by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 15, 2017 | Cats and Other Pets
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My two kitties are pretty much living above the wall around my kitchen. I have adopted an 8-year-old Brittany Spaniel they are so frightened of. However, when I lock the dog up, then they come down and play their usual... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 9, 2014 | Cat Behavior, Cats and Other Pets
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: In August, I inherited a 4-year-old female spayed cat. It’s been about six months now, and she is finally beginning to tolerate my 13-year-old dog — but he is absolutely terrified of her. The cat usually sits... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 15, 2013 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health, Cats and Other Pets
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I’m thinking about adpting a sweet little blind and deaf kitten named Huey. The poor thing needs a home terribly, but I have two dogs and a cat already. What’s the best way to introduce the little guy to my... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 17, 2013 | Cat Behavior, Cats and Other Pets
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We have a 1-1/2 year old Siamese cat, Nahla. When she was a year old, she went in to the vet to be fixed, and during that, she had a complication and went into cardiac arrest. After two weeks in ICU, they determined she... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Nov 25, 2012 | Cat Behavior, Cats and Other Pets
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: ChaCha here with my big brother Tango. We adopted Mom about two years ago and live a rather spoiled life. Now Mom is thinking about fostering another feline! She says there are hundreds of babies that are not so lucky as... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Nov 18, 2012 | Cat Behavior, Cats and Other Pets
Dear Kitty Friends, I’m a Birman kitty who was rescued from going to the shelter by my Mom and Dad about 3 years ago. I got moved around a lot before Mom and Dad gave me a permanent home, so I’m naturally a little nervous and shy. Last year, Dad said we...
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.