Franny's Cats Blog

A Reader asks: I have had my 8-year old cat for about four years now. Over the past 2 years he has a new habit. Once he is done "pooping," he ... Read More

This is my spayed female cat Jaws. Actually these are baby pictures, cause they are so cute. Her name came from the reaction she showed when I found her alone ... Read More

Nothing quite matches the enthusiasm of Tonkinese admirers for this cat, which has a colorful personality to match its colorful coat. Developed from a cross of the Burmese and Siamese ... Read More

I have had several requests for a new set of Boy Cat? Girl Cats? photos and quiz, and I hope that this one will be as well-received as the first ... Read More

This is Bonnie, sleeping under her favorite window. - © April Stanley In keeping with the spirit of the poll last month about my Cat of the Week choices, February has included ... Read More

According to an article by The Chicago Tribune, Frances Gertz, an 88-year-old widow and three other condominium owners have been given 30 days by their condo association's management firm to ... Read More

With its almost hairless body, big ears and pixiesh expression, you'll either love or hate it at first sight. However, if you spend a bit of time around a Sphynx, ... Read More

Do you sometimes have problems understanding the jargon commonly used in some articles about cats? Does your veterinarian throw around ten dollar words as if he expects you to understand ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video That Hacking Cough Might Not be a Hairball A severe attack of feline asthma may sometimes be discounted as just another hairball attack, or possibly ... Read More

My cat's name is Nancy. She is a stray that my husband found when we were dating. She loves to play with anything as long as it has a bell. ... Read More

As in many previous polls, the choices were difficult this month, because each of the cats had its own individual appeal. However, Anatarina, our January Cat of the Month, took the ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video When it's toothbrushing time, Bob the cat really takes control of the action with his own battery-powered toothbrush. I enjoyed his enthusiasm the minute ... Read More

You probably have received one of those emails showing pictures of vividly painted cats, and maybe wondered at the cruelty of it. David Emery, Guide to Urban Legends, tracked down ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video Clicker training is not only enjoyable for cats, but it can be life-saving too. Suppose you had an extreme emergency and needed to get ... Read More

When you gaze upon the glorious coat of the Somali, you may find it hard to understand that Abyssinian breeders once were horrified to find longhaired kittens among their litters ... Read More

I admit to being ill-prepared when I had to make the decision to let my GuideCat Shannon go in 2001. It was a decision made under the duress of seeing ... Read More

This is Poppy. Poppy adopted me about two months ago. One day as I was walking up the stairs to my flat she came out of nowhere and started walking ... Read More

I selected the Salmon, Salmon Meal, and Deboned Turkey Recipe for this recently-introduced dry cat food by Old Mother Hubbard. Wellness Complete HealthPhoto © Old Mother Hubbard Wellness Complete Health was ... Read More

The evidence is accumulating that cats, indeed, can contract the H5N1 virus (bird flu virus), by eating affected birds and poultry. As early as 2003, anecdotal reports in Asia told ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video From Richard Hunter aka jaegercat "It's not a problem, it's a feature," sings Richard Hunter in this original song. Richard Hunter thinks messing around with ... Read More

The Siberian is the third of the look-alike triangle of Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest Cat and Siberian. Indeed, several registries were reluctant originally to accept the Siberian for that very ... Read More

Irene Pike wanted to offer her personal thanks She writes: Hi Franny, I would like to express my thanks to all those that voted for Norton. He was up against some ... Read More

Pictures of White Cats Submitted by Readers ShimmerPhoto © Kathy Michinock February is the last big push of winter, and represents the glistening snow that blankets the budding crocuses beneath. ... Read More

I have 4 white cats; all sisters from two separate litters. Mama (Blacaat) is all black. She is a ferrel cat that had a litter in our woods 4 years ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video Inquisitive Bengal Kitten Practices his Clavichord TechniqueYou will get a laugh at this Bengal kitten practicing his "scales" in this great YouTube video by ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video Enjoy this You Tube video of two Bengal Cats "chitter-chattering" at a bird outside their window. Although Bengals are an exotic breed, ALL cats ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video Enjoy this YouTube video, created by Tim Maloney, aka Naked Rabbit. It is a funny and enjoyable rendition of Shakespeare as acted out by ... Read More

Start a Dental Maintenance Program for Your Cat Today The American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA), together with the American Veterinary Dental Society (AVDS) and Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., have joined together ... Read More