by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 15, 2019 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I love cats in fact, they’re my favorite animals. But I’ve got two problems: I’m allergic and I don’t understand their body language. So I have a few behavior-related questions: Why does my cat lay at my feet or... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 1, 2019 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I was wondering if you would have any advice on how to dispose of the tapeworm sections that are coming out of my kittens and into the environment? What will happen if the tapeworm sections (with the eggs in) are left in... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Aug 11, 2019 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a brother who has four cats. He’s always complaining about how his cats won’t eat this or that, or he has to coax them to eat or go out and buy all kinds of expensive canned foods for them. I told him just put out... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 21, 2019 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Hi! I have been asked if I would take in a third cat who will be in need of a home. She is a shy cat, about 4 years old, and has been living with an elderly lady for a year or so. I have a 14-year-old grey tabby who does... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jun 30, 2019 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Our cat Ringo has sunburnt his ear. He scratches it until it bleeds. Now the dried blood is thick and hope you can give some advice on what to use to soften it enough to remove. It has become so bad he is removing little...
JaneA Kelley is a punk rock cat mom and award-winning blogger. She is a regular columnist for Catster Magazine, and she and the Paws and Effect Gang share a home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.