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The holidays often mean Christmas or other holiday decorations, family gatherings, and gifts. When planning your Christmas activities and decorating your home, please keep your kitty in mind. Here are some useful holiday tips for caring for your cat.

Holiday Decorations: When decorating for the holidays, remember to keep glass figurines and other breakable decorations where your kitty cannot knock them down. Not only will your glass decorations break if your cat knocks them down, your kitty can get seriously injured if he or she steps on broken glass.

Candles: A lot of people like to use candles for holiday decorations. You can place your candles almost anywhere - if they are not lit. However, once you light your candle, ensure it is somewhere kitty will not knock it over. Cats are curious and can be intrigued by flames. Not only is there a chance that your kitty will knock over the candle, but your kitty might also try to reach up and touch or lick the flame, which can obviously result in disaster and injury for your cat.

Holiday Food: A lot of foods meant for humans are poisonous to cats. Some examples include chocolate, grapes, tomatoes, almonds, cherries, and peach pits.

To learn more about which foods are toxic to cats, please visit this post.

Holiday Plants: Mistletoe, poinsettias, and holly are common holiday plants, but they are poisonous to cats, so it is advisable to refrain from decorating your home with these plants.

You can read more about these and other poisonous plants for cats here.

I hope you and your cat/s enjoy your holiday season. I also hope these tips are helpful to you in caring for your cat during this time of year.

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