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Try Catkins</a></h3> <p>Once "fat, sluggish, miserable," cat is back to her younger self thanks to new diet.</p> </div> <div class="hr_dotted"><hr/></div> <div class="item"> <h3><a href="/web/20080930050026/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/contribute/sn/publogs?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3aaf6258fa-3fba-481a-9a9b-66154f6125a5Post%3a556501bc-5f1d-4067-ad39-7aa330344d68&type=pets">Alarm Clock Calms Puppies</a></h3> <p>Use an old-fashioned alarm clock to mimic the sound of the mother dog's heartbeat.</p> </div> <h4 class="more"><a href="/web/20080930050026/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/contribute/sn/publogs?plckBlogId=Blog:af6258fa-3fba-481a-9a9b-66154f6125a5">More Tips »</a></h4>   <div class="hr_dotted"><hr/></div> <p class="bottom2 BottomLinks alignleft"> <script language="JavaScript"> // <![CDATA[ var sfgate_user = sfgate_un(); if (sfgate_user) { document.write('<a href="/cgi-bin/contribute/sn/publogs?plckBlogPage=BlogPostCreate&plckBlogId=Blog:af6258fa-3fba-481a-9a9b-66154f6125a5&plckScript=blogScript&plckController=Blog&plckElementId=blogDest&plckRedirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fcontribute%2Fsn%2Fpublogs%3FplckBlogId%3DBlog%3Aaf6258fa-3fba-481a-9a9b-66154f6125a5%26unique%3D81870#none">Share Your Tips</a>'); } else { document.write('<a href="/cgi-bin/webreg/user/login?dest=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fcontribute%2Fsn%2Fpublogs%3FplckBlogPage%3DBlogPostCreate%26plckBlogId%3DBlog%3Aaf6258fa-3fba-481a-9a9b-66154f6125a5%26plckScript%3DblogScript%26plckController%3DBlog%26plckElementId%3DblogDest%26plckRedirectUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.sfgate.com%252Fcgi-bin%252Fcontribute%252Fsn%252Fpublogs%253FplckBlogId%253DBlog%253Aaf6258fa-3fba-481a-9a9b-66154f6125a5%2526unique%253D81870%23none">Sign In</a> or <a href="/cgi-bin/webreg/user/reg_cnt">Register</a> to Share Your Tips'); } // ]]> </script> </p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="column2 w298">   <div class="sfg_blg002 clearfix" id="sfg_blg002_pets"> <div class="gray clearfix"><div class="corner2"><div class="corner3"><div class="corner4"> <h2><a href="/web/20080930050026/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pets/index"><span class="black">Tails Of The City</span> </a></h2> <div class="item clearfix"> <a href="/web/20080930050026/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pets/detail?&entry_id=30876"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080930050026im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/blogs/blog_tailsofthecity.gif" alt=""/></a> <div class="desc"> <h4 class="boldh4"><a href="/web/20080930050026/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pets/detail?&entry_id=30876">With claws or without?</a></h4> <p class="small">Journalist Melissa Rayworth recently wrote about the declawing debate for the Associated Press. 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