How can you determine a kitten’s sex?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
Recently we found three abandoned kittens which we’ve adopted. How do I tell what sex they are?
~Georgina

What can I do about my cat’s aggression problem?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
We recently got a cat. His name is Buddah and we got him in July of this year. He is a large cat, not a purebred but probably part Maine Coon from what I have been told. He is just kind of black and gray striped. Anyways we are having [...]

What Cats Know About War

A beautiful article written by John F. Burns appeared in the October 14 New York Times Week in Review. The article, “What Cats Know About War,” is a personal piece about his dealings with the feline refugees of the war in Iraq.
“IT was a bitterly cold night in the Baghdad winter of 2005, somewhere in [...]

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