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A silver tabby American Shorthair sits with huge yellow eyes beside a tipped-over trash can and scattered garbage on a floor. 10 / 30

A Silver Tabby Freezes Beside the Spilled Trash Can

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Her yellow eyes are huge, her ears are pricked, and she sits like a statue next to a black trash can lying on its side. Garbage has spread across the floor: a banana peel, a crust of bread, eggshells, foil, and crumpled paper. A little soil and a plastic container lie near her paws.

The kitchen behind her is cozy, with blue-painted cabinets, a basket of laundry, a pair of slippers, a chair, and a dish towel hanging on the counter. Daylight comes through the back door and falls across her striped silver coat. One eggshell has rolled almost to her paw, and a crust of bread sits nearby, which may be the reason for her wide eyes.

American Shorthairs are sturdy, friendly cats with a long history as working mousers on farms and ships. They are smart, adaptable, and often playful. A trash can is full of smells that are exciting to cats, but it can also contain dangerous items such as bones, foil, plastic, and spoiled food. Keep trash cans closed with a lid or in a cabinet, and clean up any spills right away. If your cat eats something unusual and seems unwell, call your vet. Play sessions and puzzle feeders give cats better ways to use their hunting instincts.

She looks so shocked at the situation that you might believe it was not her doing. The evidence says otherwise, but the eyes are very convincing.

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