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A Russian Blue Moves Into the Clean Laundry Basket

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Folded stacks were waiting by the window, and then a Russian Blue climbed into the basket and ruined everything. He sits upright in a heap of wrinkled shirts and towels, his short silver-gray coat shining, his emerald-yellow eyes looking up at someone just out of frame.

The clean clothes spill over the edges of the wicker basket and across the floor. Behind him, more towels are stacked on a bench, another basket brims in the corner, and a pair of slippers rests near the wall. It is a laundry room that has been very busy and is about to be busier.

Russian Blues are known for being gentle, quiet, and a little shy with strangers while forming close bonds with their families. Cats are drawn to laundry because it holds your scent, it is warm from the dryer, and a basket makes a snug, enclosed seat. If you want to keep clean clothes clean, offer a basket of your own lined with a soft blanket you do not mind sharing. Cat hair can cling to fabric, so a lint roller near the laundry area helps. Make sure small items such as socks and hair ties stay out of reach, since cats that chew fabric can swallow it, and ask your vet if you worry about that habit.

He does not look worried about any of it. A warm basket, a soft pile, and your full attention are all a cat needs.

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