by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 6, 2013 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have two cats in a 1 bedroom apartment. They are both very attached to me and HATE being on the other side of a closed door. The younger one has recently come down with some sort of eye condition that the vet can’t... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 3, 2013 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Two weeks ago I was playing with my cat, Blacky, when he scratched me badly and I slapped him on the head. He was OK afterwards — he didn’t run away or anything. I gave him food and played with him, and all... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 25, 2012 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: A young calico was roaming the neighborhood and naturally found me. She seemed to have been an indoor/outdoor cat as she would walk in the house without hesitation. She would allow heself to be petted on her terms and it... 
by Thomas T. Bombadil | Apr 15, 2011 | Dahlia Tells All
I hope you’ll forgive me for bringing this week’s chapter to you late. It’s just so traumatic … I have all I can do not to break down in hairball-horking, wretched, tearful terror when I think about it. So I’m going to make this as short... by The Paws and Effect Gang | Feb 20, 2011 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My kitty is 7 years old and weighs 32 pounds (14.5 kg). Recently he had some pain in his back leg. I took him to the vet, who thought he pulled a disc in his back or had a thrombus. Tests for both of these conditions were...
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.