by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jan 31, 2016 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat, Rockie, will be 16 in March. He has a few health concerns. To start he has a mouth problem. The vet said the only way to fix this problem is to take about 10 teeth out of his mouth. His mouth gets swollen and it... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Nov 1, 2015 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 1-year-old cat has inflamed gums for quite some time, but they are neither bleeding nor are they that red. Also my cat eats perfectly the dry food I give him and he plays all the time, bites, pulls on his toys, etc.... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 26, 2014 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Our 16-year-old cat, Pebbles, started to get “picky” about her food a month ago and started to lose weight. We took her to the vet, and after a blood test that showed no health concern, the vet asked for poop... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | May 11, 2014 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Why does my cat’s breath smell like bad fish? ~ Amanda Siouxsie: Well, Amanda, we don’t know whether you’re joking or not, but this is definitely a legitimate question. The answer is, your cat’s... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 14, 2012 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat, Buster, is a five-year old Bengal. I got him when he was about a year old and he was in very poor health; he was too skinny, he had ear mites and eye “boogers,” and he wasn’t neutered. I got all...
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.