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Faulty science spreads lies about cats and their impact on wildlife

For the past week, the mainstream press has widely reported on a paper in which professional wildlife biologists associated with the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service claim that domesticated cats kill as many as 3.7 billion birds and more than 15 billion small mammals each year in the United States. The authors of the paper tried to assess the behavior of “owned” and “un-owned” cats, whichwould include feral, free roaming and indoor/outdoor cats.

This paper was aut...

Giveway: Enter to win a CatCam for your cat

I’m sure most of us have wondered at one time or another what our cats are up to all day while we’re away from home.Well, now there’s a way for you to find out!

The CatCam is a small digital camera that attachesto the cat’s collar. It features a user programmable timer function. Based on the interval time it takes pictures or video clips (based on version). The unit is protected against shock, dirt and humidity in order to survive the cat’s lifestyle. Toview the pictures or videos, simplyconne...

Ruby’s Reflections: feline office assistant job description

Hi everyone, it’s Ruby! I have a big job: I’m Mom’s office assistant. Allegra helps, too, but I’m the one who sits in Mom’s lap most of the time while she’s working, so even though Allegra and I came up with this job description for office cats together, I get to present it to you.

Description: Feline Office Assistant

Feline Office Assistant Job Purpose: Assist human in maintaining hinderingoffice operations by receiving and distributing communications laying on important papers; maintaining ba...

Why do cats drool?

I recently received a question from a reader about why her cat drools when he purrs. She had lived with cats all her life, but had never had a “happy drooler.”

Some cats will, indeed,drool when they’re exceedingly happy and purring up a storm. I’ve lived with a couple of these happy droolers myself. Feebee mostly did it when he was a kitten, but stopped once he got older. Amber drooled throughout her life when she was completely relaxed and purring. Ruby will occasionally drool.

But far more co...

The importance of dental health for your cat

Dental disease is the most frequently diagnosed health problem for cats. According to the American Veterinary Dental Society, an astounding 70 percent of cats show signs of oral disease by age 3.

Normal teeth should be white or just a little yellow. Gums should be light pink and smooth (except in breeds with pigmented gums). Oral disease begins with a build up of plaque and tartar in your cat’s mouth. Without proper preventive and therapeutic care, plaque and tartar buildup leads to periodonta...

Conscious Cat Sunday: Yoga for you and your cat

Guest post by Paige Guthrie Hodges

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few decades you’ve no doubt heard about the benefits of yoga. Our overall health and well being can thrive with a regular yoga practice, but did you ever stop and ponder how your feline friends can reap the rewards as well? Just the mere possibility is enough to make one roll out the yoga mat and start practicing some serious downward facing cat poses!

Cats are the ultimate yogis and they certainly don’t need...

Mews and Nips

I always enjoy stories about working cats. Earlier this week, Catsparella reported on a cat who’s a 14-year-veteran at theVictoria Police Department in Canada. The white mitted grey cat was brought to the communications center (hence her name) as a kitten, and has been manning emergency phone lines ever since. When asked what would happen if a prospective employee was allergic to cats or otherwise not thrilled to be sharing an office with a cat, a police department spokes person said ““If you...

Review: Soul Comfort for Cat Lovers by Liz Eastwood

Even if our cats live into their late teens and sometimes early twenties, it’s just not long enough. The price we pay for sharing our lives with these wonderful companions is that all of us who considers our cats family members or best friends will sooner or later experience the pain of loss, and it can be as devastating as the loss of any loved one.

There are any number of books on pet loss on the market, but until now, there wasn’t a book that addresses the issue of pet loss specifically fro...

Giveaway: Spoiled Rotten Cat Box from PetFlow

Allegra and Ruby received aSpoiled Rotten Cat Box from PetFlow last month, and it was a big hit with both of them. Read their Spoiled Rotten review for details.

Spoiled Rotten Box is a monthly gift club. Every month, your cat will be sent a box of hand-picked treats, toys and accessories. Every edible product is made in the USA.All products are made by premium companies and each box is stuffed with almost $40 worth of products, but the monthly cost for the box is only$24.99 a month.

And now you...