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Cat in an Alien X-Ray Winners

Congratulations, Kyle S. and Lois Curcio! You’re the winners of a copy of Cat in an Alien X-Ray by Carole Nelson Douglas!

Look for an e-mail from Ingrid*.

*Winners were selected by random drawing. Winners need to provide a physical address to which the prize will be mailed within 72 hours of receipt of notification e-mail. If this information is not received, an alternate winner will be chosen

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Cat in an Alien X-Ray winners

Congratulations, Kyle S. and Lois Curcio! You’re the winners of a copy of Cat in an Alien X-Ray by Carole Nelson Douglas!

Look for an e-mail from Ingrid*.

*Winners were selected by random drawing. Winners need to provide a physical address to which the prize will be mailed within 72 hours of receipt of notification e-mail. If this information is not received, an alternate winner will be chosen

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Adventures in Veterinary Medicine Now Available for Kindle

It’s here! I’m super excited to announce thatmy new book, Adventures in Veterinary Medicine:What Working in Veterinary Hospitals Taught Me About Life, Love, and Myself is now available for Kindle. If you don’t havea Kindle, don’t worry.You can download a free reading app to read this and other Kindle books on your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android tablet and smartphone.

The book offers a unique look at what really goes on in a veterinary hospital through the eyes of a former veterinary hospital m...

Mews and Nips: Tortie Accidentally Raises $1,000 for Animal Charities

Who says you need opposable thumbs to make a difference in this world? Not Refurb, a tortoiseshell cat who raised $1,000 in donations to animal charities around the world. The cat’s photo made it to the front page of social media network Reddit after her image was shared on imgur, a photo sharing site. Someone jokingly asked Refurb’s human for an autograph, and he said sure, but only if the requestor provided proof of a $10 donation to an animal shelter or rescue group. Refurb’s human, Reddit...

PolydactylCats Asian Sauce Toys Winner

Congratulations, Nikijhab! You’re the winner of an Asian Sauce Toys Pack from PolydactylCats!

Look for an e-mail from Ingrid*.

*Winners were selected by random drawing. Winners need to provide a physical address to which the prize will be mailed within 72 hours of receipt of notification e-mail. If this information is not received, an alternate winner will be chosen.

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Review: The World According to Bob by James Bowen

I fell in love with Bob, the ginger (orange) tom cat and his human, James Bowen, when I read last spring. The story of a down on his luck street musician who was busking the streets of London with his cat captured my heart – and the hearts of millions of readers around the world. A Street Cat Named Bob became an international bestseller which has been translated into 25 languages. , and immediately landed on the New York Times Bestsel...

Iams Recalls Multiple Lots of Dry Cat Food

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has recalled specific lots of dry pet food due to possible salmonella contamination. These products were distributed to retailers in the United States.

The following products and lot numbers are affected:

Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or...

Giveaway: Louie’s Box

Cats love boxes, and likeevery other cat, Ben Wiener’s cat Louie loves playing in small spaces: soft drink boxes, shoe boxes, paper bags and basically anything that can make a mess… So Benfigured why not design a box that will be fun for Louie to play with and also look great?

Louie’s Box is a new Kickstarter-funded, eco-friendly, beautifully-designed toy and play box for cats. In addition to being made form eco-friendly cardboard, it is assembled and packaged by mentally and developmentally c...

Could Your Cat Be a Therapy Cat?

On Monday, we introduced you to some very special therapy cats who share their gift of purring with nursing home and other facility residents. Today, we’re looking at what it takes for a cat to be able to do this kind of work.

If your cat is a mellow, laid back lap cat, she may just be the purr-fect candidate to be a therapy cat.

Therapy cats need to be gentle and calm. They have to be open to new experiences. Socialization to people of all genders, ages and ethnic backgrounds is important. The...

I’m the Cats Expert on Answers.com

I’m very excited to announce that I am the new Cats Expert on Answers.com!

Answers.com is one of the top 15 internet sites in the United States. ThisInternet-based knowledge exchange answers questions about just about anything you can imagine, and it features WikiAnswers, ReferenceAnswers, VideoAnswers, and five international language Q&A communities. Answers Expertsinclude Nobel prize winnersand New York Times bestselling authors, so it was quite an honor to have been selected for this Expert...