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My Cat May Be Pregnant By Her Son. Help!

April 15, 2018 By: The Paws and Effect Gangcomment

Heidi took in a kitten from her cat's recent litter. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to get either cat "fixed" before a mating took place, and now she's concerned that the kittens will be unhealthy. Should she have the kittens aborted? Get our answer in this week's post.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My daughter’s cat had kittens by my boyfriend’s daughter’s cat, and we kept the one male kitten since the kittens’ father sadly died shortly afterwards. I wasn’t financially able to spay the mom cat at that stage, and now I think she might be pregnant with her son’s kittens. […]

Will My Cat Survive Having Kittens?

February 25, 2018 By: The Paws and Effect Gang1 Comment

Abby has a very young cat that she rescued as a kitten, along with one of her brothers. Now she's in heat and the brother is doing what comes naturally. She can't afford to get them fixed and wonders if her cat will survive having kittens. We answer her question and provide links to low-cost spay/neuter resources.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 5-month-old kitty. She was feral when I found her and I took her in with her littermates–I kept her and one boy. He continues to try and mate with her and I’m afraid that if she gets pregnant she’ll die from labor and birthing. I can’t […]

Setting Up An Emergency Fund For You Cat

November 8, 2017 By: Patty Moore1 Comment

At some point your cat is going to get sick or injured. When that happens, you'll be glad to have an emergency fund set up. Here's how to do it.

Cats make wonderful pets. They are independent, but loyal. They’re affectionate, but they don’t need constant attention. As long as there is food and water set out for them, they can pretty much take care of themselves. Low maintenance and low cost; that is until they get sick. That first trip to the vet can […]

Is Pet Insurance Worth the Cost?

July 23, 2017 By: JaneA Kelley3 Comments

Is pet insurance worth the cost? Get some answers in this week's post.

Thomas, Bella and Tara have agreed to yield the podium to me so I can speak about something really important: pet insurance. A Facebook group I’m involved in recently had a long discussion about the merits of pet insurance, so I figure they’re not the only ones with questions. Maybe you have questions, too, so […]

My Cat Has Severe Allergies and I Don’t Know What to Do

November 27, 2016 By: The Paws and Effect Gang3 Comments

Cat allergies are difficult and frustrating to treat, but there is help available.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: A little over a year ago, I adopted a 3-month-old black kitten, As she grew, she started to have more and more health problems. Gluten intolerance, severe allergies to most plants and insects, and a recurring skin condition triggered by her allergies that causes her to lick her fur […]

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About the Author: JaneA Kelley is a punk-rock cat mom, science nerd and all-around geek with a passion for bad puns, intelligent conversation, and role-play adventure games. She gratefully and gracefully accepts her status as chief cat slave for her family of feline bloggers. She is also a contributing author for Catster, a lifestyle magazine for cat lovers. Read More…

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