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One Cardboard Box, One British Shorthair and Three Tiny Chicks

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A cardboard box sits on the floor, and a blue-gray British Shorthair has settled into it with her round face and bright copper eyes. Three fluffy yellow chicks stand and sit in the box beside her, looking up. A desk, a mug of coffee, a plant and a jacket draped on a chair fill the morning room behind them.

Cats are famous for loving boxes, and there is a good reason. A snug, enclosed space helps a cat feel safe and warm, and many cats seem calmer with a box to hide in. Offering a cat a simple box is a lovely, low-cost way to enrich her day. Chicks also like to huddle in snug spaces, but they need a warm, sturdy brooder rather than a cardboard box, which can get damp or chilly. Cardboard is also not safe for chicks if it gets wet. When a cat and chicks share a space, supervise closely and keep contact brief. Wash your hands after touching chicks, and ask your vet for safe introduction tips.

A box is a perfect little room, and this one is full. The cat looks proud, the chicks look content and the morning has been settled by a simple rule: if it fits, it sits. Somewhere on the desk a mug cools, and the box stays full all morning, with nobody in any hurry to climb out and start the day.

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