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Grandpa Rolled Out a Full Tray of Cookies. Someone Left Floury Paw Prints.

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Neat rows of dough balls fill a baking sheet, flour dusts the counter, and Grandpa Walter is pressing the next cookie into shape with practiced fingers. He wears a mossy brown cardigan with the sleeves pushed up, glasses on and a delighted smile beneath his white beard. Sitting right beside the tray, Sapphire looks up at him with bright blue eyes, a faint smudge of flour on her paws, as if she has been helping. Her coat is a little fluffier in this light, and her dark tail curls around her feet. A shelf of folded towels, a crock of wooden spoons and a bowl of fruit fill the warm kitchen behind them.

Baking with a cat in the kitchen is charming, but a few ingredients deserve caution. Raw dough, especially with yeast, is not safe for pets, and raw eggs are best avoided. Chocolate and raisins are toxic to cats, and the sweetener xylitol can be very dangerous to pets as well. Flour itself is not toxic, but a cat that walks through it will lick it off its paws, so it is better to keep the counter clear. Hot pans and ovens also pose obvious risks. Giving a cat a nearby perch to watch from is a safer way to include it.

Baking is a cherished activity for many grandparents, filling the house with warmth and good smells.

Sapphire has decided she is the head taste tester, though she will have to settle for a cat treat instead of a cookie.

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