by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 16, 2018 | Cat Behavior, Cats and People
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We recently moved from a house with a large yard full of trees to a third-floor apartment. I was very worried about my cat, Rosie, as she had always been an indoor/outdoor cat who had lots of trees to scratch on. We got... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 16, 2016 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 2.5 yr-year-old polydactyl named Loki. He is super cute and playful! I clip his nails regularly (about every 2-3 weeks). He has long thumbs with claws on his front paws, but on his right paw, he has an additional... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 25, 2016 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We adopted a male cat a year ago who we absolutely adore. Due to financial reasons, we recently decided to move in with my in-laws. They are fine with cats–except they just bought expensive all new leather furniture... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Feb 21, 2016 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: So my boyfriend and I just got a shelter cat last week and we love him to death and he is perfect and well behaved, except we cannot get him to scratch anything we have bought for him. We tried putting catnip on both the... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 19, 2015 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat can be perfect. She sits on my lap and sleeps, she cuddles with me in bed. But she can also be an absolute terror — flying all over the house jumping, climbing everything and, worst of all, scratching...
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.