by The Paws and Effect Gang | Aug 12, 2018 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: This is probably a weird question but can a cat get depression? I had two companion cats–both females, spayed, and 10 years old–for about six years. My son and his wife bought my house and I moved into an... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 1, 2013 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My Siamese kitten keeps sucking his tail. He was only doing it when he would first wake up but I’ve now noticed him doing it a lot more — generally only in his bed or on my bed. Even if I stop him from doing... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 9, 2012 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 12-year-old male cat that has has an obsessive licking behavior that is constant. It has been going on for about 2 years now. When he can’t lick lick my skin, he licks my clothes. He does not play as much as he... by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jan 9, 2011 | Cat Health, Cats and People
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I had to move back into my parents’ house three months ago, and my cat has moved here with me. She has to live in basement. I am unable to sleep down there at the moment since I’m allergic and am in the process... by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 5, 2010 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat, Lily, is about 3 years old. When my daughter got her as a kitten she was flea-ridden. We had her bathed and cleaned up. But since then, she constantly cleans herself to the point where she has scabs and a couple of...
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.