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| Paw Colors | Points |
|---|---|
| Grey | 0-49 |
| Red | 50-149 |
| Orange | 150-299 |
| Green | 300-599 |
| Magenta | 600-1499 |
| Purple | 1500-4999 |
| Blue | 5000-9999 |
| Brown | 10000-24999 |
| Black | 25000+ |
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Cat Health
10 / 10 / 2009
please can you help me, peppi passed away 24 sept 2009. keep waking up crying, come home from work crying, go to bed crying. a picture of peppi is my avatar. and yes i have another cat - cleo at home. peppi was 18, but i miss her, want to talk to her and hold [...]
Cat Health
7 / 17 / 2009
My grandparents have a 16 year old cat named Tris. For most of her life Tris has been incrededibly fat but recently tris’s brother Shandy died and just before that she became unbelievably skinny. Her feet are bent strangely from carrying so much weight for so long. She is an extremely finicky eater and often [...]
Cat Health
5 / 24 / 2009
Like how for every person year, a dog ages 7 years. How does it work for cats?
4 Answers | Asked By: cutiekitties 636
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