by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 29, 2020 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 2-year-old cat that I’ve had since she was a kitten has come around so much from her scaredy cat days. She’s much more affectionate and comes around all the other animals more. I want to take her to the vet... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 18, 2016 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I rescued a feral cat that was laying on the side of the road presumed dead while I was working out of state. I took her to an emergency vet and got her taken care of, and now two weeks later she’s in good health.... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 16, 2014 | Cat Behavior, Cats and People
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a very gentle kitten who was just fine until a recent incident that occurred between him and my husband. The kitten is 9 months old and we have had him for seven of those months. This kitten is a very gentle, sweet... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jan 26, 2014 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I am a cat foster for a local animal shelter. I recently took in a beautiful and terrified female cat. Her owners were forced to surrender her to the shelter after a house fire that destroyed their home. She did not do... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jan 19, 2014 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat will not let me trim her claws. She runs away when she senses that I am going to hold her. I have tried to let her smell the clippers but as soon as I try to use them she is gone. The only success we have had is 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.