by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 26, 2014 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Our 16-year-old cat, Pebbles, started to get “picky” about her food a month ago and started to lose weight. We took her to the vet, and after a blood test that showed no health concern, the vet asked for poop... 
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 | Aug 3, 2014 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Our lively, fun and playful 16-year-old Maine Coon has started pooping on the floor! He has two homes, spends half the year as an indoor cat in Florida and spends the other half as an indoor/outdoor cat in Alaska. He... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 10, 2013 | Cat Behavior, Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have five cats, four females and one nuetered male. All have been introduced at different times over the past three years. All of them have gotten along just fine. Niko is my second oldest and female. Over the last month... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 18, 2012 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I am concerned about my cat. She hates being groomed. She has long hair and frequently licks herself and my other cat. I do not see any hair in her stool, but she does at times have a hacking type cough. My friend says...
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.