Kitty Bytes - September 2008

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Expert Forum on Multi-Cat Households with Marilyn Krieger - Now Active

Cat behaviorist Marilyn Krieger will be our guest expert in a special forum dedicated to Multi-Cat Households and related behavioral issues. The forum is taking place this week, 14-21 September 2008, so hurry up and join us there!

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

Click now and Join Marilyn and other members at the special expert forum

New on TheCatSite.com: Leaving Your Cat at the Vet's Clinic

An overnight stay at the veterinary clinic can be extremely stressful for both owner and feline. This article discusses the topic and offers some tips that may help.

Leaving Your Cat at the Vet's Clinic

New Forum Sponsor

We are proud to have Nature's Secret Weapon as the new sponsor for several forums on TheCatSite.com, including the ever popular Cat Lounge and its sub-forums!

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Monthly Photo Contests

This Month: All You Need is Kitty Love

Our current photo contest is for the picture that will grace the February page on the up and coming TCS calendar. And so, the contest theme is... Love!:
All You Need is Love - Voting Stage

All of the pictures are sure to melt your heart, so here are a couple of thumbnail pictures, to whet your appetite with:

Click here for the full-size pictures and the entire picture thread where you can vote!.

You need to be a registered forum member to submit pictures and/or vote, so hurry up and create your account right here - it's easy and free!

Taking Submissions for: Funny Kitty Pics

Registered members can now submit pictures to the up and coming contest and the theme this month is Funny Kitty Pics. Some hilarious pictures are already being submitted and you can submit your own and get your sneak preview by clicking here.

And the Winner Is:

And finally, it's time for congratulations for the winner of our "Noses and Whiskers and Tongues" cat photo contest last month:
Forum member lmunsie won with her magnificent picture of Cello, showing off his whiskers, nose and pink tongue in this beautiful picture:

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 -

How do your cats greet you when you get home? - Members share their experience about the different types of feline welcome-home ceremonies.
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Do Your Cats "Talk" To Each Other? - A variety of testimonies from our members shows us that some cats do initiate vocal communication with other cats that goes beyond a hiss or a growl.
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Pedigree cat or shelter cat? - Forum member birco's boyfriend has his heart set on a purebred British Shorthair, but being a volunteer at the local shelter, she has her doubts. Join in the discussion:
Visit this thread

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

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Anne Moss

The TCS and Meowhoo Team