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 | Oct 7, 2012 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My neutered female cat is a polydactal (Hemingway) cat. She is an indoor cat. Because of the nature of the structure of her additional toes, it is very difficult for me to trim the extra claws. I take her to the vet to... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Apr 15, 2012 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We had our cat Samantha declawed about six weeks ago She’s a big cat, 20 pounds, and about 6 years old. She doesn’t want to jump off anything and mostly lays around in the bedroom and looks sad. When she does... by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jun 20, 2010 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I want to find a way to stop my cat from tearing up all my furniture. I have tried almost everything, I think. I am about to have her front claws taken out. Please give me some suggestions. ~Holly Siouxsie: Before we... by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 13, 2009 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I adopted my 3-year-old cat, Pepper, last February from the SPCA. Pepper’s former owner had him declawed and now I’ve noticed that he’s got a couple of deformed claws regrowing on each of his front paws....
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.