Kitty Bytes - May 2015

31 Embarrassing Ways For Cats To Get Stuck

Are you ready for some laughs?

We've put together a picture list of TCS cats stuck in the funniest places and positions: Doors, windows, beds, cups, humans and even other cats. Some cats just have a knack for getting themselves into awkward places and fortunately, TCS members are always there to document and upload the pictures to our site!

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Kitten Development Stages - Illustrated Guide

At what age do kittens open their eyes?

Kittens are born blind and deaf. Their ability to move is limited and they can only maneuver towards their mother's body to suckle and be warm. They cannot regulate their body heat on their own and rely on the mother for warmth, nourishment and protection. Join us as we tell the story of these amazing first months in a kitten's life with pictures to match.

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Senior Cats Surrendered to Shelters

Would you surrender a senior cat to a shelter?

Unfortunately, once surrendered to a shelter, older kitties are rarely adopted. Potential adopters are concerned about possible medical conditions such as chronic kidney disease, arthritis and diabetes and about existing behavior problems that may have caused the cat to be surrendered in the first place. So what happens to senior cats surrendered to shelters?

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Moderators, Mentors and Advisors - All About TCS Roles

What's the difference between a TCS moderator and mentor?

As you frequent the cat forums you may notice that some of our members have special badges next to their username. What do these badges mean? Who are these people and why do they have badges? What should you expect from them, and what shouldn't you expect from them? Here's the full guide!

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Contest: Share Your Grooming Woes

Struggling with cat hair all over your home? Your cat needs constant grooming to avoid hairballs or hair mats? Too many cats to groom? Can't manage claw clipping?

Share your grooming woes with us and you could win a special prize package of professional grooming tools by Andis:

Submit your grooming woes story here, or just take a peek at other members' submissions. Hurry up though - the last submission day is May 24th.

Picture of the Month - Cat Paws

It's time to pause and consider feline paws. Our theme for this months is "Cat Paws", so share your best photo showing your cats' paws!
We have two sponsors for this month's contest and this month's winner will be getting prizes by both sponsors: Three cans of Spring Naturals dinners and an assortment of Bravo all-natural cat treats!

You can submit your picture here, or just take a peek at other members' submissions. Hurry up though - the last submission day is May 20th.

Now's also the time to share last month's winner of the Cats Having Fun Picture Contest. Once again it was TCS member and moderator MServant who submitted the winning photo of Mouse shredding away a paper shredder's package.

Congratulations!

Our Reviewer Of The Month is TCS member Columbine, who contributed five reviews during April. Kitty kisser was the one to win a $30 Amazon gift card this month for her review of CleverKitty Top Entry Litterbox !

Want to be our next winner? Review cat products that you use and you could be the winner of this monthly draw! Reviews can be a couple of sentences so you can submit a few reviews within minutes to increase the odds of being drawn.