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Ruth and Harold Made Popcorn for Movie Night. Saffron Found Her Own Seat in Front.

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The lamps are low, the blanket is out, and a big glass bowl of popcorn sits on the couch between Ruth and Harold. Ruth, in a mustard cardigan with her hair in a loose bun and her glasses on, smiles happily, and Harold, in a blue plaid shirt and glasses, looks perfectly content leaning in beside her. A few stray kernels have tumbled onto the navy knit blanket. And stretched out right in front of the bowl, paws extended and golden eyes gazing forward, is Saffron, lounging like a sphinx with the confident air of a cat who has decided she is part of movie night whether anyone invited her or not.

Popcorn is a common snack for movie nights, but it is not really a cat treat. Plain, air-popped popcorn is not toxic to cats in small amounts, but it offers no nutritional benefit, and the butter, salt, and seasonings typically added can upset their stomachs. Unpopped kernels and hard hulls can be a choking hazard or get stuck in teeth. Cats are obligate carnivores, so a better option for sharing snack time is a small cat treat. Keeping the bowl just out of reach helps avoid any temptation.

Saffron does not seem particularly interested in the popcorn itself. She is far more interested in being close to her people, right in the middle of the action, where an Abyssinian likes to be.

Whatever movie they are watching, it is a cozy evening for all three of them, and nobody is going anywhere soon.

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