I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been chosen as a World’s Best Cat Litter Cat-vocate — a person who’s been given the opportunity to work with World’s Best Cat Litter to help cats around the world to have a better life. Now, I hope you know after all these years that I would never work [...]
View ArticleHi, everybody! I’m the new kitty in town!

Hi there. Siouxsie and Thomas said I could write this week’s post because, well, I think they wanted to take a nap. Anyway, my name is Belladonna Moonshadow Kelley, or Bella for short. I’m so excited to be here in my brand new forever home! I don’t think I’ve stopped purring since I got here! [...]
View Article chronic illness, diabetes, multi-pet householdsTen Years — and It Only Gets Better From Here

This year marks a momentous milestone for Paws and Effect. I’m amazed and gratified that I’ve been able to share cat advice and entertainment for 10 years. I never would have imagined when I began writing this column in 2003 that it would be going strong and growing faster than ever, a decade later. I’m [...]
View Article 10th anniversaryTiny Grief Song

A couple of weeks ago, I told you about my visit to the vet to discuss Kissy’s leg. After X-rays and consultations with four orthopedic surgeons, my vet and I agreed that amputating her congenitally deformed and chronically painful leg would be the best thing to do in order to give her the high-quality and [...]
View ArticleOh Goody, It’s Take Your Cat to the Vet Day

Please don’t think we’re betraying you, our feline fans, by sharing with all our readers that today, August 22, is National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day. We are cats, after all, and everykitty knows that going to the vet is just about our least favorite thing in the world. But deep inside, we [...]
View Article national take your cat to the vet day, veterinarian
