by The Paws and Effect Gang | Feb 4, 2018 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Wondering if you might have some advice regarding fear at the vet. My 18-month-old Bengal, Minx, is so terrified of the vet that it is nearly impossible to examine or treat her. I’ve had her since she was three... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 4, 2015 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: So I am looking for help about my one year old male cat. He is an absolute sweetheart at home. He gets along well with my two other cats. He is very gentle while playing. He is okay with strangers visiting the house. He... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | May 31, 2015 | Cat Behavior
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Our cat Apollo is 2 years old and is very territorial towards myself and my partner. Whenever guests come to our house, she gets very upset and doesn’t allow us or anyone to touch her. She hasn’t gotten spayed... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Jul 7, 2013 | Cat Health
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I took my cat to the vet on Monday for simple shots — rabies and leukemia — and he had a couple of sores on his back and legs that I wanted to have checked. The problem is the vet gave him both vaccines at the... 
by The Paws and Effect Gang | Oct 21, 2012 | Cat Health, Cats and People
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have been unhappy with the vet clinic that B-kitty and Jilly have been going to for quite some time. When I started taking them there, it was a small, intimate clinic with good service. Now it is more about the money and...
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