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Our Cats Are Terrified of Strangers. Help!
from Cat Advice | Paws and Effect
on Sunday June 16th, 2013 at 06:10 PM
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I have two cats that are terrified of strangers. We are planning on going away this summer with the entire family. The problem is if I have someone come into the house to feed them, they will run and hide under my bed and not come out for hours. They are fed raw food, which is a problem because it cant be left out long. Help, I am stressing out! Any suggestions?
~ Charlene
Some cats dont like to come out and meet people. Photo JaneA Kelley; all...
Sugar Kitty Wednesday: Meet My Friend Denny!
from Cat Advice | Paws and Effect
on Wednesday June 12th, 2013 at 04:02 PM
Hi everybody, Bella here. Mama told me that June is Adopt-A-Cat Month, and then she told me that my friends in the diabetic kitty room at HART of Maine are having trouble finding forever homes. Well, Im not having any of that! I promised them that theyd find their forever homes someday, and Im going to help them by introducing them to you.
My first diabetic friend is Denny. Say hi, Denny!
Denny: Hi, Bella. Thanks for choosing me as your first Sugar Kitty Wednesday feature. Im honored.
Bella:...
Should I Take My New Cat Back to the Shelter?
from Cat Advice | Paws and Effect
on Sunday June 9th, 2013 at 05:59 PM
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I adopted a 6-year-old cat from a local cat shelter that has over 300 cats that are all around each other. When I met her at the shelter she was very affectionate and loving, and would not let me walk away from her. She had been in the shelter since she was approximately 8 weeks old. I adopted her almost 2 weeks ago and she has been hiding since I got her. She comes out to eat, drink, and use the litter box, and has been starting to come out while...
How Can I Prevent My Cat From Spraying?
from Cat Advice | Paws and Effect
on Sunday June 2nd, 2013 at 04:00 PM
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I am considering adopting a 2-1/2 year old male cat. The people who now have him have a dog, whom theyve had for a longer time than the cat. After a year and a half of not liking each other, the cat started spraying. I just had to euthanize my cat, who had major GI problems and would not poop in the box (took me a while to start putting paper around the box). She did that for about four years, but I really would not like to deal with another...
What’s the Best Way to Introduce a New Cat?
from Cat Advice | Paws and Effect
on Sunday May 26th, 2013 at 10:49 PM
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
Im moving in with my boyfriend, who already owns a lovely kitty named Lucy. Lucy is used to me since Im over often. However, she is a pretty aloof kitty, even with my boyfriend (except in the morning when she wants snuggles from him, or me as a last resort if she cant wake him up). Shes going to be a year old soon, but shes been an only child since we adopted her back in October. Im hoping to adopt another cat, but I suppose my fear is that she won...
Maddie’s® Pet Adoption Days Goes Nationwide
from Cat Advice | Paws and Effect
on Thursday May 23rd, 2013 at 10:52 PM
If you live in California, youve probably heard of Maddies Fund, the animal rescue group founded by Dave Duffield, the founder of PeopleSoft, and his wife Cheryl, to save the lives of cats and dogs, including seniors and those with treatable medical conditions.
You all know I have a special place in my heart for senior, adult and special-needs cats. After all, Siouxsie is 17 and still going strong, I adopted Thomas when he was 3 years old, and Bella is a diet-controlled diabetic. Ive had the...
Is It Really That Important to Get My Cat Neutered?
from Cat Advice | Paws and Effect
on Sunday May 19th, 2013 at 01:11 PM
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
Our cat, Guy, is nearly a year old now. We found him when he was a kitten, 2-3 weeks old, in the lagoon area in southeast Nigeria. I had to feed him with a dropper and massage his belly; he was to young to do number one on his own.
Anyway, hes a big boy now, leaving with us in Lagos, Nigeria. He stays only indoors but has plenty of place to roam around. We are not planning to have him go outside unless he really wants to, because its not very safe....
My Cat Has High Creatinine Levels. What’s Wrong?
from Cat Advice | Paws and Effect
on Sunday May 12th, 2013 at 02:41 PM
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
My cat Zekey was diagnosed with sky-high creatinine phosphate levels. He constantly shakes and trembles. Ive had him 10 years; he has never been sick, always been indoors, and everything else on his blood work and urine samples were perfect. We got a corticosteroid Saturday and his back legs quit trembling, but his neck and head still twitch and he seems to be acting lethargic and sneezing a lot. There has to be an answer without him needing muscle...
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