Paws and Effect https://paws-and-effect.com/ Solid science-based cat advice, delivered with compassion, since 2003. Mon, 05 May 2025 17:58:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://paws-and-effect.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-Favicon-1-32x32.png Paws and Effect https://paws-and-effect.com/ 32 32 WTF Is Up With Autistic People and Cats? https://paws-and-effect.com/wtf-is-up-with-autistic-people-and-cats/ https://paws-and-effect.com/wtf-is-up-with-autistic-people-and-cats/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:01:14 +0000 https://paws-and-effect.com/?p=8730 I used to say I was the least autistic person in the world. Oops. Based on the ADOS-2, SRS-2, and background history, JaneA’s results indicate concerns that align with a diagnostic recommendation of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ~ From a report by the clinician who did an autism assessment on me One characteristic of autistic […]

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]]> https://paws-and-effect.com/how-to-choose-a-veterinarian-for-your-cat/feed/ 1 Debunking Viral BS: Do 90 Percent of Owners Leave Their Pets at Euthanasia? https://paws-and-effect.com/debunking-viral-bs-do-90-percent-of-owners-leave-their-pets-at-euthanasia/ https://paws-and-effect.com/debunking-viral-bs-do-90-percent-of-owners-leave-their-pets-at-euthanasia/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:19:36 +0000 https://paws-and-effect.com/?p=8703 If you’re involved in animal rescue, even tangentially, you’ve almost certainly seen this “turns out, pets do have last wishes” meme. One of the most appalling sentences in this meme says that 90 percent of owners leave their pets to die in a stranger’s arms. These posts are usually accompanied by hundreds of furious and […]

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]]> https://paws-and-effect.com/debunking-viral-bs-do-90-percent-of-owners-leave-their-pets-at-euthanasia/feed/ 6 A Pregnant Cat Just Showed Up On My Doorstep. What Do I Do? https://paws-and-effect.com/how-to-care-for-a-pregnant-cat/ https://paws-and-effect.com/how-to-care-for-a-pregnant-cat/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:22:05 +0000 https://paws-and-effect.com/?p=8688 It happens more often than you think: You’re out in the yard, perhaps tending to some potted flowers–deadheading some pansies and doing a little weeding, maybe–when you feel the brush of a tail against your legs. Your cat is inside, so you know it’s not them. You stop what you’re doing and turn around to […]

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