Author: Sara Ferguson
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Dear Miss Kitty: How to perfectly pet your cat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PETacular Magazine is a quarterly Gazette publication featuring stories sponsored by pet businesses and organizations in the Pikes Peak region. Dear Miss Kitty, I love to pet my cat but sometimes it seems like he’s…
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Dear Miss Kitty: Helping cats, babies live harmoniously
Dear Miss Kitty, I’m expecting a new baby in a few months and am worried about my cat Ranger, who was my first “baby.” What can I do to help him adapt to my little one? A photo on social media shows a forlorn kitty locked outside with the caption “I thought I was your…
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Springs feline shelter rehabs, rehomes hundreds of cats annually
Nonprofit News is a monthly Gazette publication featuring stories submitted by nonprofit organizations and individuals in the Pikes Peak region. Submit content and events for consideration to nonprofitnews@gazettedev.gazette.com. Happy Cats Haven (HCH) is a nonprofit rescue and adoption center for homeless cats and kittens in the Pikes Peak region, working hard to match them to…
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Scratch & sniff: Your cat’s claws serve a purpose
Sponsored Content: PETacular is a special advertising section of The Gazette “Can a kitten be declawed at birth?” Someone recently asked this question at Happy Cats Haven. It’s a fact: cats come with claws. Scratching with their claws is a basic cat instinct, like eating or purring. It keeps their bodies functioning properly and is…
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Scratch & sniff: Your cat’s claws serve a purpose
Sponsored Content: PETacular is a special advertising section of The Gazette “Can a kitten be declawed at birth?” Someone recently asked this question at Happy Cats Haven. It’s a fact: cats come with claws. Scratching with their claws is a basic cat instinct, like eating or purring. It keeps their bodies functioning properly and is…
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Dear Ms. Kitty: Cats’ emotions hard to read
Dear Ms. Kitty, I have a hard time telling what my cat Marty is thinking. Sometimes he just stares at me and doesn’t meow or meet me at the door like my dog does. How can I tell what he’s feeling? Dear reader, When you get home from a hard day at work, your dog…
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Train your cats to respect each other in your home
Sweet little Abby cat first disappeared from the bedroom where everyone slept, seeming to prefer the office. Then she disappeared from the office and could only be found downstairs on a bed. Then she could only be found under the bed. At night, the family could hear their other cats fighting with her. Abby didn’t…
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How to train your kitten
Kittens are lovable, fun and easy to care for, right? Not always! You can turn your sweet, purring baby into a frightened scaredy-cat with just a few wrong moves in a matter of weeks. The good news is you can make sure your kittens remain loving, confident companions with a few simple techniques. MYTH: Kittens…
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Dear Ms. Kitty: Allergy season nothing to sneeze at
Dear readers, I’m sitting in for Ms. Kitty, who will return in two weeks. The question for this column comes from a recent call to the shelter. Mrs. Miller shared that her son, Jared, has had his cat Rusty since he was a toddler but that he had developed allergies to his cat. She said…