How can I medicate my cat without torturing her?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
My kitty is 17 and has always been very healthy and very affectionate — she follows me everywhere. About 6 days ago, she stopped following me around and stopped eating her favorite canned food (and any food at all). I took her to the vet, and after lots of testing [...]

How can I make my tiny apartment a good kitty home?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
When I was seven years old, my parents surprised me by adopting a chocolate-brown Burmese kitten. They had always told me that I could not have have a cat of my own until I was eight (no matter how much I begged), so I really wasn’t expecting this at all. [...]

My beloved cat died suddenly, and I’m in shock. What happened?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I had the shock of my life today.
My cat, Zoe, was only 5 years old and she was the most beautiful cat I ever laid eyes on. She was a large cat, not fat at all, but large and quite heavy. Yesterday, I picked her up and noticed that she [...]

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