Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat is 18 years old and on medication for blood pressure and kidney trouble and her back legs seem stiff when coming down stairs. The problem I have is with her peeing and pooing. She has access to the garden and has always gone outside through the cat [...]
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Hi everybody. Mama just came back from a conference and, even though she didn’t bring us any swag (she said it was a conference for humans, can you believe it?), she looks so tired that we want to spend the evening snuggling with her. Oh yeah, and we missed her, too. So anyhow, we just [...]
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Petfinder has launched its I Am A Cat Parent campaign, a great opportunity for all of us cat lovers to show our pride in our love for all feline-kind and dispel stereotypes about cats and cat people. Among other things, the campaign features a gallery of cat dads, some great “cattoos” — including the tattoo [...]
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Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I recently adopted an 8-year-old male, neutered cat from the shelter, and we have had a difficult time reaching any rapport. I have come to believe that he was, at one time, an indoor/outdoor cat — he is always pacing and vocalizing and spends a lot of time in [...]
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Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat, Andy, is a 2-1/2 year old tabby. He is unneutered because I haven’t had the money (I know I’m a bad “mother” in that respect). He eats well, is playful, all that good stuff. The problem is that he has developed a habit of not using his [...]
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