by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 25, 2016 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We adopted a male cat a year ago who we absolutely adore. Due to financial reasons, we recently decided to move in with my in-laws. They are fine with cats–except they just bought expensive all new leather furniture... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 19, 2015 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat can be perfect. She sits on my lap and sleeps, she cuddles with me in bed. But she can also be an absolute terror — flying all over the house jumping, climbing everything and, worst of all, scratching... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 13, 2014 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Help! We have a 6-month-old rescue kitten, Theo. He’s pawsome … except for the claws. I’ve trimmed them. But he insists on clawing my legs when I’m sitting here at my desk. My legs are covered with... by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 20, 2009 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My kitties have multiple different items they can scratch on: cat trees, scratching boxes, and scratching posts. But Poupée, one of my three cats, will not scratch on any of them, and her nails are getting very long....
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.