by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 15, 2015 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have two cats who like to chew on cords. They will be three years old in May. We use as many cord covers as possible but they chew on those too. I’ve read lots of ideas on this but wonder what your suggestion is. I... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Aug 24, 2014 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I adopted a 3-month-old kitten a few weeks ago. She loves to crawl all over me and snuggle. She seems to like to snuggle up against my neck, which is fine, but she also nips and nibbles while she’s there. She is not... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 30, 2012 | Cat Behavior
We’ve gotten a couple of questions recently about how to manage cats that nurse on everything in sight, so this week’s post is about cats that suck! First, Candace asks: My 4-month-old calico has been sucking the sheepskin in the window. She is the seventh... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 30, 2011 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 5-year-old Siberian cat has a very bad habit: he eats whatever he finds and seems to have a taste for non-food items. It started out with eating stuffed animals (plush toys, for those of you in the UK), usually chewing... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Aug 28, 2011 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I just got a kitten three weeks ago. She’s normal in every way except that sometimes she will lay down and chew or suck on her tail. Apparently she likes it — she purrs while she does it and it puts her to...
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.