http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:43 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:16:06 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m11d19-What-people-wont-do?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner When wanting to hold onto a piece of their pet after the animal has passed away. I know what it is to love a pet and I have a couple of my beloved cats' ashes in urns. But lately I have been seeing more and more "varied" ways to... pet urns death of pet cremation Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:16:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m11d19-What-people-wont-do?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Connecticut-officials-study-swine-flu-in-cats?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Talk of the H1N1 or swine flu is buzzing around the country. Everywhere you look, you hear about it and its effects on humans, how to prevent the spread of it and how important it is to teach kids to be careful and wash their hands. But, now, even... cat cat care indoor cats healthy cat cat health care cat exam cat health swine flu cat flu H1N1 ill cat connecticut health cats flu virus Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:17:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Connecticut-officials-study-swine-flu-in-cats?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Human-passes-H1N1-virus-to-cat?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Often we hear non-cat people say that cats "carry disease" or are "dirty animals." Well, this time it's the humans who carried the disease--onto their cat! A 13 year old indoor cat in Iowa contracted the H1N1 (also known as... cat health swine flu cat flu H1N1 ill cat Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:16:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Human-passes-H1N1-virus-to-cat?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Cut-those-claws?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Keep your cat's nails clipped. This will not stop your cat from scratching, but any damage will be greatly minimized. It is also beneficial for a cat that likes to knead a lot on your lap. Those claws can hurt. The only problem with clipp... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:49:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Cut-those-claws?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Claw-mechanics?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner See article on the purpose of scratching. Cat scratch here. Did you know? Other than the cheetah, all cats have retractable claws. This means that the cat can sheath its claws and extend them at will. Most cats have 18 claws all around: four o... house cat indoor cat care Cat Claws Cat Scratching Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:50:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Claw-mechanics?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Cat-scratch?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner In my series on indoor cats, I would like to discuss cat claws and why cats scratch. Believe it or not, it is not to annoy you, nor is it to deliberately destroy your furniture. As most people have surmised, the main reason cats scratch is to &quo... indoor cats housecat. house cat indoor cat care Cat Claws Cat Scratching Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:53:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Cat-scratch?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Save-money-with-a-home-health-exam?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner An important part of caring for your indoor (or outdoor) cat is performing regular home health exams. These are not difficult to do and may help you to spot physiological changes you may otherwise have missed. These exams should be done during groomi... cat health home exam Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:04:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Save-money-with-a-home-health-exam?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Bring-the-outdoors-in?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner I'm a happy barn cat! photo by Christine Church At the barn where I board my horse there are barn cats. Well, two young cats, each about 5-6 months of age and an adult cat that wandered down from another barn and decided to stay. I have several pub... cats outdoors indoor cat care Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:44:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Bring-the-outdoors-in?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Criminal-Minds-and-ecological-disasters?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Cats kept indoors can never be "an ecological disaster"I was watching an episode of Criminal Minds yesterday and Dr. Spencer Reid stated to a police chief, "Did you know that a domestic cat loose in a normal neighborhood is the equival... criminal minds ecology and cats cats outdoors Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:24:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Criminal-Minds-and-ecological-disasters?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Arrowheaded-cat?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Monroe County Humane Association photo I have said it before and I will say it again. I even wrote the book on it. Don't let your cats outside unsupervised!Brownie found this out the hard way and I certainly hope his owner learned as well. Dillon E... cats brownie cat with arrow in head cruelty Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:30:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Arrowheaded-cat?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Neighborhood-uproar?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Fisher front printfound in blood onmy back porchafter a fisher brokeinto my pigeons'cage and killed themAs anyone who read my article Fisher cats kill will know, a fisher recently squeezed its way into my cage of pet fancy pigeons and killed them. Af... DEP Wildlife Division fisher cat reintroduction Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:44:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Neighborhood-uproar?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Fisher-cats-kill--Keep-pet-cats-indoors?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner A fisher cat can cause a great deal of death and damage  Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowb... indoor cats fisher cats house cat missing cat Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:02:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Fisher-cats-kill--Keep-pet-cats-indoors?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Piano-playing-cat-wows-audience?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Nora the cat is an amazing talentHer name is Nora and she plays the piano. This doesn't sound so out of the ordinary, except that Nora is a cat! Yes, a cat. And she really does play piano. She's pretty good, too, considering she has paws rather than... Nora piano cat cat plays piano Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:18:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Piano-playing-cat-wows-audience?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d14-The-whole-truth?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Luck was involved in getting my first cat book publishedWhenever anyone asks me how I got my first book published, and I relay to them the story, they are amazed. The truth of the matter is, it took me years of rejections, sending out, getting the s... cat book publishing pet care writing Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:42:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d14-The-whole-truth?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Article-controversy?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Does a cat need to go out to be happy?Recently, I read a comment to an article on a new kind of cat tree. The author of the article was simply informing indoor cat owners that this new brand of cat tree exists and is something indoor cats might trul... indoor cats cat trees controversy Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:11:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Article-controversy?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Sweet-dreams?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner What do cats dream about?I was watching my cat, Sammy tonight and he was sleeping peacefully on the bed (is there any animal that can sleep as soundly and look as peaceful in doing so as a cat?) when I noticed his whiskers twitching, and his body qui... cat dreams dreaming cats sleep cats Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:48:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Sweet-dreams?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m6d1-How-longreally?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Cats may have been domesticated long before the EqyptiansOriginally, it was always believed that the Egyptians were the first to domesticate the cat, some 3,600 years ago. But recently, genetic and archaeological discoveries have indicated that the c... domestication of cats Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:22:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m6d1-How-longreally?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m4d17-The-scoop-on-clay-litter?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Various clay litters are most popular At one time, traditional clay litter was the only type available commercially, and the only odor-control ingredient used by cat owners was baking soda sprinkled on the top of the litter. Now clay litter is a... cat litter urination cat boxes Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:37:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m4d17-The-scoop-on-clay-litter?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m4d9-Understanding-why-cats-scratch?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner It grates on the nerves like the sound of fingernails across a blackboard; that horrible ripping and tearing of cat claws in your sofa. But don’t despair. There is hope, and you don’t have to send your cat packing if she decides to use yo... cats scratch claws prevent clawing Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:03:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m4d9-Understanding-why-cats-scratch?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m4d6-Know-thy-cat?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner Keep medications handy in case your cat needs themYou love your cat, and you want him to be healthy. But, going to the veterinarian is not always the first step in keeping your cat healthy and happy. The first step is to know your cat.  You shou... healthy cat cat health care cat exam Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:18:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3078-Hartford-Cats-Examiner~y2009m4d6-Know-thy-cat?cid=exrss-Hartford-Cats-Examiner