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 | 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 16, 2019 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: A couple of weeks ago, my husband came home from work. When he opened the door, his cat, Jingles, was standing right there. I guess he wasn’t looking because he mistakenly kicked poor Jingles as he walked in. She ran... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 7, 2018 | Cat Behavior, Cats and Other Pets
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We adopted my friend’s two cats and had them just over a month. She moved out of state and could not take them. They are 2 1/2 years old and are sisters. Almost 2 weeks ago, one of the cats escaped outside at night... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 16, 2018 | Cat Behavior, Cats and People
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We recently moved from a house with a large yard full of trees to a third-floor apartment. I was very worried about my cat, Rosie, as she had always been an indoor/outdoor cat who had lots of trees to scratch on. We got...
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