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The Cookie Tin Rolled Across the Floor, and the British Shorthair Looked Up

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Sunlight pours across the floorboards, lighting up a green tin that has rolled onto its side and spilled round cookies in a golden trail. Crumbs dot the wood, and one cookie has already been broken into pieces. Sitting beside it, a cream British Shorthair lifts his round face and gazes upward with big copper eyes, the very picture of a cat who needs forgiving. A woven rug, a small succulent, and a sofa fill out the cozy corner.

British Shorthairs are stocky, round-cheeked cats with plush coats, and they tend to be calm, affectionate, and not at all fussy. They also have good appetites, and since they can gain weight easily, it helps to be careful about snacks. Cookies are a poor choice for cats. They are high in sugar and fat, and many holiday cookies contain chocolate, raisins, nuts, or spices like nutmeg that can be harmful to pets. Keep cookie tins on a high shelf with a firm lid, and sweep up crumbs right away. If he swallowed a large amount of cookie or anything with chocolate or raisins, call your vet. A cat treat or a spoonful of his regular food in a puzzle toy will give him something just as exciting.

His upturned eyes are doing their best work now. A face like that could talk a person out of anything, even a lost tin of cookies.

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