• Help! My cat has 'death breath'!
• The straight dope on toxoplasmosis and pregnancy
• Why is my cat dragging his butt across the floor?
• Why has my cat suddenly become so "kneady"?
• Why did my poo turn green?
• Will my new kitty sisters ever accept me?
• My fat kitty brother's on a diet, and he's pooping mad!
• Help your human cope with PETS (Post-Election Trauma Syndrome)

The columns below originally appeared on VillageSoup.com, a community news website based in Camden, Maine. Paws and Effect was published weekly at VillageSoup from February 2003 through November 2004. We would like to thank VillageSoup Managing Editor Jill Lang for her enthusiasm about our column and for giving us the opportunity to have our work published online until Paws and Effect Dot Com went live.

• How can I keep my cat and my allergic boyfriend?
• How can I help my cat deal with a VERY long car ride?
• Help! My kitten's got a chronic case of the runs.
• What's the best to introduce a new dog to my cat?
• My cat's become a Jekyll and Hyde!
• How can we train an outdoor cat to use the litterbox?
• Why does my cat knead?
• How can I help my grieving cat?
• EXTRA: How to help Florida cats displaced by hurricanes
• Why does my cat attack me when I get out of the shower?
• Cat body language II: Tails, ears and whiskers
• Cat body language I: Aggression and defensiveness
• Why does my kitty brother's nose change color?
• Help! My cat is peeing all over the place!
• My human is mad at me because the new cat won't let me use the litterbox.
• What does it mean when a cat licks me?
• What's the origin of the phrase "the cat's pajamas"?
• What can I do to make my cat's journey easier?
• How do cats purr?
• A eulogy for Grammie Shaughnessy
• Irritable Bowel Dissease: A treatment success story
• My cat has Irritable Bowel Disease. How can I help him?
• Help! I can't stop chasing girl kitties and spraying on things!
• How can I protect my family from ticks and Lyme disease?
• What you need to know about dental care for cats
• Plant a garden for your cat
• Things NOT to do with your cat
• Cats can get high blood pressure, too!
• How to tell when a cat is sick, and how to give a pill
• My cat loves water, but not just for drinking!
• Our favorite feline fiction
• My cat is going blind; how can I help her stay safe?
• Anniversary special: our two favorite letters from the last year
• Introducing Thomas and helping a wire chewer kick the habit
• Help for coping with the grief of losing an animal friend
• How can I help an unsocialized stray dog make friends?
• A strange splashing situation has this cat worried
• What can our human do about our dog's smelly problem?
• When is my kitty brother going to start liking me more?
• How long can a cat survive without water?
• The birds and the bees, kitty style
• My cat is losing hair and has a rash. Is it a flea allergy?
• A Who's Who of the Paws and Effect family
• We're moving; how can we help our cats adjust?