by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 1, 2018 | Cat Health, Fun Cat Facts
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I was reading your website and am trying to learn about cat color genetics because it is fascinating. I was wondering if you could help me with a cat color question. If you had a cream and white cat & mated it with a... 
by Tara Wilhelmina Kelley | Feb 21, 2018 | Cat Rescue, Fun Cat Facts
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 a new website... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 13, 2015 | Cat Health, Fun Cat Facts
This week, we’re actually answering two questions about black cats, so read on! Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I adopted a cat of unknown age from the pound 2 years ago, and over the last 18 months, her fur has gone from very black, to a brown,... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 28, 2014 | Fun Cat Facts
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I know my cat is a tabby, I just don’t know what color tabby he is. Can you help me? ~ Kellie Siouxsie: You’d think it would be easy to tell what color a cat is, but everybody seems to see a different color... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jan 12, 2014 | Cat Health, Fun Cat Facts
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: How do you determine how old your cat is in human years? My cat is 4 and I was told that she is approximately 32 years old. Is that correct? ~ Sharon Siouxsie: Well, actually, that’s pretty accurate. Thomas: A lot of... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 15, 2012 | Cat Health, Fun Cat Facts
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Hi! I read all about why cats can be a certain color. But, when I was born I was a beautiful cream color Siamese mix. Don’t misunderstand me, I am still beautiful, but as time went by I have darkened to several...
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.