It’s been more than 15 years. More than 15 years since I launched Paws and Effect as a humble HTML site, with no concept of marketing, no idea who–if anyone–would even care that the site existed, and really, not much of an idea of what I was doing, either. Back then, it was Sinéad, Siouxsie, […]
BlogPaws: An Amazing and Bittersweet Experience
Yesterday I returned home from the BlogPaws conference. It was an intense and wonderful–if bittersweet–experience, and I’m grateful I got to go, thanks to a sponsorship from the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). I got to see so many friends I haven’t seen in a long time, and to say my goodbyes to the people […]
Should I Use My Old Cat’s Things With a New Cat?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My little girl passed over rainbow bridge. I think I’m ready for another cat, but I worry about bringing her home with my previous kitty’s things around. Her scratcher, bowls, carrier, toys, and litter box: won’t they smell like my other cat ? Should I destroy the old things or can I use […]
Look at me! I’m a jumping bean!
Mama took this video of me while I was playing with her friend Adrianna. She says I’m an amazing little athlete. Mama says she’s sorry the video was blurry and the video cut off her head — we’re insisting that she take videography lessons if she keeps on wanting to take movies of us. *purrrrrrrrrr* […]
Hi, everybody! I’m the new kitty in town!
Hi there. Siouxsie and Thomas said I could write this week’s post because, well, I think they wanted to take a nap. Anyway, my name is Belladonna Moonshadow Kelley, or Bella for short. I’m so excited to be here in my brand new forever home! I don’t think I’ve stopped purring since I got here! […]