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5 / 2 / 2008

When I was a kid, I knew only three breeds of cats: shorthair, longhair, and Siamese. Today there’s a multitude of both well-known and exotic breeds from which to choose. The choices are seemingly endless: big cats, small cats, cats with short legs, cats with folded ears, and even cats with no hair. While outward [...]

2 Comments  |  By: Holle Abee  |  5 / 2 / 2008
4 / 20 / 2008

So why do cats cough up hairballs? Anyone who has lived with a cat for long enough has probably had the misfortune of stepping on one of these wet clumps of matted fur barefoot, and it is not an experience that you’d care to repeat. The reason why cats cough up hairballs has to do [...]

2 Comments  |  4 / 20 / 2008
4 / 8 / 2008

If it hadn’t been for the common house cat, the human populations in European countries might have been completely wiped out hundreds of years ago by the Black Plague, also known as the Black Death. It raged across the continent sporadically for four hundred years, leaving widespread devastation and death in its path. It is [...]

11 Comments  |  By: Holle Abee  |  4 / 8 / 2008
4 / 8 / 2008

I am an author and I have a problem. My problem is my cat Barthélemy who thinks he is a co-author. For the last month or so I’ve been working long days dashing off a 1,200 page novel and he’s been with me nearly every step of the way. Okay, I’m exaggerating a bit: it’s taken [...]

7 Comments  |  By: Norman G. Gautreau  |  4 / 8 / 2008
4 / 4 / 2008

We’ve all heard legends about toilet-trained cats. Most famously in the hit comedy Meet the Parents , potty trained cats are one of life’s little mysteries. After all, cats act so smart; we just know that they could use the toilet if they wanted to. Maybe that explains why toilet trained cats have become an underground [...]

4 Comments  |  4 / 4 / 2008
4 / 2 / 2008

Imagine your cat slinking across the back yard homing in on a targeted prey with slow, measured steps until the pounce occurs! Yum, dinner! You would hear the crunch of mouse bones rather than the crackle and crunch of dry cat food. This natural behavior tells us a good deal about what our cats’ need for [...]

8 Comments  |  By: S.F. Heron  |  4 / 2 / 2008
4 / 2 / 2008

Curiosity killed the cat. There is a reason that expression exists, morbid though it may seem. Cats are naturally curious creatures. They like to stalk small animals and explore out-of-the-way terrain. There are, however, many poisons they need to avoid. You can learn what to do in the unfortunate even that [...]

1 Comment  |  By: Terra L. Fletcher  |  4 / 2 / 2008
4 / 2 / 2008

Our cats, Barthélemy and Marcabrun, are in for a major change. My husband and I are preparing to sell our house, buy a passage-making trawler to live aboard and sail to as many places in the world as we can. And wherever we go, so go our feline pals. So I’ve started researching what we [...]

5 Comments  |  By: Susan Reynolds  |  4 / 2 / 2008
4 / 1 / 2008

It might be the tug at your heartstrings. It might be a feeling that your cat is slowing down. Maybe your cat has lost his appetite or willingness to labor across the floor to the water dish. Somehow a pet owner just knows when the time in coming near. Easing those last days is a labor [...]

2 Comments  |  By: S.F. Heron  |  4 / 1 / 2008
4 / 1 / 2008

Cats usually like riding in the car about as much as they like taking baths. Whether you’re making a cross-country move, or you couldn’t leave your kitty home from the family vacation, the day may come when your cat has to get in the car. Fear not, there are tips to help make it easier [...]

2 Comments  |  By: Rachel McClain  |  4 / 1 / 2008
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