Latest Blog Posts for Cat Chat

• A New Blog Look and a New Kitten
  on Apr 10, 2011 in kidney failure cats kittens euthanasia animal shelter
  Well, spring has finally sprung and lots has happened since I last posted here. Bored with the old blog appearance, I opted for a new one. More importantly, however, is the news on the cat front: last fall, two of our three old cats, Black Bear (my f...
• Read This Before You Try to Pill Your Cat
  on Jun 23, 2010 in funny cat jokes how to pill a dog how to pill a cat
  I received this email "joke" from my sister-in-law and thought I'd share it. It's true enough to be funny, for sure. Every cat lover has had a cat that was resistant to medicating; ours was Sweet Pea. She wasn't quite as bad as the cat in this sto...
• Make Moving Day Easy on Your Cats
  on Jun 14, 2010 in moving day cats Calms Forte stress change and stress
  Change is stressful for all of us, and moving ranks right up there with other life changes such as marriage and divorce. While you and your human family members can at least understand what is going on, your cats cannot and feel the stress more acut...
• Are Veterinary Tests Reliable?
  on May 31, 2010 in tests for diabetes in cats kidney disease in cats liver disease in cats
  The tendency of some diseases, such as kidney/liver failure and diabetes, to make our cats very ill leads some to rely on blood testing to detect early signs of these problems. When I worked for veterinarians many years ago, kidney and liver functio...
• Cat Hair, Everywhere
  on May 24, 2010 in cat hair on furniture cat grooming cat hair cat fur
  One of the many reasons that we love cats is because of their soft, downy fur. What cat lover can resist rubbing their noses in that fluff? And all cat lovers admire the long-haired breeds for their beauty and royal bearing, even if they are not up...
• More Internet Myths About Feline Nutrition
  on May 19, 2010 in homemade cat food cat nutrition cat care books feline nutrition
  Many articles online regarding feline nutrition seem to cluster around the question of whether commercial canned diets or dry food products are "better" for cats. Many authors use the existence of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (...
• Myths About Cats Abound on the Internet
  on May 18, 2010 in myths about cats feline nutrtion dry cat food
  I love doing research on the internet. I love reading and researching anyway, and have spent many hours over the years doing just that in numerous libraries. Internet research, however, allows me to do this type of work in the comfort of my own hom...
• Conversations With Your Cat
  on May 17, 2010 in cat communication chatty cats conversing with cats
  Do you talk to your cat? Most cat owners do (so do dog owners, by the way), so don't be embarrassed. Does your cat answer you when you speak to him? If so, you are one of the elite group of people that regularly have conversations with their cats.
• More on Cats and Water
  on May 12, 2010 in cats love water Turkish Van swimming cats
  For an animal that supposedly doesn't like getting wet, many cats actually do have an affinity for water. After writing yesterday's post, I started thinking about this fact. Sure, you don't generally see cats jump into bodies of water like dogs do,...
• Of Wet Floors and Cat Paws
  on May 11, 2010
  Once again, as I was mopping floors last Saturday, the cats had to get themselves involved. When I got to the bottom of the stairs, for instance, the Bear comes pha-lumping down, obviously unable to wait until the stairs dried. What is it about wet...

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