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Laundry Day Got Interesting When Toffee Spotted the Billowing Sheets

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Wash day is in full swing, and the sheets are catching the breeze. Harold, in a cream sweater, clips a white linen to the line while Bev, in a denim apron over her own sweater, gives it a gentle tug from the other side. Right in the middle of the action, Toffee is standing on his back legs with his front paws hooked into the sheet, giving the fabric his full attention. Terra-cotta pots of succulents, a laundry basket and a rustic fence frame the scene. The air smells of fresh soap and cool grass.

Hanging sheets are an irresistible toy for many cats, which love anything that moves, billows or hides them from view. A clothesline can be a fun place to play, but check that the fabric is dry and that your cat cannot get tangled in a line, cords or loose clothespins. Clips are small and can be a choking risk. Laundry products, like detergent and fabric softener, are best kept out of reach, and freshly dried clothes can carry scents that cats find very interesting. It is wise to keep an eye out during play in the yard, as a cat can slip through an open gate in a heartbeat.

Bev and Harold look more amused than annoyed. After all, clean sheets are just a bit more fun with a helper.

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