"Hans Schrøder" wrote in message
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The new year is nearly four hours old here in Norway, and outside where I
live, in the middle of Oslo, it is absolutely quiet again. It wan't like
that four hours ago. Then there were fireworks everywhere around. I live
near a park where people gather to greet eachother Happy New Year. So the
park is also the launching spot for tons of fireworks.

I stayed inside to see how Teti and Tinùviel would react to all these
lights and explosions outside. Dogs can get quite hysterical and panic
over it, so how would my *cats* react?

Teti woke up when the noise increased outside, and went over to the window
to check out what was going on. He sat there for half an hour, staring out
of the window, listening carefully to all the sounds, and I really think
he would have liked to go out to catch some of the flying balls of light
he saw. He wasn't scared at all!

Tinùviel, on the other hand, was a bit more careful. She saw Teti by the
window and she was wondering if she should dare to sit there with him, but
after a while she retired under a chair where she could observe both Teti
and me, but at a safe distance from the window. She didn't look too
scared, but she found that it was better not to be in the centre of it
all.

So, watch your cats, they react differently, and you should see to that
the cats may have a safe place to go to if they get nervous.

And by this I wish people and animals all over the world, a Happy New
Year!

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Hans Schrøder


Aside from the occasional ear flick, my four don't seem to even notice the
constant barrage of bangs outside. Gypsy, on the other hand is pacing
nervously (Erin says she does the same during thunderstorms).

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Hugs,

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