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Each holiday season, setting up the tree becomes more challenging. My cat, Pasha, is obsessed with it. After the tree is up, each day, he finds new ways to defeat my safeguards around the table where the tree stands. But I’m not worried about the ornaments I find on the carpet in the morning. No. I’m worried about the fact that he likes to chew on the branches.
Mind you, my tree is small, white, and made of recycled plastic. So, why is he so obsessed with chewing the branches? A while back, I had to get rid of fake spiky plants on my balcony… for the same reason. He liked to chew on them.
Before you judge me about the fake plants, I should mention that I live in Arizona, that all the natural plants on my balcony die each year in the heat, except for one Aloe Vera.
This is how the battle usually starts.
The cat stares at the tree, ready to jump.
I say “No!”
He glances at me then leaps anyway.
But due to my martial arts training, I happen to have quick reflexes. So, I catch the cat in midair and deposit him gently on the couch. The first time I did it, the shocked expression on his little furry face and in his rounded blue eyes was priceless. As if he’d landed in a different time zone, or through a portal to a parallel universe.
I repeated the maneuver a few times, when he wasn’t aware of my close proximity. So now, my cat thinks I have superpowers.
But this practice created a monster. Quickly, it turned into a game. Whenever Pasha wants attention… and he requires lots of it, he dares me, ready to jump on the tree table. When I catch him, he purrs loudly and gives me head bumps, and revels in my embrace.
How am I supposed to resist that? This cat is my weakness. So, he gets kisses and cuddles. Just what he wanted. I am officially cat-whipped.
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Vijaya Schartz, award-winning author
Kick-butt Heroines, Brave Heroes, cats, romance
Ah cats. For years I had to keep my tree in a play pen to keep the cat from the branches and the foil wrapped chocolate ornaments. Once the decorations were down, I let the cat - Robespierre have one moment in the tree.
ReplyDeleteHow boring our lives would be without cats. Thanks for understanding, Janet.
DeleteI remember the days of kids, Christmas trees, and cats well. Long ago, my cats swallowed the "icicles" and promptly puked them on the rug. That was the end of using that kind of decoration. What a beautiful kitty you have--love to that clever face.
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