When Lauren von Krusenstiern stopped into the Windham County Humane Society shortly after her family’s 15-year-old cat passed away, she was looking for a kitten. "They didn’t have any kittens," she remembers, "but they had just taken in a really sweet pregnant mama cat, Sadie, and asked if I’d be interested in fostering her and …
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I’ve said it before: I’m a nerd. My particular nerdy passion is medicine and surgery, so when my cat, Kissy, needed to have her leg amputated, I asked if I could watch. My vet said that was fine. Not only was this a chance to satisfy my curiosity about this aspect of cat health — …
Usually I use this space for whatever topic I happen to be discussing with Daddy, but a week ago I answered some old reader questions about cats and how we live. Since then messages and comments have been just pouring in. My mailbox was full of messages from companies such as Dealfind — and from …
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What time do you feed your cat each day? It turns out that your cat’s feeding schedule reveals a lot about ourselves as cat owners, which we’ve completely ignored in favor of some jokes. When the sun rises You’re strict, possibly unyielding. You get things done and expect the same from everyone. You give yourself …
Have you met George? No? Actually, you might have and not known it, because he was incognito. Most of the time George is a big fluffy white cat, but he also has a habit of dressing up as iconic characters. No, it was no Santa’s lap you sat on, and it was not Santa’s ear …
Cat grooming is an important topic in my household. With two longhaired cats, and a house filled with hardwood floors, hairballs, and cat allergies (mine), we’ve been fighting cat hair for years — and we have tips. We’ve tried professional lion cuts and trims, weekly brushings, and clipping the boys ourselves (not recommended). What I’ve …
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