we can all feel foolish doing the cat-proofing prowl-through)! Basic cat proofing is very similar [to child-proofing] and is a good skill to have all year round. Cats are so curious and mischievous (I think they prefer busy) that any list of holiday hazards is going to miss something. Or maybe it will be geared toward the wrong holiday. Perhaps the biggest danger in your house is not the tree, but a menorah full of candles. To cat proof a house I would recommend sitting on the floor in each room and imagining yourself as a cat. See what is on your level. See what you could reach with one of your super human leaps of five times your feline body length. What could you knock over? What could you chew on? How many of those items are safe? (Probably not many.) Are there party snacks on the counter that might smell nice to eat? Even a cat who has never tried this before might go for it in the middle of a busy party. In addition to this basic walk-through (prowl-through?) of your house, keep in mind the following common holiday dangers: Click the link to read more!
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:13:00 +0000
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