Cat owner left baffled when she loses her adorable kitten – but can you find her hidden in the family Christmas tree?
A CAT has taken her owner by surprise after she was found sleeping on their Christmas tree at home.
But can you spot the cat amongst the needles?
The adorable pet, dubbed Moon, lives with owner Sarah Nelson-McGuinness, 42, and is a very big fan of Christmas trees.
When 15-month-old cat vanished from sight last week as she nestled in the branches surrounded by fairy lights and decorations at the top of the tree.
It was only when the family’s other cats, Freddo and Luna, were sat staring up at the tree that little Moon was finally found.
“Moon loves to run and hide so the Christmas tree is the perfect kitty playground”, Sarah told Jam Press.
The baffled mum-of-two took the sleepy moggy down from the 8ft tree but soon found Moon had climbed back up again.
Sarah, who is a full-time carer for her disabled son, said: “I have no idea how long she had been in there.
“Our other two cats were sat looking up at the tree with a bewildered look on their faces.
“I looked up to see what they were so fascinated by and spotted Moon curled up asleep.
“I took her out which she didn’t appreciate, she’s only small and it’s an 8ft tree so I was worried she may fall and get hurt.”
It’s not the first time Moon has been caught up in the festive decoration.
In fact, Sarah even switched her normal white Christmas tree for a traditional green one this year in a bid to spot the otherwise camouflaged cat.
She added: “She is so good at hiding!
“Moon is constantly in the tree, she likes to be at the top so she can spy on us all but she makes sure she’s well hidden so I don’t spot her and lift her out or make her come down.
“It’s often the other two cats that give the game away and she gets rumbled so I now rely on them to ‘snitch’ as I can never find her when she’s in there.”
Sarah uploaded the snap to Facebook with the caption and racked up 1,800 likes.
One social media user commented: “Beautiful tree. And it took me a LONG time to find your cat.”
Someone else added: “Can someone put me out of my misery and tell me where the bloody cat is.”
Another baffled commenter said: “Couldn’t for the love of God find it after finding where it is on the comments I now can’t not see it. This is brilliant great Monday morning eye exercise.”
Others found it easier to locate the cat, with one person commenting: “My kind of tree beautiful and found cat straight away to my surprise.”
Another said: “Wow that was hard but worth finding that little snowball.”