by The Paws and Effect Gang | Apr 6, 2014 | Cat Health, Cats and People
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Do cat mites get on humans, like on the scalp and body? If they do what can you do to kill them off? ~ Lana Siouxsie: Well, Lana, you’ll be relieved to know that although there are some cat skin infections such as... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jan 20, 2013 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I am hoping that you can help me with a question. I’ve been unemployed and living back at home with my cat, Newt. I used to volunteer for a local pet rescue, where I fostered a couple of cats and wound up adopting my... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 16, 2012 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat, Gracie, has worms (again). She had them for a while, then they seemed to go away for several months. Now they have come back. She is an inside cat but does go out occasionally. When she does, she occasionally eats... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Dec 2, 2012 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: One of my cats likes to drink from the bathtub. One day I noticed tiny red spots on the tub and the floor. I took her to the vet, who said that she most likely has a urinary tract infection. Now I’m giving her... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Aug 12, 2012 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: The hair has come off both of my cat’s ears and he is scratching them with his hind feet until they start to bleed. What’s going on? ~ Marilyn Siouxsie: It could be one of several things, Marilyn, so we’d...
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.