by The Paws and Effect Gang | May 19, 2019 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I’ve been fostering an FIV-positive kitty, and I’ve learned so many things about the disease. It’s definitely not a death sentence! I’d love to see you write a post on the facts about FIV sometime.... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 11, 2018 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Ever since I was adopted in 2008, I’ve had trouble with my eye. The vet tells my mom and dad it’s herpes and I’ll have the problem all my life. It doesn’t seem to bother me, but my Mom thinks it’s yucky. She cleans my eye... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Apr 17, 2016 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Hi! My neighbor has a cat with FIV. She keeps him inside but occasionally he gets out. I have been concerned about contact with my indoor-outdoor cat. I recently read one of your articles regarding how difficult it is to... 
by JaneA Kelley | Sep 14, 2011 | Cat Health
The words “feline immunodeficiency virus” can strike fear into cat owners’ hearts. They imagine a future of illness and suffering leading to a painful death. FIV-positive cats are automatically put down at kill shelters, and even no-kill rescues have... by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 21, 2010 | Cat Rescue
As we continue our series of posts to celebrate Adopt-an-Awesomely-Special-Pet Week (known to some as Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week), let us introduce you to Kimbo, currently in the care of Save Our Strays, a rescue headquartered in Fairfield, Maine. This beautiful,...
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.