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Tips for First Time Cat Owners:
Seven Things to do Before You Bring Your New Cat Home [|New Cat Owners 30 day guide] Should you adopt a kitten or a cat? Allergic to Cats?

Bringing Home a New Cat or Kitten:
Bringing Home a New Kitten (introductions are discussed) How to Kitten Proof Your Home How to Kittenproof Your Home (About.com) Top 10 Things to Do before You Bring Your New Cat Home

Introducing Your New Cat to Other Pets:
How to Introduce Your New Cat to the Rest of the Tribe Great video on new kitten intro to resident cat Introductions "Cat Friendly" dogs, still need proper introductions

Understanding Your Cat's Signals
Reading your cat's body language In depth view into 'reading' your cat Body Language POSTER

Kids & Cats
Pregnant Women: Don't Get Rid of Your Cats! Babies and Cats Introductions 5 tips for introducing Kittens and Kids

Single Kitten Syndrome
HART's Kitten Policy Info on adopting a single kitten Two Kittens - Better than One

General Cat Care:
Indoor Cat Facts Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants Pet Poison Helpline Spraying - Causes and Myths Stress relief The Conscious Cat

Scratching:
Many Articles on Cat Scratching Scratch THIS, PussyCat! Maximizing Your Cat's Greatest Tools [|Cat Behaviorist Jackson Galaxy, discusses declawing (Video)] Declaw Intervention - by The Cats Cradle You can't declaw with love

Illnesses
Common Cat Ailments [|The Five Most Common Feline Physical Ailments] UTI Kitty Colds and Upper Respiratory Infections URI Food Allergies Feline Acne Diabetes The Feline Diabetes Message Board FIP: Feline Infectious Peritonitis (A Summary) F.I.V. Information “Don't forget, love is a powerful immune system enhancer, so don't forget to cherish your FIV+ cat!” HCM Ear Mites

Health Links:
Caring for Your Older Pet Importance of Wellness Exams Teach your cat to LIKE the Vet Top Ten Reasons to Get Pet Insurance Compare Cat Insurance

=Food= Feeding Your Cat: Know The Basics of Feline Nutrition Why wet food is SO vital Cat Food Reviews The Truth About Pet Food

The Litter Box:
Litter Box Habits and Issues

Socializing the Fearful Cat:
How Can I Gain My Shy and Timid Cat's Trust? Is there any hope for a fearful cat that was never socialized as a kitten? (Yahoo Answers) Socializing Very Shy or Fearful Cats

Recovering a Lost Cat:
Please MICROCHIP your pets. Sites like PETLINK charge a one time fee to register ANY microchip.

Find Toto.com (places calls to hundreds of homes in the neighborhood of a lost pet) Missing Pet Partnership Craigslist - search 'found' postings, and post a 'lost' listing Lost and Found Dogs also lists Cats

It's very important that all of your immediate neighbors know that you've lost your cat so that they can be on the lookout for him/her – posters with photos are essential! Also, please ask them to try to secure the cat if they see him/her (and the cat is approachable) versus merely reporting to you that they’ve seen your cat passing by, as time is of the essence – suggest that they put your cat in a bathroom to keep him/her safe until you can retrieve him/her if at all possible.

Best time to look is at dusk or after dark -- cats will often hide during the day if they are not used to being outdoors.


 * Always GO TO THE SHELTER in person**. DO not just call them, and make sure to check all the local counties, not just your own.

Cat Related Web Sites and Forums:
catster catster forums

=FUN Stuff!= Kitties can do agility too! More agility and tricks Clicker Train your cat Cat tricks

Low-cost spay/neuter providers:
Arlington Animal Welfare League (703) 931-9241 Alexandria Animal Welfare League (703) 838-4775 Dominion Animal League (703) 437-6900 Friends of Animals (800) 321-7387 Neuter Now (540) 636-1710 Noah’s Ark (804) 286-2328 Prevent a Litter Coalition (703) 818-8009 SPAY USA (800) 248-7729 Spay, Inc. (703) 521-2667 Fax request (703) 521-2677

Feral Cats:
Alley Cat Allies (202) 667-3630 Metro Ferals (703) 528-7782