Franny's Cats Blog July 2007 Archive

As cat owners become more informed consumers, we need a way to compare one brand of dry or canned cat food against another, to ensure our cats get the very ... Read More

If we are very lucky, all of our cats who share our homes will become seniors, and they will share long and happy lives with us. As they reach their ... Read More

I just love happy ending stories, and this one really warmed my heart. Our April 2007 Cat of the Month, Butch, is happily settling into his new forever home in ... Read More

Because of our life span differences, it is very difficult to live with the realization that we humans will almost always outlive our furry friends, but it is a fact ... Read More

Oscar is a very special therapy cat who works in a nursing home dementia unit, which cares for patients with Alzheimer, Parkinson's Disease, and other forms of dementia. What makes ... Read More

This is Abby, short for Abacab. She's a dilute calico of uncertain parentage, my first-ever cat, and the love of my life. She, along with her two brothers and two ... Read More

What you need to know about raw food diets for cats If you've followed my articles on Tips for Choosing Cat Foods and Understanding Cat Food Labels, you may have come ... Read More

Your kitten will probably have been already weaned when he or she first arrives at your house, and, hopefully, will be eating a high-quality food designed for kittens. If so, ... Read More

Destructive chewing by cats is undesirable, first, because of the potential of danger to the cat, and second, because of damage to family valuables. Causes of destructive chewing by cats ... Read More

Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz on Songs and Music Related to Cats Cats enter into music more often than we realize. Of course, everyone is familiar with the Broadway musical and movie of ... Read More

The votes are in, and with 426 votes to date, beautiful Sachi came in first with 33% of the votes. I know this has to be a bittersweet experience for ... Read More

Sunday Meowsings Shortly after my Thursday newsletter came one, one of my subscribers informed me that "Scruffing is not a word," and sent me links to several dictionary sources to prove ... Read More

This is little Peek-A-Boo, mama of the beauty queen Pearl. Peek-A-Boo began life as a feral kitten who lived on a farm where they raised bobwhite quail. The farmer, a ... Read More

Those of us who love cats, but are allergic to them, constantly strive to find new ways to reduce our allergy symptoms. These widely-diverse products each help in their own ... Read More

Hot summer weather sometimes brings added stress from pollutants in the air. In my area, smoke from farmers' burning tree prunings, and dust blowing from construction projects is particularly egregious. ... Read More

Scruffing is one of the best ways of discouraging undesirable behavior in cats, as it is one of the ways mother cats discipline their kittens. Learn how to scruff your ... Read More

We all agree that a clean house is not only desirable, but essential to the health of both humans and the cats who share our homes. Ironically though, our homes ... Read More

These are my 2 boys right after a grooming session and before a nap. We've had Harley for over a year and a half and Sebastian for almost 2 months. ... Read More

Instead of the usual Saturday bustle, consider spending the afternoon indoors where it's cooler, and cuddling up in your favorite chair with your favorite cat, watching a cat movie or ... Read More

Many popular grocery store cat foods contain meat by-products as a main source of protein. Interestingly enough, also many of the pet foods routinely recommended and sold by veterinarians all ... Read More

I was saddened yesterday when Deanna Bono emailed me of the passing of Jamie, a very special cat who won my heart as well as that of my readers. Deanna ... Read More

The decision to adopt a kitten is an exciting event, but not to be entered into lightly. Kittens require an enormous amount of care, which, of course, is compensated by ... Read More

The Hemingway cats who live in the former home of Ernest Hemingway, famed writer and adventurer, have won a minor battle that may or may not help in the dispute ... Read More

Containing No By-Products, Chemical Preservatives, or Unnamed Protein Sources Since the pet food recalls this year, more and more people are looking for nutritious, safe foods for their cats. Although no ... Read More

Minnie was my boyfriend's ex-roommate cat. She travelled to Spain a year and a half ago and let the cat under the care of my boyfriend. Minnie and I got ... Read More

Unique Ways for Choosing Names for Our Cats We Syufys have always been pretty eclectic in choosing cat names, and more imaginative sometimes than at others. On a couple of occasions ... Read More

Although a concerned cat caregiver may find occasions when discipline is necessary for a behavioral problem, more often than not, that behavior is the cat's way of letting its human ... Read More

Cats and humans share a lot in common, including the fact that on very hot summer days, we don't particularly care about eating, but take in plenty of cold, refreshing ... Read More

(For Cats Only) GuideCats Jaspurr, Joey, and Billy have commandeered the keyboard for this feature article. They've solicited the Kitty Net for ways to drive us humans crazy (as if they ... Read More