Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have trouble taking my cat to the vet. She runs from me and then when I catch her to put her in the carrier, she gets all her claws out and lets me have it. Help! Is there an easier way to do this? Also, once she’s locked [...]
View Article cat carrier, stress, trainingDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We are going to have to give our beloved cats, Kala and Bansi, away because we are going to Afghanistan to work with an NGO on a humanitarian relief project. We really want to give my cats to my father-in-law, who lives in a different country, because we know [...]
View Article international travelToday we’ve got a special treat for you! Our kitty friend Asti Spumanti is celebrating her 20th birthday today. She’s the oldest and most well-traveled cat we’ve ever known, and we want to share some of her wisdom and tales of her amazing life, so we interviewed Asti and her person, KK. We hope you [...]
View Article interviews, senior catsDear 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 [...]
View Article disaster preparedness, emergencies, evacuation kitDear 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 [...]
View Article bringing cats to the EU