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Would you know a cat emergency if you saw one? I discussed feline first aid for cats and kittens (what to do in a cat emergency), but now I want to point out signs that should cause the pet owner to say, "This is a cat emergency! I need to get my cat to the veterinarian immediately."
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There are scenarios, however, when a cat should be seen RIGHT AWAY. Here are the top 8 signs that you need to take your cat to the veterinarian immediately. Delete the scoop?
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DENVER (AP) - Shelter dogs and cats are now Colorado's official state pet.Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill making the designation on Monday morning at Denver's animal shelter. Delete the scoop?
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A cat and a duck have become celebrities for the students at Tecnologico De Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. They are completely inseparable. Via Rachele L Delete the scoop?
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Pet owners are pampering their animals like never before, with bakery visits, massages and pet psychics. Delete the scoop?
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Recognizing the depth of the human-pet bond, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago opens its doors to allow pets to visit patients. Delete the scoop?
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A heroic cat who lost an ear defending her kittens has a new home. The new owner told the story of Jade, the one-eared tabby cat, on Reddit. Delete the scoop?
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Forget Elon Musk or Al Gore. The biggest star of the South by Southwest Interactive festival sleeps all day and looks like she just swallowed a hairball. Delete the scoop?
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Shauna Bilodeau, a 24-year-old gallery assistant, has an energetic pet that plays fetch, greets her at the door when she comes home and plays dead on command, but her beloved fur ball, Dalia, isn’t Delete the scoop?
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Sparkle, baby! Check out The Humane Society of the United States' World Spay Day 2013 Pet Pageant! Enter your pet's photo today, and spread the message that spay and neuter saves pets' lives. Delete the scoop?
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When Caffrey was three, the handsome grey Persian was run over by a car and lost his left hind leg. Ten years later he had to have the front leg on the same side amputated. Delete the scoop?
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We've written about two-faced cats before . But not in the literal sense.
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We believe this one is really one cat, one brain.... two faces, but only one cat. Delete the scoop?
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Flipper the 9 month-old kitten can now get around much easier despite her spinal injury which left her hind legs partially paralyzed, thanks 
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February 12, 5:44 PM
Murray, my 13 years old Snowshoe is also partially paralyzed because of two hernated discs. These two disc were operated on a year ago and have healed nicely. Murray no longer uses his kitty litterr and must be expressed every day by his vet. How do you get your kitty to use the kitty litter?
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Colleen Boggs: We are quick to punish animals that attack humans, but what about the reverse such as the Ringling Bros elephant shooting? Delete the scoop?
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While cats may feel effects from marijuana—no word on whether Sir Harry Paus actually likes the
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As veterinarian Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists in New York wrote to me in an email, "Think about it… catnip is cheap and legal. If it had a significant effect on people, everyone would be smoking it." Delete the scoop?
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A cat named Disaster that had been missing for two years was found and returned to his owner by an unlikely character -- a zombie. Delete the scoop?
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From a gorilla who loves cats to an elephant with its own dog, check out these astonishing stories of interspecies affection. Via Vicki Cook Delete the scoop?
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These quirky museums, theme parks, and circus acts feed our collective cat obsession. Delete the scoop?
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Watch and vote for the documentary short film "CatCam," about an engineer who straps a camera on a stray cat in North Carolina, inadvertently creating a media sensation.
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Make sure to VOTE for CatCam here: http://www.pbs.org/filmfestival/vote/ Delete the scoop?
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Russian investigators in East Siberia's Buryatia republic have launched a criminal investigation against a woman who allegedly killed her husband after he threatened her cat.
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Rule number one for successful relationships with cat owners is "do not attempt to kill your partner's cat." Delete the scoop?
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World Spay Day is an annual campaign of The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International to raise awareness that spay/neuter saves animals' lives. Delete the scoop?
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The world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Breakfast at Tiffany's, will hold a casting call to find the perfect cat to take on the iconic role of Delete the scoop?
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NEW YORK — They frolic in empty boxes and stick their heads under faucet streams of water. They dance on tippy toes and fly through the air with Pop-Tarts. Delete the scoop?
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