Spotted Cat Designs

Note From The Dog

Dear Master:

The cat is despicable. She doesn’t do any tricks and never comes when you call and I’ve been there and I know she can hear you.

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Human Allergies to Cats

If the humans in your life are allergic to cats (which can be diagnosed by your doctor or an allergy specialist), there are products which can help. If your cat scratches herself a lot, tearing out fur and even skin, and other possible causes have been ruled out by your vet, consider environmental or food allergies as the possible culprit (see our article “When Your Cat has Allergies“).

There are many products which can help alleviate allergy symptoms in humans. We will tell you about those we have used ourselves and offer suggestions about where you can buy them, as some are not readily available in hardware superstores or department stores. We are independent of any supplier and do not receive any income for these recommendations.

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A Yarn Of Feline Fur

Cat fur is fun to touch, whether on or off the cat! Our youngest son insists on keeping all brushed-out cat hair in a round container he calls his “hairball”. Having done some wool yarn weaving in years past, and while looking at the growing pile of hair I have brushed out of one of our cats each day, I began to idly wonder about the feasibility of weaving with shed cat hair.

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Buying a Cat from a Cattery

Like car dealerships, not all catteries are the same.

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How Glory Came to Live with Us

Finding our first purebred cat was an interesting experience, and much more pleasant than, say, buying a car.

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Before You Adopt A Cat…

A very basic checklist before you adopt a pet, no matter where the cat is from.

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Getting to Know You

Adopting from a shelter can be an incredible experience in both sadness and joy. Sad that so many animals are unwanted, even purposefully discarded when they become "inconvenient". Joy when you and your new cat (or dog!) find each other and agree to become family.

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Charger — My Birthday Cat

Right now they are snuggled up, Charger stretched out on our bed and Glory nestled leaning against him, her head on his broad back. We would never have believed this could happen a year ago…

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How Jennifur Came To Live With Us

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It doesn’t take much for a cat (or dog) to slip out of an open door, window, or fence.

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