CATS DO NOT MIX WITH THREAD. IF YOU ARE A CRAFTY INDIVIDUAL, YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE DANGER POSED TO CATS BY LINEAR FOREIGN OBJECTS, SUCH AS THREAD, STRING, BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT'S LONG AND STRING LIKE. THIER STOMACHS CANNOT DIGEST IT, IT GETS BUNCHED UP AND THEN CUTS THROUGH THIER INNARDS. SO BE CAREFUL! NOT TO BE A DOWNER, BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS! OUR KITTY MABEL(ABOVE , IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW) JUST SUFFERED A VERY EXPENSIVE THREAD RELATED INCIDENT. MOOSE(TOP LEFT....R.I.P. V.I.P.) AND YETI(TOP RIGHT) AND MABLE ARE OUR BELOVED KITTIES. WE LOVE THEM. WE RESCUED MABEL FROM A CREEPY 5 AND 10 STORE, AND YETI FROM AN INSANE LADY WHO HAD NAMED HER "MONIE" AND WAS GOING TO PUT HER DOWN BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T GET ALONG WITH HER OTHER CATS. I WOULDN'T GET ALONG WITH ANYONE IF MY NAME WAS MONIE EITHER. WE LOST MOOSE IN OCTOBER BUT SHE STILL LIVES ON!