And usually our table also has a cat statue...a beautiful figurine of a 15 pound sleeping tiger cat...till he wakes up.
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It is strange and amusing to glance over at the table and see two or three cats intead of just the statue.
Or the one marmalade tiger cat mirroring the statue, facing the opposite way. After all, the birds are the OTHER way...
I can see defending the table will be a trick. At least the pad is on it to protect it.