Pamela Merritt
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Cats and Kittens Expert
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- Cat training, care, and psychology
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- Cat 911, Fixing Their Care
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I've combined my Honors degree in psychology with two decades of experience with my own home-based rescue, with up to fifteen cats at a time.
I've rescued, rehabilitated, and rehomed lots of cats. This is how I've learned so much about them.
I'm glad to share my insights and special tricks so everyone can stop being puzzled by their cat... and start enjoying them more.
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Cat Poker
We can play Cat Poker anytime. If we want the cat to be affectionate, we should. A terrible thing can happen to cats when they are no longer cute. Like cut flowers or lemon meringue pies, kittens have expiration dates. Sadly, this is when many people lose interest. Just as it starts getting really interesting. Kitten have high energies and short attention spans. It's part of what makes them the adorable assets they are, but they are babies, and not capable of the deep relationships that are the crown jewel in the cat's Pet Crown.
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How to Know When it’s Time to Say Goodbye to a Pet Cat
It’s always a difficult choice to make; deciding it’s time to say goodbye to a beloved cat. The heart of the dilemma is absent when a cat meets their demise through misadventure or a sudden terminal episode. While, being human, we search for ways we could have averted this situation, we did not directly cause it to come about. When our cat is very elderly or very ill, we must make the decision.
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What is The Way of Cats?
A cat training philosophy which stresses communication.
A concept built on understanding the cat’s unique needs.
A method to create a loving pet through mutual respect.
That is when we know we are a Cat Perfect Master.
How to get started
The first step towards greater cat enjoyment is to realize how much cats suffer from misconceptions people have about both their care and their capabilities.
Cats are not sneaky and mysterious. They are cautious and misunderstood.
Cats are not independent. They are inter-dependent.
Cats are not aloof. They are waiting for us to show how much we care.