Kitty Bytes - June 2008

We're proud to bring you another spring edition of Kitty Bytes, full of exciting new articles and features!

These providers of leading cat products and services help us keep the cat forums running at TheCatSite.com. Please visit them often and consider buying from them. Thank you!
Meowhoo.com	PetSmart - Cats	The Cat Tree Store	Purrfect Fence

New on TheCatSite.com: Cat Boarding Guide

Traveling and thinking of boarding your cat while you're away? Check out our new guide for advice on finding the best boarding solution for your feline:

Cat Boarding Guide

Expert Forum on Litter Box Issues with Marilyn Krieger

Cat behaviorist Marilyn Krieger will be our guest expert in a special forum dedicated to litterbox issues. The forum will take place from 23-30 June 2008.

Please note that you have to be a registered member to post on our forums, so please make sure you register in time.

Marilyn Krieger's Bio:

Marilyn Krieger, a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant, owner of The Cat Coach, LLCSM has been counseling national and international clients on cat behavior issues since 1990. Offering both on-site and phone consultation sessions for all breeds of cats, Marilyn’s expert advice solves diverse cat behavior problems. Additionally, Marilyn offers seminars and cat behavior classes.

She is the cat behaviorist for CatChannel.com, the Cat Fancy web site, answering readers questions on a weekly basis. Marilyn also has written for Cat Fancy Magazine, Catnip, the Tufts University journal, Animal Behavior Consulting: Theory and Practice, the IAABC journal, as well as many other publications.

Based in Northern California, Marilyn donates her expertise to the Peninsula Humane Society, which has honored her for her efforts to keep cats from being surrendered unnecessarily due to fixable behavior problems.

To find out more about Marilyn please check her site out: www.thecatcoach.com

Focus On Felines

Tough competition in last month's cat photo contest on Meowhoo.com, but pretty and shy Coco was the winner!

As always, ten new cat photographs are up and waiting for you to vote for your favorite picture for June 2008. The subjects are certainly adorable, but keep in mind that it's photographic quality we're looking for, and it's quite a challenge to pick just one this month!
Click for the Focus on Felines Cat Photo Contest.

We're working on the new voting script, which is likely to be implemented on TheCatSite.com. In the meanwhile, let's keep enjoying the beautiful photographs and please, only one vote per person!

Book Review: Purr More, Hiss Less

Tricia Brandt reviews a new book for cat lovers filled with whimsical adages and beautiful illustrations.

Purr More, Hiss Less

Forum Highlights

The boards on TheCatSite.com are always active with hundreds of cat discussions going on at any point in time. We chose to bring you these three threads as forum highlights for this month -

Introducing Cats - Kaytee is anxious about bringing a new playmate for her Holly. Visit this thread to see how Holly and Luna are doing, share your advice or just offer support.

Animal Hospitals 24/7 - do you know where the nearest 24/7 vet clinic is? See what our members have to say on the topic and join in the conversation.

June Photo Contest: "Cat" Days of Summer - sleeping or lazy cats, or cats lounging in the sun is the theme and our members have already contributed wonderful pictures. If you need inspiration for a summer snooze - check out this thread!

We hope you enjoyed this edition of Kitty Bytes! Thank you for taking the time to read this issue!

Any comments or questions? Please join our forums and post your thoughts in our feedback forum:

Click here for TheCatSite.com's Forums

Anne Moss

The TCS and Meowhoo Team