We’re back online!
After a 24-hour down time, Paws and Effect is back online. We’re not sure what happened, really, because Mama didn’t do anything before or after the problem occurred. Perhaps our hosting company was upgrading or relocating some techie stuff. But anyway, come and have a look at this week’s column!
I think my new kitten is blind. How can I help her cope?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I got a new kitten yesterday from a litter of strays. She is about 11 weeks old and I am sure she is blind. She is so scared that she will not stand up and will only Army-crawl a short distance. I have her in the bathtub with a fuzzy blanket and some food and water on one end and a litter box on the other, but she can’t find her way around on her own or is too scared to move. She’s just going to the bathroom where she is laying and then gets very distressed and starts crying. She’s easily startled but let me clip her claws…
We’re moving from Africa to Ireland. What should we do to help our cats adjust?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My name’s Aggie – together with my fiancée we live in Botswana. We have three cats. The oldest one already lived in the house to which we moved. She’s a very nervous cat. We adopted two younger cats–Roscal (age 1-1/2) and Tyson (age 1). We will be moving back to Europe in May ’09. We’d like to bring the cats with us but we’re not sure how will they respond to such a long trip and six months quarantine. Will they be able to adapt to the much colder climate in Ireland? Is it better to leave them here–which would be a heartbreak for us–in good care? Will the…
Why is my cat leaving tiny blood spots in the sink?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a question about my 18-month-old Siamese: a couple weeks ago I began noticing tiny blood spots in the bathroom sink. At first I thought maybe I was brushing my teeth too hard or something, but I finally figured out that they were coming from my cat’s feet (or foot?). I’ve checked her over numerous times, including between each of her toes and her rear. I can never find any blood spotting in her fur, on her pads, or in any place that she regularly naps (and just all around “hangs out”). The only place I find the spots, in fact, are in the bathroom sink (and then,…
A decree from Siouxsie Mew, Top Cat and Queen of All Eastern Cats
Whereas our youngest sibling, Dahlia P. Kittenface, is in the running for a Shorty Award (for the best Twitter users out there) in the category #cattitude, and whereas Dahlia has been nothing but a pain in our flank since she began running for the award, we beseech and command all of our followers with Twitter accounts to vote for Dahlia (Twitter username dahliapkitten) in the Shorty Awards Cattitude category: http://shortyawards.com/category/cattitude. You may also follow her tweets if you wish; we have been told that she writes haiku and other interesting stuff. Signed and sealed herewith, Her Royal Highness Siouxsie Mew Top Cat and Queen of All Eastern Cats and Most Puissant Lap Fungus
The Paws and Effect Holiday Gift Guide
Today, we’re going to tell you about some wonderful goodies that you can purchase for the cats and cat lovers in your life. We’ve carefully vetted all the products and vendors we’ve listed here, and we know you’ll find some great gifts. Enjoy!
Paws and Effect is now on Squidoo!
Squidoo is an information sharing site where people (and cats!) can create “lenses” about specific topics. Our first two lenses are about Paws and Effect–of course!–and the health benefits of spaying and neutering. Come on over and visit our Squidoo lenses and give us some feedback on the info we’ve provided. And in other news, our next column will be the Paws and Effect Holiday Gift Guide. We’ll have a collection of great gift ideas for cats and cat lovers. Don’t miss it!
