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Opal Barely Unwrapped Her Turkey Sandwich Before Someone Hopped Up

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The sun is warm, the garden bench is in the perfect spot, and Opal has brought out a sandwich packed with lettuce and sliced turkey. She's barely unwrapped it when Butterscotch hops up beside her. The big orange longhair stretches his neck toward the sandwich, nose almost touching the bread, his eyes half closed as he takes a long, appreciative sniff. Opal holds it steady with a gentle, amused smile, peering over her glasses at him, her grey curls lit up by the sunshine. She wears a cream tee under a green cardigan. A picket fence, a few potted plants, and bright green grass fill the yard around them.

A small bite of plain, cooked turkey or chicken is generally a safe treat for most cats, since meat is a natural part of their diet. The catch is in how sandwiches are made. Deli meats are often high in salt and may be seasoned with garlic or onion, both of which are toxic to cats. Mayonnaise, cheese, and bread offer little benefit and can upset some stomachs. If you'd like to share, a tiny piece of unseasoned cooked meat set aside before you build your sandwich is the safer choice, and treats overall should be a small part of a cat's daily food.

Butterscotch may score a small piece of plain turkey if he keeps up those manners. Either way, lunch on the bench is much nicer with a fluffy companion.

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