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The Tissue Box Was Full This Morning, and the Tabby Is Smiling

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A silver tabby with bold black stripes sits very close to the camera, her yellow-green eyes steady and her mouth turned up in a small, secret smile. Beside her, a cardboard tissue box lies torn open, and a heap of white tissues spills across the floor in soft, crumpled waves. A wicker basket and a pale wall are all that sit behind the scene.

Cats love to pull things out of boxes, especially soft items that pop up and flutter. Tissue boxes are practically made for that kind of game. The paper is generally harmless when shredded, but cats that swallow a lot of it may get an upset stomach, so keep an eye on your pet and call your vet if you are concerned. Giving a cat a cardboard box filled with crumpled paper or soft toys, just for them, can satisfy the same urge in a safe, supervised way.

We will call her Sage. She seems to be enjoying her moment, and her half-smile suggests that she has a plan for the next box as well. The tissues will need to be gathered, but she would prefer that nobody hurry. A cat who looks this pleased with herself clearly believes the world is a very well-stocked playground. If a smile could knock over a tissue box, hers would have done it twice.

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