by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 7, 2014 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My year-old cat has been meowing ever since we let her take an adventure into the garage. She constantly wants to be in there, and if she can’t get her way she’ll meow more and more until we give in. I’m... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 12, 2014 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My eight-year-old long-haired female cat cries at times during the night. It is really a nasty, loud call and it wakes us up. There is nothing wrong with her physically. What’s up? ~ Mimsie Siouxsie: When you say... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Apr 13, 2014 | Cat Behavior, Cats and People
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 1-year-old male kitten and I recently moved to a new home. In the past few days he has been meowing day and night — the only time he stops is when he’s sleeping. I don’t know what’s changed; we... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jan 5, 2014 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My fiancé and I moved in together about 2 years ago. We have a young female cat who has not been spayed yet. Since the first day I brought my 13-year-old son our home to live, our crazy cat Lucky acts like she is in heat... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 29, 2013 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 3-year-old cat, Paul, recently had a sneezing fit and a few days afterwards I noticed that no sound was coming out when he meowed. This has been going on for about a week now. Otherwise, he is behaving like he normally...
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