Will my cat stop charging for the door after he’s neutered?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Why does my adorable adopted male grey and white cat always run out the door as soon as it opens? He is very vocal at night. He doesn’t stay out long, and he finds his way home. He has his neuter appointment this Saturday. After he is “fixed,” will that calm him down and keep him inside? ~Eva Siouxsie: Well, Eva, we have to confess that “door dashing” is a very popular feline hobby, especially for those of us who have had the chance to be outside cats before.
Paws and Effect is in the running for a Mashable Open Web Award
If you have a Twitter or Facebook account, could you do us a favor and help us toward our goal of winning the Most Educational to Follow award in Mashable’s 2009 Open Web Awards? All you have to do is login to your Twitter or Facebook account and go to this page on the Mashable site. Our site is conveniently filled in, and you can use the pull-down menu to nominate Paws and Effect for Most Educational to Follow … or any other award you think we deserve! Thank you so much, and lots of purrs to you all.
Why is my aloof cat suddenly all snuggly?
Before we begin today’s column, we want to let you know about a new Paws and Effect feature. We’re going to start answering letters that only need short answers on our Facebook page! If you’re on Facebook, become a fan of Paws and Effect and our posts will appear on your wall. (If you’re not on Facebook, you’ll still be able to see the content of our page, so don’t be shy.) Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Two years ago, we took in two cats that had been abandoned by their deceased owner’s daughter. We’re not sure how long she had had them. We think one of them had been hit. I don’t really…
I think my cat has taken hairball problems to a new level. Help!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 5-year-old female cat, Myrtle, is ill. She has been vomiting up her food on the odd occasion for the past six weeks. She is now bringing up clear liquid, but sometimes foam and sometimes yellow liquid as well. She has become lethargic and depressed. She is not eating properly. She has long, fine hair so I do worry about hairballs, but she drinks lots of water and I give her the hairball syrup once a week. Myrtle is now hiding under the bed and won’t come out. If I touch her, she growls at me and yelps if I touch her belly. Do you think she has hairballs?…
Blogging Against Domestic Violence
Paws and Effect is honored to participate in the Women’s Fund of Birmingham (Alabama, USA) inaugural Blog Against Violence New Media Event, October 7, 2009. This is a cooperative effort between the Women’s Fund of Birmingham and area television station WVTM, NBC-13, to raise money and raise awareness for Voices Against Violence, The Women’s Fund’s nationally recognized initiative to reduce domestic violence. Our most recent column, “Pets and Domestic Violence,” will be linked at the Women’s Fund page and on NBC-13′s Blog Against Violence web page. We are glad to lend our voices to events and initiatives that help people and animals live better, safer lives.
Pets and Domestic Violence: A Paws and Effect Special Feature
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month here in the United States, so we’re going to do our part to put a spotlight on this issue through this special column on how pets are affected by domestic violence, how pets are used by abusers to terrorize their victims, and what you can do to help domestic violence victims ensure that their pets are safe if they choose to leave their abuser. This column was inspired by the following letter, which we received last year:
