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2022 Communications Contest Certificate of Excellence Winners


A.1 WRITTEN ARTICLE: HEALTH – LONG                     

Barnes, Deborah – Survival Tips to Keep Your Cat Safe, Happy, and Healthy During the Hot Summer Months

Barnes, Deborah – World Spay Day – Seven Great Reasons to Spay or Neuter Your Cat During Covid and Beyond        

Brown, Jackie – Just Mew It!

Diehl, Kelly – Hyperthyroidism in Cats – When the Thyroid Gland Goes Rogue    

Eldredge, DVM, Deb M. – Alert: Urinary Emergencies

Eldredge, DVM, Deb M. – Toxoplasmosis: Still A Concern

Fatcheric DVM, Eileen – End the Wave of Fat Cats       

Fatcheric DVM, Eileen – Living With an FIV-Positive Cat           

Hall, Emily – 5 At-Home Cat Dental Care Tips                                         

Koester, Sierra – Refractory Stomatitis is Challenging to Treat: Stem Cell Therapy Saved My Cat’s Life            

Lopez, Elizabeth Anderson & Annie Butler Shirreffs – 2021 Cat Lovers’ Guide to CBD

Shojai, Amy – Pet Insurance: What To Know Before You Buy

Shojai, Amy – What Is the Normal Temperature of a Cat?

Strople, Ann – Older Show Cats: Proof Positive You Don’t Have to Be Young to Be Beautiful

Thornton, Kim Campbell – Kitty Weight Watchers: Exercise and Counting Calories Are Good for Cats, Too

Thornton, Kim Campbell – Placing Cats With FeLV: What to Know

Thornton, Kim Campbell – Why Does My Cat Sneeze?

Zinck, Iris & Lucy Drury – The Challenges of Feeding a Senior Cat

Zinck, Iris – That Kitty Mess Could Mean More Than You Think


A.1 WRITTEN ARTICLE: HEALTH – SHORT                              

Barnes, Deborah – Plants and Cats – Keeping Them Safe for the Holidays

Brovelli-O’Brien, Christine – Why Do Cats Have Whiskers?       

Diehl, Kelly – Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs and Cats – What Pet Owners Need to Know

Diehl, Kelly – Hack, hack, hack – coughing in cats         

Diehl, Kelly – Living Their Best Nine Lives – Keeping Cats Mentally Fit as They Age

DiVita, Chloe – What To Do if You Find a Lump on a Cat

Fatcheric DVM, Eileen – The Aging Cat Needs a Careful Eye     

Hall, Emily – How to Quickly Check the Heart Rate of a Cat       

Hall, Emily – What is the Average Cat Weight?

Holton, Louise – North American Animal Shelters Struggling From Prolonged Effects of COVID                      

Leeson, Janelle – Do Cats Have Knees?

Moore, Arden – Are You Winning the War on Fleas?    

National Kitten Coalition – Eat, Drink, Clean: Selecting Food and Water Bowls

National Kitten Coalition – Starting Off On the Right Paw: How to Examine a Kitten

Shojai, Amy – Karma’s Ear Boo-Boo: Aural Hematoma Cat Care & What to Do

Shojai, Amy – Sick Kitty: What to Do When Pets Won’t Eat        

Thornton, Kim Campbell – New Feline Research

White, Dawn – Lola and Lexy’s Top 5 Cat-Friendly Plants for Easter


A.2 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL CARE – LONG                                       

DiVita, Chloe – How to Brush Cat Teeth Without a Toothbrush 

Hall, Emily – Where to Put a Cat Litter Box in Your Home

Shojai, Amy – Nailing Pet Claws: How to Trim A Pet’s Nails

White, Dawn – Five Winter Weather Tips to Help Community Cats


A.2 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL CARE – SHORT

Brovelli-O’Brien, Christine – Can Cats See in the Dark?

Lookman, Saleema – How to Keep Cats Out of the Christmas Tree: 9 Easy Tricks  

Moore, Arden – Kitty Wants Some #Trending Treats

National Kitten Coalition – Good to Go: Choosing a Litter Box

Shojai, Amy – Get Shed of Pet Fur                                                             

Tan, Mary & Annie Butler Shirreffs – To Scoop or Not to Scoop        

Vore, Jean – You Say Hairball, I Say Trichobezoar       


A.3 WRITTEN ARTICLE: BEHAVIOR/TRAINING – LONG  

Eldredge, DVM, Deb M. – Is Your Cat Suffering From Depression?          

Marek, Ramona – Feline Pheromones: The Science Behind Them


A.3 WRITTEN ARTICLE: BEHAVIOR/TRAINING – SHORT     

Bahner, Sally – Conquer Your Cat’s Fear of the Big, Bad Vacuum              

Brovelli-O’Brien, Christine – Why Is My Cat Eating Litter?

Kelley, Tracey – Cat Anxiety is Real. Here’s What the Experts Say You Can Do to Help Your Kitty Cope

Peterson, Nancy – From Hiss to Kiss: Feral Kitten Clicker Training           

Tan, Mary – Revenge Pottying: Is it a thing?   


A.4 WRITTEN ARTICLE: ENRICHMENT/LIFESTYLE – SHORT                        

Bahner, Sally – How much exercise does your cat need?             

Benjamin, Kate – Catification: Creating a Home That Both You and Your Cat Will Love

Benjamin, Kate – Festive Holiday Boxes

Reeder, Jen – Meditating’ cat offers Zen-like support to kids affected by trauma   

Tan, Mary & Annie Butler Shirreffs – Make Kitty Your Workout Buddy 


A.5 WRITTEN ARTICLE: FELINE-HUMAN BOND – LONG                            

Barnes, Deborah – Saying Goodbye – A Story of a Mother, Her Son, and His Cat

Drury, Lucy & Iris Zinck – Take Two Kittens and Call Me in the Morning

Shojai, Amy – Ghost Cats, Ghost Dogs, and Visitations From Beyond                                                                      


A.5 WRITTEN ARTICLE: FELINE-HUMAN BOND – SHORT

Bahner,  Sally – How to Converse With Your Cat

Bahner,  Sally – How to enhance the bond between you and your cat

Bertolini, Claire – How to prepare your cat for the arrival of a baby in the family?

Blue, Janet Buickerood – Thankful For 11 Years            

Finley, Kathy M. – How a One-Eyed, Three Legged Cat Helped Me Overcome the Lifetime Scars of Bullying   

Keiger, Teresa – Random Enrichments

Kelley, Tracey – New Study Suggests Cats May Be Good Pets for Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Knudsen, Pamela – Bobcat’s Goodbye

Lowbeer, Carol – How I Greet My Human – by Peaches the Cat

Niesman, Ingrid – Cats can help older adults thrive                                                                                      

Reeder, Jen – ‘Zombie Cat’ who survived being buried alive relishes life in new home

Willett, Susan C. -How I Learned to Speak Cat             


A.6 WRITTEN ARTICLE: VET MEDICINE & RESEARCH – LONG    

Bahner, Sally – Updated Feline Vaccine Recommendations

Eldredge, DVM, Deb M. – Asthma Can Be Controlled

Thornton, Kim Campbell – New Name, Same Goals for Cat Foundation                                                                  


A.6 WRITTEN ARTICLE: VET MEDICINE & RESEARCH – SHORT

Diehl, Kelly – Cytauxzoonosis – An Emerging Threat to Cats

Drury, Lucy – Using Advanced Technologies Within a Breeding Program

Niesman, Ingrid – 2021 AAFP Feline Senior Care Guidelines, Part 1: Caring for Aging Cats Begins At Home   


A.7 WRITTEN ARTICLE: ENTERTAINMENT – LONG        

Gavan, Peggy – Bertha, Patches, Minnie, and Other Holiday-Time Hero Cats of Old New York           

Gavan, Peggy – Dan, the Miraculous Shrinking Cat of Engine Company 40

Gavan, Peggy – Tom, the Deaf Cat of New York’s Post Office Feline Police Force

Wilde, Layla Morgan – 20 Life Lessons From Black Cat Clyde in Kitty Heaven


A.7 WRITTEN ARTICLE: ENTERTAINMENT – SHORT                                                                                                    

Ahrens, Tracy – The Little Tart Centerpiece in My Kitchen

Ahrens, Tracy – Water, water, everywhere, and Jack is there to drink                                                      

Barnes, Deborah – Cool Cats: Social Stars & Art Ambassadors: the Felines at the Philbrook

Camp, Deborah – Bella the Cat Goes Wilding

Cannon, Austin – For a Donation, This Shelter Will Put Your Ex’s Name Where It Belongs—the Litter Box

Leaverton, Michael – Stella’s Thoughts on Ailurophobia

Leaverton, Michael – Stella’s Thoughts on the Pandemic

Lowbeer, Carol – Peaches Disappears from Motel Room            

Mlynar, Phillip – Cats In Comics      

Reeder, Jen – Rescue cat Truffles wears glasses to help kids feel confident in them, too

Spawn, Jessica – Make your cat Insta-Famous                                                  

Toney, Sandra – While You Were Sleeping

Zinck, Iris – If Cats Had New Year’s Resolutions…


A.8 WRITTEN ARTICLE: RESCUE & ADVOCACY – LONG           

Basedow, Katherine – Rescue or Rotten?

Kascjak, Britt – 5 Ways to Help Your Local Cat Rescue or Shelter During Kitten Season

Rainbolt, Dusty – Save a Life: Foster a Kitten

Reeder, Jen – Saving Community Cats                                                                                                            

White, Dawn – 5 Myths About Feral Cats Debunked

White, Dawn – Lessons I Learned From My Rescued Cat

White, Dawn – What To Do When You Find a Kitten Outdoors


A.8 WRITTEN ARTICLE: RESCUE & ADVOCACY – SHORT    

Beucler, Krista – We Can Do Better Than Lethal Control of Outdoor Cat Populations

Doherty, Christy A. – Bat, the cat      

Eldredge, DVM, Deb M. – Reality and Rabies In Strays

Kascjak, Britt – Senior Cat Adoption: How You Can Help the Most Vulnerable

Kazmarski, Bernadette – They Are All Simply Cats

Kelley, Tracey – Meet the Rapper and Cat Lover Who’s Winning Awards for Advocacy and Still Keeping His ‘Cool Points’

Lapierre, Melissa – From Fast Friends To A Forever Home At Roice-Hurst Humane Society

Reeder, Jen – Blind cat Floyd Mayweather transforms into ‘friendliest’ pet after hard life outdoors

Reeder, Jen – Meet the ‘AdvoCat’ who fosters and celebrates cats with disabilities

Reeder, Jen – Woman rescues tiny kitten during flood and works to save more

Schwager, Mary – Grumpy Shelter Kitten Transforms with the Help of a Giant Dog

White, Dawn – Eight Ways to Use Your Talents to Help a Shelter

White, Dawn – Five Ways You Can Help Feral Cats – National Feral Cat Day 2021


A.9 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PRODUCT REVIEW – LONG  

Barbero, Kerry – A Disposable Option For Kitty Business

Hall, Emily – The Marco Polo Pet Tracking System – Put to the Test!

White, Dawn – Reduce Your Cat’s Stress With the RelaxoPet PRO


A.9 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PRODUCT REVIEW – SHORT

Guthrie, Claudia – I Tried This Cat Water Bowl Fountain and Will Never Go Back to a Normal Bowl 

Leeson,  Janelle – The 12 Best Cat Window Perches For Every Type of Kitty Loaf  

Toney, Sandra – Is Your Cat Ready for a Water Fountain?

White, Dawn – Get Rid of Stains and Odors with Kids N’ Pets All-Purpose Stain & Odor Remover

White, Dawn – Keep Your Cat Refreshed With the Petlibro Automatic Water Fountain

White, Dawn – Keep Your Home Fresh With the Okaysou AirMax8L


A.10 WRITTEN ARTICLE: WILD FELINES – SHORT

Holton, Louise – From the Desk of Louise Holton                                         


A.11 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PEDIGREED CATS – LONG                          

Drury, Lucy & Trisha Seifried – COVID Kitty?                               

Hoos, Kathi – Notes for New Breeders            

Hoos, Kathi – Tidbits for New Breeders


A.11 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PEDIGREED CATS – SHORT

Thornton, Kim Campbell – What Kind of Cat 


A.12 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL/OTHER – LONG                                                                                                     

Coughlan, Laurie – Help! My Cat is Stuck in a Tree!              


A.12 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL/OTHER – SHORT

Brovelli-O’Brien, Christine Do Cats Really Have Nine Lives?

Brovelli-O’Brien, Christine My Cat Ran Away: 6 Tips for Finding Your Cat

Leeson, Janelle – After 7 Weeks in Jasper National Park, Adventure Cat Draco Finally Rescued and Reunited With Family         

Mlynar, Phillip – Listen Up! 10 Meowzing Podcasts

Reeder, Jen – 7 cats rescued following eight-alarm fire at New York City apartment complex             

Reeder, Jen – Co-founder of NYC’s 1st cat cafe defies anti-Asian bullying to help cats in need

Schwager, Mary – Does Your Cat Need a Lawyer?

Toney, Sandra – Can’t Have a Cat? Sponsor One

White, Dawn – Lola and Lexy’s Top Five Things Responsible Cat Parents Do


B. POETRY

Doherty, Christy A. – For Mr. Hobbs in Summer…

Hunt, Mollie – Purrsday Poetry: Sweet Ray


C.1 SHORT-FORM FICTION

Blue, Janet Buickerood – The Adventures of Periwinkle & Stinky: Part LXXXI       

Blue, Janet Buickerood – The Adventures of Periwinkle & Stinky: Part LXXVII

Cameron, Lindy – Hauntings Inc.

DeLouise, Debbie – KittyKai’s Easter Mystery

Ayn, Judith – Murder at the No-Kill Animal Shelter

Ross, Fin J – A Rascal in Academia 

Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann – Spam the Cat and the Case of the Missing Person-and-a-Half              


C.2 SHORT-FORM NONFICTION

Koester, Sierra – Lazarus Cat            

Mitchell, Terilynn – Breaking Past Fear          


D. SERIAL WORKS ENTERED BY AN EDITOR                           

White, Dawn – Rescue Stories            


E. PERIODICAL/NATIONAL CIRCULATION PUBLICATIONS          

Foley, Cynthia & Debra M. Eldredge DVM – Cornell Feline Health Center’s Cat Watch

Holton, Louise – Alley Cat Rescue 2020 Annual Report

Holton, Louise – Alley Cat Rescue 2021 Cat Report

Keiger, Teresa – Cat Talk Magazine


F.1 BOOK: FICTION – MYSTERY             

Watkins, Eileen – Claw & Disorder                                                       


F.2 BOOK: FICTION – SCI-FI/FANTASY

DeLouise, Debbie – Time’s Relative                                                                     


F.4 BOOK: NONFICTION   

Cassiday, Laura – The Complete Guide to Adopting a Cat      

Vormittag, Janet – You Might Be A Crazy Cat Lady If… (Volume 2)


F.5 BOOK: CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS – ILLUSTRATION

Denson, Abby & Utomaru – Kitty Sweet Tooth                              

Ramer, Valerie – Alastair McAllister Goes to School                  

Smith, Jane – Miss Meow


F.6 BOOK: CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS – WRITTEN WORD                              

Newman, Leslea & Isabella Kung – ABC Cats: An Alpha-Cat Book            

Newman, Leslea & Isabella Kung – 123 Cats: A Cat Counting Book

Stafford, Anita – The Catnapper Mystery  


F.7 BOOK: SPECIALTY-BOUND MATERIAL   

Bangs, BJ & Imashi Opatha – Who Needs Men, I’ve Got Cats

Scholder, S Lee – Cats are Picassos                                                     


G.1 VIDEO OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION: EDUCATIONAL – LIVE  

Hall, Emily – KittyCatGO LIVE! with Terri Lukens-Gable – Visiting State/National Parks + Geocaching

Hall, Emily – KittyCatGO LIVE! with Ingrid Johnson – Introducing Your Cat to New Situations

Moore, Arden & Kathy Black – Meowy Hour   


G.1 VIDEO OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION: EDUCATIONAL – PRODUCED – SHORT                                                                                                              

Aurit, Anita – Remember Me Thursday, Lily’s Story

DiVita, Chloe & Jessica Shipman – 10 Facts About Sphynx Cats

Nakchbendi, Yasaar – Chirpy Cats Catio Tour with Treehuggerdotcom


G.2 VIDEO OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION: ENTERTAINMENT – PRODUCED – SHORT                                          

Garland, Beverly – Aten: Cat Portrait in Colored Pencil 

Garland, Beverly – Melody the Birman: Cat Portrait in Colored Pencil

Garland, Beverly – Our evening stroll with a dozen feral cats (Visual meditation for stress-relief)


H. AUDIO/BROADCAST: ANY FORMAT

Diehl, Kelly – Fresh Scoop podcast Episode 31: Hyperthyroidism in Cats

Diehl, Kelly – Fresh Scoop Podcast Episode 33: Exploring a New Diagnostic Tool for Use in Treating Feline Injection-Site Sarcomas

Diehl, Kelly – Fresh Scoop Podcast Episode 37: Ringworm in Cats

LeBaron, Stacy – Dr. Nicholas Dodman, BVMS, DVA, DACVAA, DACVAA, DACVB, Professor Emeritus-Tufts University, Author, and Co-founder of the Center for Canine Behaviour Studies

LeBaron, Stacy – Hannah Senser, Ruff Start Rescue    

LeBaron, Stacy – Suzi Langer, Advocate for Specially Abled Animals

Moore, Arden – Oh Behave Show with guest Dr. Ken Lambrecht

Moore, Arden – Oh Behave Show with guest Dr. Liz Bales


I.1 BLOG/WEBSITE: EDUCATIONAL

White, Dawn – Lola The Rescued Cat                                                    


I.2 BLOG/WEBSITE: ENTERTAINMENT                                                          

Doute, Suzanne M. – The Island Cats                                            


J. COLUMN/SERIES [WRITTEN BY THE SAME AUTHOR(S)]

Garson, CVT, CCRP, Lyn T. – Technically Speaking

McCracken, Susan Logan – Why Do Cats

Mlynar, Phillip – Cat’s Entertainment

Moore, Arden – Chew On This                                                                                   

Moore, Arden – Paws Up For Pets    


K.1 SOCIAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE: EDUCATIONAL                                          

Barnes, Deborah  – Zee & Zoey’s Cat Chronicles: Facebook Business Page                              

Hall, Emily – KittyCatGO Instagram Account                                                               

LeBaron, Stacy – The Community Cats Podcast Social Media

Nakchbendi, Yasaar – Catio Cat Enrichment and Lifestyle                                      

Rainbolt, Dusty – Jeffy’s Daily Mews


K.2 SOCIAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE: ENTERTAINMENT

Aurit, Anita – Feline Opines Social Media      

Fleck, Kimberly – Wisdom in the MEOW (Wu Kitty)                            

Holton, Louise – Alley Cat Rescue Instagram Page       

Loehner, Rachel – Three Chatty Cats Instagram

Lowbeer, Carol – Peaches & Paprika’s Facebook Page 

Lowbeer, Carol – Peaches & Paprika’s Youtube Channel             


L.1 PHOTOGRAPHY: SINGLE IMAGE

Blue, Janet Buickerood – Krazy Kitten Kizmet’s Toesies & Tailio

Booras, Christine – A little too much of a good thing         

Booras, Christine – Fits perfectly, don’t you think?

Dawson, Marjorie – Looking Up With Hope

Dawson, Marjorie – The Long Stretch

Dawson, Marjorie – What’s Wrong With This Photo?

Doute, Suzanne M. – An Ernie Blep

Doute, Suzanne M. – Ernie Up Close

Loehner, Rachel – Buddies

Loehner, Rachel – Scratcher Kitty

Loehner, Rachel – The Fangless Roar

Melnyk, Sharon – Morrchik In a Box

Melnyk, Sharon – Morrchik’s Summer Seersucker


L.2 PHOTOGRAPHY: SERIES

Benjamin, Kate – Cat Bed Photos for Product Post  

Dawson, Marjorie – Sam, The Journey of a Foster Cat  


L.3 PHOTOGRAPHIC ART

Barnes, Deborah – Kizmet – Happy Caturday Holiday Edition  

Barnes, Deborah – Mia – Happy Caturday: South Florida Holiday Edition              

Barnes, Deborah – Zee & Zoey’s Cat Creations – 2021 Greeting Card Collection

Keiger, Teresa – Blue Christmas (wraparound magazine cover)

Keiger, Teresa – Magical Kittens (wraparound magazine cover)


L.4 CARTOON

Piro, Stephanie – New Toy                                                                 

Piro, Stephanie – Romance Novel

Piro, Stephanie – Vaccinated


L.6 ILLUSTRATIONS (SERIES)

Kazmarski, Bernadette – Calico Cat Mysteries Illustrations Series

Kazmarski, Bernadette – Klepto Cat Mysteries Cover Illustrations

Piro, Stephanie – Catober 2021 Drawings                       


L.7 GRAPHIC DESIGN

LeBaron, Stacy – “Stay Feral” T-shirt Design                                                           


M. FINE ART

Garland, Beverly – “Melody,” 9″x12″ color pencil portrait commission

Garland, Beverly – “Aten,” 9″x12″ color pencil portrait commission

Garland, Beverly – “Ornette,” 9″x12″ color pencil and ink portrait commission

Kazmarski, Bernadette – Waiting on Christmas Night

Kazmarski, Bernadette – Draw Me Like One of Your French Cats

Kazmarski, Bernadette – Bath, Interrupted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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