Category: Cat News
Why Cats Knead & Dogs Don’t?
Ever wonder why cats knead & dogs don’t? For one, cats are very different from dogs. Dogs live in packs. Cats are more solitary, and live by themselves. While kneading, fondly called making biscuits by many, is definitely a feline trait – you will not see dogs kneading – not all cats knead. It is…
Will I meet my cats on the Rainbow Bridge?
Will I meet my cats on the Rainbow Bridge and be reunited with my beloved furry felines in the afterlife? At Paws, we like to think so, though nothing is for certain. Aug. 28 marks Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, a time to reflect on all the cats we’ve lost. Last August, I never remotely I…
Virtual Museum Tours for Cat Lovers
Did you know there are a host of virtual museum tours for cat lovers? Museums around the world offer a wide selection of cat paintings and artifacts that might not be so easy to find when you’re trying to squeeze everything on vacation. While it would be quite impossible for most to visit Paris, Budapest,…
Managing cat diabetes easier with AAFP Toolkit
Managing cat diabetes just got easier thanks to the exciting new Diabetes Educational Toolkit developed by the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP). There’s an online version for veterinary professionals to manage cat diabetes: catvets.com/diabetes, as well as a section geared towards cat caregivers: catfriendly.com/diabetes. If you are afraid that your cat is ill, then…
Save Kittens – Support the KITTEN Bill
Save Kittens – Support the KITTEN Bill. Kittens are routinely being killed. Tell the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop killing kittens for unnecessary and cruel experiments. The bipartisan ‘Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now’ (KITTEN) Act directs the USDA to develop a program to adopt out cats no longer needed in research…
How many cats can come about from one cat? Take pause before throwing out the numbers
How many cats can come about from one cat in 7 years? Can it really be 420,000 kittens? The numbers are exponential, but one needs to take pause when throwing out these numbers because they may not be valid. While it’s important to shock people into understanding how explosive pet overpopulation is, it’s also a…
Early spay/neuter will stop explosive cat overpopulation
Early spay/neuter will stop explosive cat overpopulation. There’s no doubt too many cats can come from one cat. Explosive overpopulation among cats is a huge problem, so much so that some animal advocacy organizations call it a national crisis, a crisis that could be averted by having your pet spayed or neutered. While early spay/neuter…
Compound Meds may not be the best choice for your cat
Compound Meds may not be the best choice for your cat. Paws for Reflection found this out first hand when we went to renew Little Yellow’s Theophylline, a bronchodilator used to treat his asthma, last spring, and found it was no longer available in pill form. He’s been taking a half, 100 mg. theophylline once…
The Dalai Lama’s Cat teaches us living in the moment makes us happy
The Dalai Lama’s Cat teaches us living in the moment makes us happy. Living in the moment is what cats do. It’s also a fundamental principles of Buddhism. And if anyone has ever gone through therapy, it’s also a manta of how to shed ourselves of our demons and become happier people.Living in the moment,…
Can cats do tricks? Feline agility competitions prove they can
Can cats do tricks? Feline agility competitions prove they can. Paws was pretty amazed when we saw how easy it is to train cats to maneuver an obstacle course, complete with jumps, stairs, tunnels and weave poles. We weren’t the only one that were befuddled at how masterful the cats could be, and how fast…
