Christmas shopping is upon the nation. Oxford Street in central London, the premier shopping street in the United Kingdom, is closed to traffic this weekend. They expect to sell £100m worth of goods over the weekend.
It’s time to ask, “Are you buying your cat a present for Christmas?” Are you that soppy and cat-orientated? Are you a mad cat lady or mad cat gentlemen as only these sorts people buy their cats presents at Christmas – surely?
Well no, because I buy my cat presents for Christmas. It sort of makes sense. And I don’t consider myself mad. I just see it as normal. And so do most other cat caretakers judging by the poll below.
The next question is do you wrap it up and then open it up at Christmas on behalf of your little fella or girl while at the same time talking in baby language. Or do you put a stocking out for your cat over the fireplace with a little note asking Santa for a new cat toy… Yep your mad.
But it is a really nice madness. I tend not to buy presents that need wrapping up. I might buy some extra nice food for example. I know what he likes. Sometimes I do put a stocking out and it will contain little treats and perhaps a cat tease. Of course a cat tease is for me but Charlie will get the pleasure from it. Actually, if I am honest it is my girlfriend partner who does the stockings and wrapping up etc. But I guess that is typical of most households.
I am sure the regular visitors to PoC buy a present for their cat(s) at Christmas. A poll on a another pet site resulted in these responses to the question of whether people bought a present and if so what sort of present it was:
So do you think I am mad and if not what will you buy your cat from Christmas? What was the favorite present?
Turning the Question Around
I would bet that very few people are buying a cat for Christmas. That would be a really good thing in some ways. However, if people buy or rescue a cat from a shelter for Christmas there is always the possibility that it is not going to last; that it will not be a truly committed cat adoption for the lifetime of the cat.
I am not sure cats should ever be presents. What do you think?
I bought a new scratching pad each to wrap up for our boyz when Christmas shopping a train journey away the other day. I was overjoyed to find the ones they like at a very reasonable price, so ended up carrying them sticking out of my bag all over the strange town lol I didn’t get much people shopping but did get lots of their favourite cat food too.
Oh but by I arrived back home I’d missed them so much and got such a good welcome home I gave them their scratchers which are much used already lol
They still have their catnip mice to come, we have those especially made with the best catnip, they will have their own little Christmas tree with their parcels under nearer the time but if they sniff out the catnip before the day and unwrap them, well so what lol as long as they are both happy.
Love to hear that dw. As you know I think our homes should be adapted more to suit our cat. There should be more of a compromise between our needs and the needs of our cats. That seems fair to me. Currently nearly all homes are built for humans and cats have to accept that (except for the cat condo etc.). I am thinking about built-in furniture, climbs and runs etc.
I hope Marc posts pictures of the cat trees. I’d love to know how the cats like them. I want to have steps or shelves, built to go up the side of my back yard fence to help Yellow Cat go over onto the shed roof in the neighbors yard. The tree post I leaned against the fence two years ago to give her a boost was great, but as she ages she isn’t using it as much. Something akin to the items shown on this page at Pinterest http://pinterest.com/moderncat/cat-shelves/
I wouldn’t mind having them all over the house too, but that is another story.
I am always looking for ways to improve their lives without being intrusive.
Well, I love what you do and completely agree with your attitude. You’re a top quality cat caretaker. You don’t need to be told that. I know we start Christmas earlier and earlier but I’ll wish you a Merry Christmas too. Thanks for dropping by again, Hairless Cat 😉
Hi Michael,
I never think of it as spoiling my cat because parents do it for their own children. To me it’s the same thing since my cats are my children and my best friends (along with my spouse).
Like everyone else I buy cat stuff throughout the year. But I do some special things for them at Christmas as do many other cat parents.
I hang a stocking for each cat along the mantel of the fireplace and stuff them full of cat toys and cat treats. I don’t go as far as putting a note there for Santa or wrapping their presents but there’s certainly nothing wrong with that.
I think that if the people get presents on Christmas then the cats should too. It’s always been that way and I wouldn’t think of doing it otherwise. I think cats are at least as special as human family members and good human friends. In some ways they are even more special.
I’ll try to be the first one to wish you a Merry Christmas this year 🙂
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