by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jan 31, 2021 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat has just been to the vet and the typical diagnosis for a cat of her advanced age. I’ve been through cats with hyperthyroidism before, one went untreated at 16 years old one received radio iodine treatment at 12... by The Paws and Effect Gang | Feb 26, 2017 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 17-year-old neutered male cat. He’s been losing weight as he gets older. Recently, he’s been looking unkempt and is wet when I touch him. Despite regular brushing, his hair is matting. He smells awful.... 
by JaneA Kelley | May 25, 2016 | Cat Health, Sponsored
Did you know that one in three cats develop kidney disease over the course of their lives? Not only that, but more than half of cats age 15 and older have some degree of kidney dysfunction. My lovely Siouxsie certainly had kidney disease in the last few years of her... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Feb 8, 2015 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Hello, and thank you for your time. My sweet kitty has always “demanded” tuna. Well, he’s now getting older and I believe he is nearly blind, because he continually bumps into things. I think this was... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 13, 2013 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have an elderly boy, age 17, who is in stage II kidney failure, with a slightly elevated calcium reading and a slightly low thyroid one, and who simply refuses to eat. Prescription kidney diets, Merrick, Fancy Feast,...
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.