Posted from About.com Cats 4 days ago
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Sooty lives with her adoptive family in the U.K. and was adopted from the RSPCA. Laura had always wanted a kitten and she and her husband visited two shelters. She didn't make a connection until they went to the second shelter and when she saw Sooty, it was love at first sight. Now, at seven months ... (original story)
Posted from About.com Cats 7 days ago
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About.com is celebrating its fifth year of the Readers' Choice Awards, and for the first time, the About.com Cats site will be participating by offering seven award categories. Nominations are open now, and all readers are encouraged to nominate their favorites in any or all of the seven categories.... (original story)
Posted from About.com Cats 7 days ago
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Wow! Since Thursday's newsletter went out, the Cats' Readers' Choice Awards nominations have been coming in a steady string. At the very top of the list, is the "Best Non-Profit Cats-Only Group" which has really taken off, with one group in the lead so far. However, the other two groups, are not far... (original story)
Posted from About.com Cats 7 days ago
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It's only a little over a week until February, and not too early to submit your white cats photos and stories. We traditionally celebrate white cats in February because their ...Read Full Post (original story)
Posted from About.com Cats 7 days ago
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Photo Credit: © Member, Marty Ritzke Dude is an Ocicat, about four years old now, who was the runt of the litter. Marty chose him because he looked like he ...Read Full Post (original story)
Posted from About.com Cats 7 days ago
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The Manx has been around for hundreds of years, and is believed to have originated on the Isle of Man, off the coast of England. Whether the original Manx was a ship's cat will never be known, but it is generally believed that island cats may also have been involved.With its rakish lines (back legs ... (original story)
Posted from About.com Cats 10 days ago
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Quinn was adopted by Jo Ann after she saw him in a Facebook App called "Pet Pardons." Jo Ann felt compelled by the sweet photo of this tiny kitten who was doomed to die in a high-kill shelter in NC. Jo Ann lived in NYC and called the shelter, begging help from a kind worker there. She was able to ad... (original story)
Posted from About.com Cats 10 days ago
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My cats have always been members of my family, as is the case with the majority of my readers. We only consider them as "pets" in the generic sense, and as for "property," that is mostly a matter of law. Thankfully, laws have changed over the years, since the Noah's Ark tragedy in 1997. In that case... (original story)
Posted from About.com Cats 13 days ago
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My cat Joey, pictured here, had radioactive iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism in June, 2011. It is routine after this treatment to have the cat's thyroid values rechecked in 30 days, 90 days, and at six months. One reason is that there is a remote possibility that the cat will need the treatment ag... (original story)
Posted from About.com Cats 13 days ago
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Perhaps your cat has started to pee outside the box, and you are beside yourself. Or maybe your sofa is starting to look shredded and threadbare, and you're embarrassed when visitors come by. Yelling at the cat isn't doing anything, and squirting the cat with a spray bottle doesn't work, nor does ru... (original story)