A friend just lost her kitten in a bizarre Christmas tree accident. When they left for an overnight trip, they unplugged the Christmas lights – we all know about that precaution. But, the kitten climbed up into the tree and got wrapped up in the lights, and appears to have died from strangulation/compression.

I’ve never heard of such a thing happening. What’s more – the friend it happened to is a veterinarian, and neither she or her friends in the industry have heard of it.

Anyway, I just wanted to post a warning, because it’s something I never would have thought of – but knowing our cat, it doesn’t sound all that unfathomable. Just something extra to keep in mind when it comes to kids/pets and Christmas tree safety.

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