A variety of interesting/informative cat-related links:

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• Rescue/shelter cats make wonderful, loving lifetime companions.  Please consider adopting from a rescue/shelter - you're saving a life.

Howard County Cat Club (Columbia, MD):

See our adoptable cats on line at: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/howardcountycats.html 

Visit our website at: http://www.howardcountycatclub.org 

• Questions/concerns about your cat's behavior?  My good friend and president of the Howard County Cat Club, a local, non-profit rescue where I volunteer - and owner of the oldest pet-sitting business in Columbia, MD - has some very good advice to offer:

http://www.thepetpamperers.com 

• You don't know what a "felizine" is?? Check out "CatNip Chronicles", an on-line only (free subscription!) monthly magazine featuring lots of great pictures (some of mine have shown up here!), stories, health tips, and much more:

http://www.catnipchronicles.com 

• Lost kitty? At "Missing Pet Partnership" you'll find helpful tips for locating a lost cat, whether she's an indoor-only kitty who accidentally got out, or your outdoor-access cat who failed to return home as usual:

http://www.lostapet.org/missing_cat.shtml 

• It's never easy when a beloved animal companion passes on.  Garden Pet Memorials offer unique, affordable personalized stones to commemorate your friend:

 http://www.ArtisticEtching.Com 

• Flower essences are a gentle, non-toxic, natural way to treat many feline physical, mental, and emotional issues.  Green Hope Farms offers a variety of specially blended essences (they're also effective for humans).  I tried "Flee Free" for one of my cat's fleas - it worked!

 http://www.gracegift.net/flower_essences.html#Ordering%20Information

• Looking for great cat graphics, animations, clip art, backgrounds, lines, etc.?  Check out "I Love Cats":

 http://www.i-love-cats.com/catgraphics.html

• Another wonderful graphics site is at Cats'n'Kittens Designs - many of the graphics on this website came from them:

http://www.cats.alpha.pl/catdesigns/index.htm

• Alley Cat Allies are experts on feral cats.  Learn more about ferals and the effectiveness of trap/neuter/return (TNR)programs as the humane answer to the feral "problem":

 http://www.alleycat.org/

• Metro Ferals is another local (Maryland, Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia) organization with a lot of information about ferals, colonies, and trap/neuter/return (TNR):

 http://www.metroferals.org/

• Feline chronic renal failure is an all too common disease, especially in older cats.  This is a wonderfully informative and sensitive site for those whose cat has been diagnosed with CRF:

 http://www.felinecrf.com/

• Feline diabetes affects thousands of cats - the good news is it's treatable.  This site provides information and support:

 http://felinediabetes.com/

• Finding out your cat is FeLV (feline leukemia) positive is scary.  But not hopeless. "Feline Leukemia Support" offers information about the disease and treatments:

 http://www.felineleukemia.org/

• Are you interested in learning about alternative medical treatment for your cat?  "Holiticat" provides information, discussion groups, and more about holistic treatments:

 http://www.holisticat.com/

• Outdoor exposure - whether freedom to roam, harness walking, or just going out on your apartment balcony - is known to benefit cats both physically and emotionally.  But suppose you live in a high traffic area where it's simply not safe to let kitty out?  Here are some outdoor enclosure ideas and plans you could use to make your own:

 http://www.just4cats.com/

• Angelical Cats offers a lot of fun and interesting cat furniture:

 http://www.angelicalcat.com/

• Thinking about having your cat declawed?  STOP and check out this brutally graphic site about the pain your cat will suffer both physically and emotionally:

http://community-2.webtv.net/zuzu22/STOPDECLAWCOM/

• IMOM's mission is ensuring that companion animals will not be euthanized because their humans cannot afford veterinary care. Your donations are appreciated -- and needed:

 http://www.imom.org/

•  Here you will find effective tips for helping dogs and cats get along under the same roof happily - and safely:

 http://www.dogs-with-cats.com/html/harmony.html

Please consider making provisions for your animal companions in your will.

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