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It’s time to get your calendars for 2009, and we have the purrfect cat calendar ever, if I may say so myself! It’s the official TCS (TheCatSite.com) calendar for 2009, made by our talented moderator and contest contessa Heidi. In creating this calendar, Heidi used the winning photographs from the contests that were held on the forums through out the year. Wonderful pictures, beautiful cats, all exclusive to TCS, what else can you look for?

Browse the calendar and see all of its pages here.

• Each page measures 11″ x 8.5″
• Measures 11″ x 17″ when hung on wall
• Full bleed dynamic color
• 100 lb cover weight high gloss paper, wire-o bound
• January 2009 - December 2009, 2010 preview, US holidays marked

Click to order your copy, and don’t forget to gift your cat loving friends too!

The one-before-last issue of Kitty Bytes - the joint newsletter of TheCatsite.com and Meowhoo.com - has been dispatched to subscribers yesterday.

If you’re not a subscriber, head over to KittyBytes.com and add your email to subscriber. For the latest issue, please visit this page:

Kitty Bytes for November 2008 - Online Edition

Another interesting debate on our forums about this literally painful topic.

To clarify, TheCatSite.com is officially anti-declawing. That stand is clearly stated in our forum rules, but of course debates about the topic are allowed. In fact, they are even welcome, as they give us all a chance to explain once more why declawing is so bad for cats.

If you’re still not sure why, let me refer you to our latest thread on the topic:

De-claw what is the big deal?

The thread has an interesting debate going, with pretty much all the revelvant issues covered. I’d like to provide you with a special link here to one post, by a former moderator known as LDG. What’s so special about this post? This one is all about facts, facts, facts. Our LDG brings you well documented facts about declawing which should help you make an informed decision:

Click here for some interesting FACTS about declawing and its effect on cats

I confess, I was surprised to see so many responses by members when I first posted this question on our cat forums. The “cats on a harness and leash” thread turned out to be a great resource for me when writing this month’s feature article:

Harness and Leash Training for Cats

Your cat may or may not be a good candidate for harness and leash training, but if you’ve never tried before, or even if you have tried and failed, I hope you’ll find our little guide useful.

Has been launched!!

We have five great cat blogs participating this month, and we encourage you to visit them often through out the month and get to know these fine bloggers and cats. In about two weeks time, a poll will be opened on our forums where you can vote for your favorite blog. You have to be a registered member to vote, so hurry up and register here if you haven’t done so yet.

The nominees for November are -

http://mycatgoma.com

http://thecatrealm.com/

http://ballicus.blogspot.com/

http://blogs.arkansasonline.com/rescue/

http://herecomesharry.wordpress.com/

Please visit the contest thread to read the interviews we’ve held with the bloggers behind these blogs:

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180000