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Not my cat

Jasmine19 — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 02:36:47 GMT

Not my cat.......but only because there are no ornaments on the bottom third of my Christmas tree!

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Bridgegal — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 02:55:32 GMT

I saw this last week on FB. So cute and funny.

We had two cats, both had to be put to sleep last year. The older one claimed a little bear we hung low just for him his first xmas with us. He just walked up to it and grabbed it off the tree. That was his little bear and he played with it until it was almost threadbare. He never touched another thing on the tree.

The other one never even touched an ornament on the tree. He did love to curl up and sleep under it tho. We miss them so much.

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phoenixbrd — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 03:02:06 GMT

@BridgegalThanks for sharing your cute story about the little bear. I know your precious kitties will be missed this Christmas. Much peace and joy to you and your family the holiday season.

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meallen616 — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:21:08 GMT

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Witchy Woman — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:15:23 GMT

@Bridgegal

I see at least one of your dear, sweet kitties was an orange tabby. Me too....also departed.

I lost 4 of my sweet boys in less than two years and my heart is still broken. It would be wonderful to have them here again.

None of them ever did more than sleep under the tree. I had it on a rotating stand and they would often watch the thing turning and turning and then, maybe, swat at one of the lower branches.

But, I stopped using breakable ornaments years ago, so it was never a problem.

I do miss them terribly as I know you miss your kitties.

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Lucky Charm — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:45:00 GMT

No cats we've ever had messed with the tree or ornaments. (I swear strays are so easy to teach the word *no!*)

But I don't put glass ornaments on the bottom specifically because I'm so afraid I'll knock one off accidently.

It is a nightmare! Worrying about getting up every bit of glass off the floor. So afraid they'll get a tiny piece in their paws.

Ugh! Makes me sick just thinking about it.

Christmas ornaments and light bulbs freak me out because of breakage.

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LindaSal — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:24:46 GMT

These pictures are priceless!! Thank you so much from another cat lover!!

I got such a good laugh out of it and made me think of my precious cat Perry who I loved so much and miss him everyday since he passed a few years ago. He just loved Christmastime as all cats do and I too learned very quickly to put the lighter, unbreakable ornaments on the bottom of the tree!

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Texasmouse — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:31:16 GMT

@Bridgegal that looks so much like our Lily (my avatar) and that's exactly what she does!

Sorry for the loss of your precious kitties. 😥

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wildcat fan — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:42:08 GMT

Cat owners are special. 😻

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Sooner — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:45:17 GMT

We had one Siamese who climbed the tree all the time as a kitten then as an adult can walked through the Nativity set every day several times, over it and around it, and knocked the sheep over. Why? ALWAYS the sheep.

We had another Siamese that we bought a brass ornament with his name on it. We hung it on the bottom of the tree where it hung down and he would walk around and around under it, making it swing with his tail. We would show it to him every year when we decorated the tree, and he obviously knew it was him.

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MorningLover — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:58:57 GMT

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bootsanne — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:10:11 GMT

@Witchy Woman I can't even imagine having that kind of loss. I had to put my first boy to sleep 31 years ago at the age of 17 and in 2013, I had to put my little girl who was 15 down. 2 of the worst days of my life and the memories of those days will not go away. My 2 now have kept me going since my husband has been very ill with double pneumonia. My big girl is distraught that her dad is just not paying attention to her like he normally does. Little girl is my source of comfort. I have 5 Christmas trees--small ones--in a cluster. Since there's no ornaments, only lights and bows, they just knock the trees over.

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Witchy Woman — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:20:39 GMT

@bootsanne

Sounds like you have your hands full

So sorry your husband is ill and I wish a quick recovery. Sickness this time of year is especially hard.

I have one senior boy left -- his brother was the orange tabby. He is a sweet, silly cat and loves to hear his own voice. Although he is diabetic, he still enjoys going outside for a long stroll on sunny days.

As much as I love cats, I'm not sure I'll ever adopt again.

5 trees to keep upright is a lot!

Merry Christmas to you and your family

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bootsanne — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:36:25 GMT

@MorningLoverYou made me smile for the first time in a month. Thanks a million.

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arrabella — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 22:49:20 GMT

@meallen616 Thank you so much for this. I had to send my beloved little Pom., LuLu to the Rainbow Bridge on 11/26/18. She was almost 17 years old and had her since a pup. She was just the sweetest little girl When I read the card I couldn't stop crying. It was perfect for her. I miss her so much.

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MorningLover — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 14:05:49 GMT

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Bridgegal — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 20:17:26 GMT

@Witchy Woman

They both were orange sweeties: Here is the other one enjoying the tissue paper.

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Witchy Woman — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:54:55 GMT

@Bridgegal

Precious....I've a weakness for those little orange cats, but love them all!

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nrm — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 05:51:17 GMT

@Jasmine19😹😹😹😹😹