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From: hxe@rayssd.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Cats and Christmas Tree
Message-ID: <312@rayssd.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Dec-83 11:54:28 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 14 11:54:28 1983
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Organization: Raytheon Co., Portsmouth RI
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Whatever  you  do,  don't  let  a  mom-cat with kittens near your
Christmas tree!   Our  very-prolific  cat had a litter of kittens
approximately 5 weeks before Christmas one year.  At the time the
tree went up the kittens were ready for some climbing lessons, so
mama  and  6  kittens  headed straight for the little angel.  And
stayed.   Until the tree reached an angle  (horizontal)  that was
convenient for disembarking.

Actually,  try as I might, I could not stay angry at the sight of
six  tiny  kittens  dangling  like ornaments from our tree.  From
that point on,  our only problems have been low-hanging ornaments
and convincing the cats that the tree  skirt  does  not  resemble
kitty litter.

Keeping a perfect tree is not as important to me as the enjoyment
I get from watching  animals  and children alike playing with it,
so  I just make sure that all delicate and/or toxic ornaments are
near the top.

Happy Holidays!

Heather Emanuel {allegra, decvax!brunix, ccieng5, linus} rayssd!hxe