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		<title>Where did my kitten&#8217;s voice go?</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/03/07/where-did-my-kittens-voice-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I got my cat in January when she was 3 months old. My husband and I thought she was mute cause she wouldn’t meow. When we got her she was spayed already, which concerned me that they didn’t do the surgery the right way, or maybe she was too young. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My cat always has poop on his britches. Help!</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/02/28/my-cat-always-has-poop-on-his-britches-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/02/28/my-cat-always-has-poop-on-his-britches-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=578</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the best diet for a cat with kidney disease?</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/02/21/whats-the-best-diet-for-a-cat-with-kidney-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/02/21/whats-the-best-diet-for-a-cat-with-kidney-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
My cat is 18 years old. I recently found out that she has kidney disease. She was in the hospital for 3 days a month ago. The vet gave me an antibiotic and a supplement; she finished the course of treatment and now she&#8217;s eating quite well.  I&#8217;m feeding her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to create an evacuation plan that includes your cats</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/02/14/how-to-create-an-evacuation-plan-that-includes-your-cats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/02/14/how-to-create-an-evacuation-plan-that-includes-your-cats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cat health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;re supposed to prepare for evacuating [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Did my cat die because I left him?</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/02/07/did-my-cat-die-because-i-left-him/</link>
		<comments>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/02/07/did-my-cat-die-because-i-left-him/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=571</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can I get my cat to stop peeing outside the litter box?</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/31/how-can-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-peeing-outside-the-litter-box/</link>
		<comments>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/31/how-can-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-peeing-outside-the-litter-box/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I have two male cats that grew up together since they were tiny. They are both neutered but one, Loki,  seems to be more stressed out than the other. We brought Loki to the vet because he was standing in the litter box while peeing and pees against a wall [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can my FIV-positive cat be saved?</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/24/can-my-fiv-positive-cat-be-saved/</link>
		<comments>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/24/can-my-fiv-positive-cat-be-saved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I am disabled and a Vietnam veteran and my cat, my best and only friend, has FIV and stomatitis. One vet says he can be helped and one vet says to put him to  sleep. Can anyone help me keep my friend with me?
~J
Siouxsie: First of all, J, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it OK to give my cat Zoloft?</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/17/is-it-ok-to-give-my-cat-zoloft/</link>
		<comments>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/17/is-it-ok-to-give-my-cat-zoloft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=562</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I enjoy your person&#8217;s Catster tips very much. I have a 6-year-old female Abyssinian. She is spayed and lives indoors with two male cats. We moved from Kansas to Arizona in 2006. About three months later she began to groom herself excessively, especially on the tummy, where all the fur [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>My cat has lost all her teeth. What&#8217;s wrong with her?</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/10/my-cat-has-lost-all-her-teeth-whats-wrong-with-her/</link>
		<comments>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/10/my-cat-has-lost-all-her-teeth-whats-wrong-with-her/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
My cat is 4 or 5 years old and has lost all her teeth, and I don’t know why. Should I have her put down? Is what she has contagious to my other cats?
~James
Siouxsie: The first thing you need to do, James, is take your cat to the vet &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paws and Effect supports the Shelter Pet Project</title>
		<link>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/05/paws-and-effect-supports-the-shelter-pet-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/05/paws-and-effect-supports-the-shelter-pet-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Paws and Effect Gang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than 3 million healthy and treatable pets are euthanized each year. Shelter animals are loving, loyal pets who find themselves there through no fault of their own. By dispelling myths and misconceptions, The Shelter Pet Project aims to make adoption the first choice when acquiring a new pet.
The Shelter Pet Project, sponsored by the [...]]]></description>
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