Mancat Monday: The Christmas Tree Chewer

I've already missed some Twelve Days of Christmas posts this weekend, and then I forgot to hit publish on today's post until this late hour. But, that's okay. Life is busy this time of year, and that's part of the festive fun. We're finally here, and you better believe Evan is ready for some merry continuation on this Mancat Monday.

One of Evan's favorite things to do this time of the year is chew on the Christmas trees. I'm lucky in that he doesn't actually ingest any of the tree, and he doesn't chew on any of the lights or anything beyond the ends of the branches. He treats the tree like floss, and he's done this for all 12 of his years.

I've gotten a number of photos of this boy gnawing away on the poor Christmas tree, as you can see in this post here.

Do you see how big of bites Evan is taking? It's honestly quite impressive.

Merry Fifth Day of Christmas!

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Festive Flashback Doodle of the Day

Due to the continued holiday craziness, I unfortunately did not get any new festive doodles scanned and uploaded. I still plan to do so soon, but for today we have yet another flashback. This is from the series I scribbled up a few years ago that was inspired by the houses in famous Christmas movies. Today, we have the house from A Christmas Story, of course with an obligatory kitty.

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Tip of the Day

We're sharing a repeat series of tips on how you can assist strays and ferals during the cold winter months. Today's tip regards feeding strays and ferals, and it is to make sure you understand the pros and cons of feeding dry versus moist food during the winter months. Dry food often takes more energy than moist food to digest, and animals need to conserve as much energy as possible to stay warm in the winter. That being said, moist food that is not immediately eaten can freeze during the winter months due to its high moisture content. For this reason, it is typically best to ensure that dry food is offered to strays and ferals in the winter months, as it will not freeze and therefore will be readily available even after sitting out for some time. All in all, though, it is possible and often beneficial to feed both dry and moist food to outdoor strays and ferals. Tomorrow we will further discuss how to successfully feed moist food to strays and ferals in the winter.