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What Do You Do When a Cat Shows Up On Your Doorstep?

July 15, 2018 By: The Paws and Effect Gangcomment

Last week we wrote about what to do if your cat gets lost. This week, we talk about what you can do if a stray cat shows up on your doorstep.

Last week, we wrote about what to do if your cat goes missing. One of our email newsletter subscribers, Beverly, asked a very good question in response: What do you do if a stray cat shows up on your doorstep? Well, we’ve got some answers for that question, too. (Also, if you want to subscribe […]

Tuxedo Cat Starts Website to Advocate for Other Tuxies

February 21, 2018 By: Tara Wilhelmina Kelley1 Comment

Black and white cats make up 75 percent of the cats in the world, which makes it hard for them to stand out at adoption time. But there's a new website for tuxedo cats and their fans, and in this post we interview the founder of that site.

Hi everyone! Did you know that 75 percent of the cats in the world are black and white? Of course, some of us are more black and some of us are more white, but the fact that there are so many of us makes it hard for us to stand out at adoption time. But […]

How Can We Arrange For Our Feral Cats’ Care?

June 25, 2017 By: The Paws and Effect Gang2 Comments

What can this elderly couple do to arrange for the care of their feral cats if they have to go to a nursing home? Get our advice in this week's post.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: When we moved to our location in the woods, we had feral cats that came to the house. We trapped them and had them fixed, got them their shots, and brought them back and turned them loose. They would come to the house and we put out dry food […]

How Do You Determine A Cat’s Intelligence?

June 4, 2017 By: The Paws and Effect Gang3 Comments

Allison wants to adopt a cat that she can train. What characteristics should she look for to increase the odds of cat training success? Get our answer in this week's post!

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I am planning on becoming a first-time cat owner soon and have been enjoying your articles in preparation! My question is: how do you tell, when adopting a shelter cat, which ones are intelligent/problem solvers/easily trainable? Why is this so important to me? Well, if you are wondering why […]

Can This Tiny and Very Pregnant Cat Safely Have Kittens?

May 7, 2017 By: The Paws and Effect Gang11 Comments

Kim came home to find a tiny and very pregnant cat on her doorstep. Is it safe to let this cat have kittens, or does she need a C-section? Get our advice in this week's post.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I was away for a year and returned to find out that my tenants had been feeding three young cats on my back porch. One is extremely scrawny and tiny–probably weighs 4 pounds–and is extremely pregnant. I got all of them into the house, but am unsure what to do now […]

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