I Almost Killed My Cat!

Yesterday I finally decided to get around to decorating my house for Christmas. I dug out the Keifer. I assembled it in the living room, and then to satisfy my need for a white tree I decided I would spray the green tree with fake snow to give it a nice winter look. I haven't used fake snow since I was a kid. So naturally I looked at the back of the bottle and read the directions, including how to apply and the warnings to follow. This included the big blue letters that stated to KEEP THIS PRODUCT AWAY FROM CHILDREN. This morning I wake up prepared to decorate the tree now that its dried and James informs me that Sadie will not stop licking the Christmas tree. Strange I say the other two cats don't seem to be licking the tree. So he ask me is it ok if she's licking the fake snow off the tree, and I think I don't see why not I read the back of the bottle I don't remember seeing anything about animals. So I go get the bottle and I read through the warnings section again, and in very small letters at the very end of the paragraph is says, "Do Not Let Pets Eat This Product" James immediately gets on the internet to look up the harmful side effects while I quickly dial the vet to find out what I should do. The vet informs me that fake snow has a strong salt base and can cause animals to intake too much liquid which is not good for there kidneys, we then locked all the cats in the bedroom while we tried to quickly unassembled this Christmas tree and put it back in its box. So the cats are alive but we have no Christmas tree, and other than putting it in the shower I have no idea how to get the stupid fake snow off the fake Christmas tree. So I think Friday I may end up purchasing that tree I've been talking about buying for three years now.