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Allegra’s World: Life Without Ruby

Hi everyone, it’s Allegra! I want to thank you for all the love and support you’ve shown to Mom and me since Ruby passed away. It’s hard to believe she’s been gone for more than a month. Some days it seems like she was just here yesterday. I think Mom still sometimes hopes she’s going to wake up one day and find that these last four months were just a bad dream.

I miss my little sister. It’s been really strange without her. Mom and I are both trying to find our way in this new normal, and...

6 Simple Steps to Improve Your Cat Photos with Zoner Photo Studio X

Guest post by Tomáš Galik
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Taking a picture of your cat is no longer just about snapping a cute photo. These days, post-production and editing goes hand in hand with taking photos. The good news is that you don’t need to be a photography or graphic design genius to take your cat photos to the next level.

If you’re looking for an intuitive all-in-one program, consider Zoner Photo Studio X as your best (cat’s) friend. It covers photographers’...

Bacteria 101: Meet the Microbes Living In and On Your Cat

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We tend to think of bacteria is “bad.” After all, some bacteria can make cats and humans sick. But there’s so much more to bacteria, and many of them are not just beneficial, but critical to your cat’s health.

Bacteria are microscopic creatures invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere: in the air, soil, and water, inside yours and your cat’s body, and on your skin and your cat’s fur.

The scientists at NomNomNow have compiled a comprehensive and...

Sunday Quotes: The Cold of Winter

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Mews and Nips: Cats in Movies

Long before cats took over the internet, filmmakers were were aware of the appeal of felines on screen. BBC Culture recently rounded up some of the most famous movie cats in a piece titled “Why cats are really man’s best friend – in film, at least.” From the Godfather’s Don Vito Corleone stroking a tabby cat on his lap to Jonesy, Ellen Ripley’s cat in Alien, cats have long been part of many successful movies. Visit BBC.com for a delightful article about the history of cats in movies.

If you...

Review: What Holds Us Together

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What Holds Us Together is the story of a tabby named Luna on a mission to help her family overcome the grief after losing their husband and father.

From the publisher:

They say that cats don’t like change. But Luna, an imaginative tabby, understands that sometimes it’s necessary. When her owner, Annika, moved back to her small New England hometown six months ago along with her sixteen-year-old twins, Luna knew it was for the best. Ever since Annika’s...

Giveaway: Martingale Cat Walking Harness from Sleepypod

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There is no question that indoor cats live longer and healthier lives. The average life expectancy for an indoor cat is 12 to 15 years vs. 4 to 5 years for an outdoor cat. To ensure that they also live happy lives, it is imperative that cat guardiansprovide a stimulating environment. If you feel strongly that your cat should have access to the great outdoors, leash training is a way to allow her to safely enjoy being outside. For some cats, safe...

Writing About the Cats We Love

Guest post by Clea Simon
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Clara was supposed to be a tortoiseshell. Although, Clara – the heart, if not exactly the heroine – of my new cozy cat mystery An Incantation of Cats is now a calico, she was a tortie through at least two drafts of A Spell of Murder, the first book in the “Witch Cats of Cambridge” series, largely due to Ingrid’s influence. I started this series before Thisbe, my current feline companion, came into my life, but through Ingrid, I...

Ask the Cat Doc: Mats on Arthritic Cat, Cat Eliminating Outside the Litter Box

Welcome to our regular “Ask the Cat Doc With Dr. Lynn Bahr” segment! Once a month, Dr. Bahr answers as many of your questions as she can, and you can leave new questions for her in a comment.

Dr. Bahr graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991.Unlike most veterinarians, she did not grow up knowing that she would become a veterinarian. “It was a cat who got me interested in the practice and I am forever grateful to him,” said Dr. Bahr.Over the course of...

A Report from the Winn Feline Foundation Symposium on FIP, Part Three: New Research, Products, and Community Action

Guest post by Ingrid R. Niesman, MS PhD

This is the third installment in a three part series reporting from the 2019 Winn Feline Foundation Symposium on FIP. Click here to readPart One: The Viral Menace, and Part Two: The Cats and Their Humans Who Fight This Battle.

In the previous posts, we have explored the origins and diagnosis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) and the newest research into possible treatments. Given the state of disagreement in clinical test results for a diagnosis...