My cat always has poop on his britches. Help!

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
My cat goes to the bathroom in the litter box, but he never quite gets it all out. He always, unfailingly, has poop stuck to his butt. And not just after he goes; it’s there 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He sits on our furniture, on our [...]

How to create an evacuation plan that includes your cats

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I recently had to evacuate my apartment temporarily, with my two cats, as a result of a fire in the building next door. It occurred to me later that even though I got the cats out OK and I have an idea of how you’re supposed to prepare for evacuating [...]

Did my cat die because I left him?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
My cat died a few days ago but I feel incredibly guilty. He was a family cat and we had him for 17 -1/2 years, but I was mostly the one who took care of him.
I left the family home a year ago. I couldn’t take my cat with me [...]

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