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 The Paws and Effect Gang | May 15, 2016 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat just had kittens… one black and white, one black, and one calico. Both parents are black and white. Can I still assume that my black and white male is the father? ~ Dawn Thomas: Oooh, Mama’s even more... 
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 | 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... 
by Chrysanthemum Kiss-Kiss Bobette Jellylorum Kelley | Jul 8, 2012 | Cat Health, Fun Cat Facts
Hi everybody, Kissy here! I’m really excited because this week I get to have the whole column all to myself! As you can see from my photo, I’m an orange tabby cat (which Mama sometimes calls a “marmalade cat”) … and a quite beautiful one...
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.