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: ChaCha here with my big brother Tango. We adopted Mom about two years ago and live a rather spoiled life. Now Mom is thinking about fostering another feline! She says there are hundreds of babies that are not so lucky as us and we should share a room for [...]
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In the two weeks (wow, how did that happen?) since I last updated you on Chrysanthemum — a.k.a. Kissy — and her integration into the Paws and Effect family, a lot of wonderful things have happened. Last weekend was the first time I had the door between Kissy’s room and the rest of the house [...]
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Last weekend I took a 250-mile road trip from Maine to Connecticut to visit my good friend and fellow cat blogger, Robin Olson of Covered in Cat Hair. Why? Not just for spits and giggles. First of all, I wanted to visit with Robin and Sam because they’re awesome. Secondly, I wanted to meet the [...]
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Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I really need your help. I’ve been asking my parents for a cat ever since I was in second grade (I’m in seventh grade now). My dad agreed that I could get one, but the problem is my mom. I tell her I can handle the responsibility and she [...]
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