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A brown tabby American Shorthair kitten sits on a wooden table beside a decorated gingerbread house with gumdrops. 21 / 21

A Brown Tabby Kitten Inspected the Gingerbread House Like an Architect

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The gingerbread house has gumdrops on the roof and white icing along the eaves, and the brown tabby kitten is studying it as if it were a real building. She sits beside it on a wooden table covered with pine sprigs, a blue knit hat, glasses and a remote control, her ears turned and her eyes fixed on the little door. A soft lamp and twinkling lights glow in the room behind her.

A gingerbread house is full of sugar, candy and spice, none of which is good for a kitten. Some candy or icing may contain xylitol, which is unsafe for pets, and small candies can be a choking hazard. Cats are carnivores and have no need for sweets. Keep the house on a high shelf or beneath a cover. American Shorthairs are friendly, adaptable cats, and a kitten of this breed will be curious about everything. A wand toy or a puzzle feeder is a safer way to keep her busy.

Let's call her Ginger Snap. She sits next to the house like an architect inspecting a project, deciding what to critique first. The roof looks sturdy, the door is a bit small and the gumdrops are, in her professional opinion, surely not for her. It is a charming holiday moment, and a good reminder that the most tempting decorations in the house are often the ones that sit at kitten height, right on the table.

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