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Grandma Ruth Started a Batch of Cookies. Copper Leaned In a Little Too Close.

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Flour drifts across the counter like a light snowfall, and a tray of round cookies waits for the oven. Grandma Ruth, her silver hair twisted into a loose bun and a cream cardigan pushed up at the wrists, stirs a bowl of dough studded with chocolate chips. Her smile is soft and amused, because right beside her sits Copper, a sleek, ruddy Abyssinian with enormous ears and bright amber-green eyes. He's leaned so close to the bowl that a little dusting of flour has settled on his chin and whiskers, and he doesn't seem to mind one bit.

Abyssinians are famous for their curiosity. They're often described as active, intelligent, and deeply interested in whatever their people are doing, which makes them enthusiastic kitchen supervisors. A few precautions help keep baking day safe. Chocolate is toxic to cats, raw dough and raw eggs aren't good for them either, and a hot stovetop or oven door is no place for a curious paw. Many owners give an active cat a designated perch nearby, such as a stool or windowsill, so they can watch without being on the counter. Puzzle feeders can also keep a busy mind occupied.

Copper seems perfectly satisfied just to be part of the action, nose twitching at the sweet smells. Ruth will likely brush the flour off his chin before he cleans it himself.

Cookies always taste better when they're made with a little help, even if that help mostly involves flour on the whiskers.

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