Why is my cat biting us when we pet her?

Posted by on January 23, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We just adopted a 9-month-old cat four days ago. She has been quiet and hiding, but yesterday she started to come out and explore a bit more. Today my son held her and she seemed very happy being held in his lap and was purring and drooling. At one point during this petting she licked his face and then bit him. Afterwards, she ran and hid under the bed. We left her there for six hours, and... Read More

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Why is my deaf cat suddenly so aggressive?

Posted by on December 27, 2009 · 2 Comments 

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a deaf cat who hasn’t been right since his brother went to the Bridge. Ever since he was a kitten, he used to be very well behaved, but for the last month he has been extremely obstinate: he seems to do things intentionally, like getting on the counter and pawing things off, or picking fights with the other cats. He’s turned in to an uncontrollable mad cat. I’ve taken him... Read More

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What does it mean when a cat winks?

Posted by on January 13, 2008 · 7 Comments 

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: OK, this is probably a stupid question, but what does it mean when a cat winks? I read somewhere that it means something. ~Barb Siouxsie: Let us start by assuring you that there’s no such thing as a stupid question, Barb. Thomas: In fact, we think it’s highly commendable that you want to learn more about the subtle language of cats. Dahlia: We cats do a lot of talking with our... Read More

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My new kitten is hissing at everything. What’s up?

Posted by on December 3, 2007 · 1 Comment 

Greetings, everyone. We’re sorry we’re a day late with our update, but we had to let Mama take care of some family obligations (and have some fun — we know she could use a break from her constant hard work in taking care of us and being our typist, publicist and webmaster). Anyway, we’re here, better late than never, on a lovely winter day. Well, lovely from the inside, anyway. We’re not fond of all that... Read More

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