by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 15, 2019 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I love cats in fact, they’re my favorite animals. But I’ve got two problems: I’m allergic and I don’t understand their body language. So I have a few behavior-related questions: Why does my cat lay at my feet or... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Aug 26, 2018 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I’m planning to adopt a three-month-old tabby kitten, Holly, but I have a fish tank and a budgie cage. The kitten will live in a cat apartment but I will let her out during the day when I’m around. Will she try... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 29, 2018 | Cat Behavior, Cats and Other Pets
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I recently adopted a kitten. His name is Franklin. I believe he was 3 weeks old when I got him, though they said he was 6 weeks old. He was very small and underweight, and it seems like he was pulled away from his mother... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Mar 25, 2018 | Cat Behavior, Cats and People
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Sam is a sweet, wonderful 11-year-old Maine Coon(ish) rescue. Such a good boy! He’s always been very healthy, clean, great with using the litter box (usually poops once a day), very sweet to his little 6-year-old tuxedo... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Sep 17, 2017 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a completely blind kitten who is about 3 months old. How can I break her from using me as a chew toy? I’m pretty sure she doesn’t know how to be a cat because I found her at 2 or 3 weeks old. I’m...
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