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Why Is My Cat Pooping Outside the Litterbox?

March 31, 2013 | by The Paws and Effect Gang | cat behavior | 17 Comments
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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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Win 2 Bags of World’s Best Cat Litter Forest Scented Clumping Formula

March 29, 2013 | by JaneA Kelley | contests and giveaways | 44 Comments
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This giveaway is now closed, and the winners have been notified. Thank you for participating. As you’ll probably recall, last week I reviewed World’s Best Cat Litter’s new Forest Scented Clumping Formula. The bottom line was: World’s Best Cat Litter Forest Scented Clumping Formula gets 4 paws up from the cats and 4 paws up [...]

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Is It Time for Me To Release My Cat From Suffering?

March 24, 2013 | by The Paws and Effect Gang | cat behavior, cat health | 9 Comments
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Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Last year, my cat Kravitz underwent treatment for hyperthyroidism and a bladder infection. He was cured of the hyperthyroidism, but was diagnosed with mild kidney failure. He was switched to a renal support food, and he was fine for a while. Last week, he stopped eating a lot and [...]

View Article chronic illness, euthanasia, grief and loss

Review: World’s Best Cat Litter Forest Scented Clumping Formula

March 18, 2013 | by JaneA Kelley | reviews | 6 Comments
World's Best Cat Litter Forest Scented Clumping Formula

Actually, I didn’t replace Siouxsie, Thomas and Dahlia’s litter entirely. That would be silly. Instead, I conducted an experiment: I have four litterboxes, two of which are definitely more popular than others. I filled one popular box and one not-so-popular box with new World’s Best Cat Litter Forest Scented Clumping Formula and left their usual [...]

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Blind Cat + New Puppy = Massive Stress. Help!

March 17, 2013 | by The Paws and Effect Gang | cat behavior, cats and other pets | 7 Comments
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Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We have a 1-1/2 year old Siamese cat, Nahla. When she was a year old, she went in to the vet to be fixed, and during that, she had a complication and went into cardiac arrest. After two weeks in ICU, they determined she would be okay except for [...]

View Article blind cats, inappropriate elimination, special needs cats, stress
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