Tonks Tuesday with Our New Tree

Tonks has been enjoying our new Christmas tree. I mentioned a week or two ago how I won two new trees at a local Christmas tree festival this year. I only got one of them put up in the house, as I wasn't expecting so many new trees. Not to mention the one I didn't set up has a disco ball that spins on top of it, and I haven't yet decided on how to make that work with Tonks.

All that to say, my sweet calico has at least been enjoying our new, Tonks-safe tree.

I not only loved the classic aesthetics of this tree, but I loved that, save for one glass ornament I removed, every other bit of this tree is safe at my house. Cloth ribbons, wooden gingerbread house ornaments, and globe ornaments that are just plastic wrapped in red cloth made this tree immediately safe for my home. And when I won it, they handed it to me still decorated, but wrapped in plastic so that everything stayed in place. I genuinely just carried it into my house, set it on the floor, cut off the plastic, plugged it in, and I was done.

What's amazing is that Tonks actually hasn't tried to climb that tree at all. She bats at the parts and pieces, as you can see in the photos above, but she saves all the tree climbing for our bigger, older tree in which she loves to nap.

Oh, and I did take a picture of that tree when I first saw it at the festival where I won it.

It was one of dozens of trees, and it looked so pretty standing there. It's looking a little more askew now, as Tonks and the other kitties do bat at the ribbons and ornaments, but it's still pretty. It also came with those pretty lantern globes beneath it, and both Tonks and Thimble love watching where their lights glint on the walls.

Tonks and all of us here wish you a festive day!

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Festive Flashback Doodle of the Day

I'm still working on this year's new Christmas doodles. I thankfully got our Christmas card doodle finished early in the month and will finally be sending those in the mail tomorrow. But, Christmas is barely over a week away and I meant to have shared multiple other new doodles by now. But, as you all know, life happens. I'll get them finished, though, and at least the Twelve Days of Christmas only starts on Christmas itself, as that gives me all those days to continue sharing the festive fun. Anyway, all that to say, we're still going with festive flashbacks doodles, and here's an old one starring my sweet calico angel Rosie.

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Tip of the Day

Yesterday, we mentioned how to prepare your furbaby if you are leaving them to travel for the holidays. Today, we are starting a short series of tips on what to do if you are traveling with your furbaby. First and foremost, if you plan to take your furbaby with you on a trip this Christmas, or any time of the year, talk to your veterinarian. Discuss with them your furbaby's health and whether traveling is safe for them. Some furbabies, such as those who are geriatric or who are suffering from an illness, might not be good candidates for traveling, especially long distance. If you are in need of traveling with such a furbaby, though, have a detailed discussion with your veterinarian on what you must do to take all precautions to keep your furbaby as healthy and happy as possible during travels. In some cases, even for young and healthy kitties or pups, some form of sedation might be in their best interest for traveling. This is another detail that you must discuss with your veterinarian. It is always our furbaby's best interest that we must have in mind, so ask your veterinarian any and all questions you have regarding keeping your furbaby happy and healthy during travels.