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A cream-colored seal point Siamese kitten sits on a doorstep beside a glass bowl of wrapped Halloween candy. 3 / 26

The Candy Bowl Had a Very Small, Very Alert New Guard

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The front door is propped open, the candy bowl is full, and a seal point Siamese kitten has taken up duty right beside it. Her cream coat fades into darker brown on her ears, face, and paws, and her blue eyes look off toward the street as if she hears the first trick-or-treaters coming. The glass bowl beside her glitters with foil wrappers in orange, purple, and gold.

Halloween candy and pets don't mix, and it's worth planning ahead. Chocolate can be toxic to cats and dogs, and some sugar-free candy and gum contain xylitol, which is dangerous for dogs. Shiny wrappers are also a swallowing risk for curious kittens. The easy fix is to keep the bowl on a high shelf or a closed counter until the doorbell rings, and to have a quiet room ready if the evening gets noisy. If your pet gets into candy, call your vet right away rather than waiting.

Siamese cats are known for being chatty, social, and very attached to their people, so a kitten like this would probably greet every visitor with a running commentary. That darker coloring, called points, is thanks to a temperature-sensitive gene that keeps the cooler parts of the body darker. For tonight, though, she is just a small, watchful guard with a very sweet view of the neighborhood. Moments like this are a good reminder to slow down and enjoy the small things. A kitten's whole world is only a few feet wide, and she seems perfectly content inside it.

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