I’ve always adopted older cats from shelters or rescue organizations. Usually the cats were spayed or neutered, or I had it done right away after adopting. I haven’t had a male kitten in our house since we adopted Jamie 21 years ago. (Jamie passed on in 2012.) So my recent adoption of my kitten, Norton, …
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Dear Einstein, I want to turn over a new catnip leaf. I’m trying to decide on which resolutions I should aspire to. I was considering: killing at least three rats per week (in the absence of real rats, then three rat analogues), teaching the parrot to say “feed the kitty,” and stopping smashing my nose …
Ask Einstein: What Should Be My Kitty Resolutions for 2014? Read More »
“Is anyone able to take in a cat? She’s old, she’s fat, and she won’t make it two seconds in a shelter.” The call came out over a freelance writer’s message board, a coworker’s plea for help regarding her in-laws’ cat, Cali. They could no longer care for her and she had some health problems. …
From Fat to Fabulous: One Cat’s Weight Loss Journey Read More »
I’ve seen some amazing things lately, which only a cat nerd (read cat lover) might appreciate. I’ll start by saying that we’ve had a couple of cats pass on this year. Eighteen-year-old Kali passed over in June. Sixteen-year-old Karma passed on (with our assistance) in mid-December. We had a lot of time to prepare for …
Let’s Talk: Do Other Cats Move to Fill a Departed’s Cat’s Role? Read More »
Four-year-old Duke the Munchkin cat is living every day like it’s his last. That’s because it might be. Duke has had feline leukemia since birth and while his human family does all they can to make sure he lives a good life, the reality is that it’s a greatly shortened life. And that’s not all …
Duke the Munchkin Cat Was the Only One of His Family to Survive Read More »
Everyone needs a little unbiased feedback. Dear Abby has been doling out advice to generations of humans in need of guidance for more than 50 years, but where do cats go to obtain words of wisdom? Believe it or not, there are cat-to-cat advice columns out there. Ask Einstein is a new feature here on …
My Cats Would Be the Worst Advice Columnists Ever Read More »
