Kitty Bytes - May 2012

Welcome to the May 2012 edition of our latest site news for TheCatSite.com!

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Disaster Preparation for Cat Owners

When disaster hits, you may only have a matter of minutes to get yourself and yours to safety. How can you make the most of the time available? Preparation can save time, sanity and lives. Here are some tips as to what you'll need to do.

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Cats and Kids - Making Introductions

What is the best way to introduce a cat to children? We cover various tips and techniques in this article, for a happy and safe experience for both humans and felines.

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May Blog of the Month - Catsparella

Catsparella is almost like a snazzy online magazine, with posts that offer a wonderful mix of pop culture, art, crafts and news stories. They all have one thing in common: cats. This interview with Stephanie, the blogger behind this fun enterprise, will definitely get you clicking to visit her blog!

Click to read: May Blog of the Month - Catsparella

Signatures and Showing Stuff Off

The best way for our forum members to show off any of their contributions, from photo albums to reviews, is to put them in their signature. This illustrated walk-through will show you how to set up your signature.

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Your Cat Needs an ID

Special post about the importance of pet ID's written for National Pet ID week.

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Free Feral Cat Spay Day

Special blog post promoting Cat Alley Rescue's Free Feral Cat Spay Day held on April 27th, and discussing feral cats and TNR.

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Contests!

Congratulations are in order to the winners of last month's contests!

Nurseangel won the "Dig in, Pin and Win" Pinterest contest sponsored by Mr Chewy.

Mimosa won April's coat-themed Picture of the Month contest sponsored by JW Pet, with runner-up entries by CompanionCats and WhollyCat also winning some cool awards!

Congratulations everyone! And here are some pictures from that contest for you to enjoy, starting with the winning picture and two runner-up pictures in the very first row:

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Forum Highlights

Join the conversation on any of those - just lurking is fine too ;)

Diamond Pet Foods Expands Voluntary Recall FYI DRY DOG FOOD

Becoming a foster failure

Are there other men cat lovers out there??

Get your Tickle Pickle at Catniptoys.com! As seen in June issue of Cat Fancy! (Market Place Thread)

The Kitty Cuddler (Market Place Thread)

Stray moved her kittens to my porch...should I intervene?

My husband wants to take our Princess & her kittens to the ASPCA

Male cat urinating in his water dish

Dealing with predators

Ulcers in kitten's mouth? Don't know what else to do

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I hope you enjoyed this edition of Kitty Bytes!

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