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Home» Posts tagged "kittens"

Our New Cats Are Beating Up Our Old Cat. Help!

February 17, 2013 | by The Paws and Effect Gang | cat behavior | 9 Comments
Kittens are adorable, but they can be a handful for an older cat. Two kittens, (CC-BY) by Flickr user Pietro Jr.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We had two cats currently in our home, one is almost 5 and the other is 3. We then brought in two newborns who were left near our doorstep when they were about 3 weeks old. We raised them by hand, and they’re now about 14 months old. The [...]

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Is Catnip Bad for Cats With a Heart Murmur?

April 8, 2012 | by The Paws and Effect Gang | cat health | 6 Comments
Thomas with a catnip toy. Photo by JaneA Kelley

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We love when our human reads Sparkle the Designer Cat. She has learned a lot that has made living with us better. Today Sparkle was talking about ‘nip and it made her think of a question she recently got from a potential adopter she couldn’t answer. Our question is [...]

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How Soon Can Newborn Kittens Be Petted?

December 18, 2011 | by The Paws and Effect Gang | cats and people | 6 Comments
Rosabelle and her three kittens. Rosabelle is a cat our grammie fostered.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I am fostering a mother cat who just gave birth to five kittens. As I write this, the kittens are two days old, and my little girls are dying to pet and hold them. Is this a good idea? I don’t want to see Nala, the momma cat, become [...]

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Why Don’t My Kittens Purr For Me?

September 25, 2011 | by The Paws and Effect Gang | cat behavior | 7 Comments
Dahlia and Thomas snuggling

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I found Diva and Tater on Craigslist. They were 9 weeks old at the time, and they were healthy and happy. I brought them into a household with one 4-month-old rescue female kitten from a vet’s office. It was instant adoration! They thought of Gracie as “Mom.” They “nursed” [...]

View Article kittens, meowing and vocalizing, purring

Why Does My Kitten Constantly Lick Me?

September 11, 2011 | by The Paws and Effect Gang | cat behavior | 5 Comments
Thomas and Dahlia snuggling

Kitties’ note: Mama’s been having kind of a rough day today, and she said the only way she could manage to help us write our column was if we had a happy question to answer. And lucky for us, in the wee hours of the morning, this letter came through! Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable [...]

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