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A Silver Tabby Smiles Beside What Was Once a Baseball Cap

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On a sunny wooden porch, a silver tabby sits beside what used to be a navy baseball cap. The brim is frayed, the crown is chewed ragged, and loose blue threads lie scattered across the boards like confetti. The cat looks over her shoulder at us with yellow-green eyes and a tiny smile that seems to say the hat was already like that.

American Shorthairs are sturdy, friendly cats with a long history as working mousers on farms and ships, so a cat like this has plenty of natural hunting instinct. Cloth that has a smell of its owner can feel like a prize, and a loose fabric edge is irresistible to teeth and claws. Outdoor porches also give a cat lots of interesting sights and sounds, which keeps her mind buzzing.

If a cat is going after hats and other clothes, it helps to put them away and offer her own chew-safe toys instead. Swallowed threads can be dangerous because they can tangle in the intestines, so keep sewing items and loose strings out of reach, and call your vet if a cat has swallowed string or fabric.

The porch itself looks peaceful, with a garden fence in the soft background and golden light across the boards. She seems to feel that the afternoon is going well in spite of the hat. A porch cat is entitled to a few trophies, after all.

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