A Gray Tabby Guards What Is Left of a Baseball Cap on the Porch
On a sunny porch, a gray tabby sits with a very serious expression, her yellow-green eyes looking straight at you. Beside her is a gray baseball cap with its brim ragged and its crown full of holes, as if a very small storm had passed through. Torn scraps of fabric lie around the cap on the weathered boards. Behind her, a garden stretches out with a fence, a flowerpot, and patches of grass, and the evening light turns her fur silver. Her expression is firm, as though she is about to defend her decisions.
Cats chew and scratch things for many reasons, including boredom, stress, curiosity, and plain old habit. Fabric items like hats, socks, and shoes smell strongly of their owners, which makes them especially interesting. Keep items like caps in a closet or on a high hook, and offer chew-safe cat toys and plenty of play to burn off energy. Swallowing threads or scraps of fabric can be dangerous, so clean up the pieces and call your vet if you think your cat swallowed some. A gray tabby is a classic, easygoing cat, and most of them enjoy a sunny porch.
Her expression says that the cap had it coming. She may not be sorry at all, and that makes the picture even funnier. The cap will not be worn again, but the porch looks peaceful, and the cat seems very much at home.
