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Grandpa Ken Was Pinning Up Fresh Laundry. He Never Saw Yuki Coming.

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Laundry day has turned into an obstacle course. Grandpa Ken has strung a clothesline across the living room and is carefully clipping up shirts and towels with wooden pins, wearing a green sweater with argyle details over a blue collared shirt. He is so focused on his work that he seems not to have noticed the drama just inches away. Yuki has launched herself into the air and grabbed hold of a hanging white sheet, her silvery spotted body stretched out mid-leap, paws gripping the fabric and eyes wide with excitement. Below, a basket overflows with clothes, a mug sits on the coffee table, and folded sweaters wait their turn.

Bengals are among the most athletic of domestic cats, known for their impressive jumping and climbing skills. Hanging fabric is basically an invitation to climb. Curtains, sheets, and clotheslines can tempt an energetic cat, which can lead to torn fabric or a fallen line. Providing plenty of vertical spaces, like tall cat trees and wall shelves, gives Bengals a better place to jump and explore. Daily interactive play also helps burn off that energy. If your cat loves to climb laundry, it can help to dry clothes in a room your cat cannot enter, at least until the excitement wears off.

Ken will probably have a few snagged threads to fix later. But with a cat this full of life, laundry day will never be boring again, and maybe that is not such a bad thing.

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