Here are the new Special Gifts:

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If you’re not logged into Catster, you may notice some changes.

These are live now:

* More navigation buttons at the top of the page help you get where you want to go faster. You now have quick access to the Cat Owner’s Manual and Blogs. Videos and Contests & Fun have moved under the More button.

* The headers and links in the top row now reflect the popular quick-clicks on the homepage: breed info, adoptable cats and more.

* Rather than new members, you will now see photos of the most popular breeds, and you can click to read exclusive breed profiles.

* In the “honors” section, we added back Diary of the Day (due to popular demand!) and added links to the Cat of the Day and Cat of the Week blogs.

* The most recent headlines from the Vet Blog and Catster Site Updates appear.

* A text introduction to Catster is chock-full of helpful links to popular areas on the site.

* The spacing got tightened-up so more content appears higher up on the page, above the browser fold.

* Along with the other site statistics, you can now see the number of adoptable cats looking for furrever homes and click to view those kitties.

We hope these updates make your Catster experience a better one. As always, we welcome any comments you’d like to meow our way!

Don't furrget that you must ACT NOW to take advantage of this year's final, amazing offer from online photo partner Shutterfly: a FREE 8×8 Story Book! Don't miss your last chance!

Thousands of Catster members have already created and raved about their personalized books, and all of us at Catster HQ are huge fans. Our books look very impressive and were so easy to make! Tip: These priceless keepsakes make great gifts for Mother's Day (May 11).

It takes just ten minutes to create a professionally bound photo book, customized with your own title, captions and pictures of your pet or an important person in your life.That’s a $29.99 value—and a priceless keepsake—just for being a Catster member!

Go to the Shutterfly Jump Zone to get your personal promo code. Then, create a new Shutterfly account and follow the instructions. It takes just ten minutes to create a professionally bound photo book, customized with your own title, captions and pictures of your pet.

Sorry, but this offer not available if you already have a Shutterfly account. You must be a new registrant.

We’ve been busy purring out comprehensive profiles of the most pawpular breeds on the site. We’re up to 25 of these Catster-exclusive pages and won’t stop until all breeds on Catster are covered!

The top breeds:

• Abyssinian
• American Shorthair
• Bengal
• Birman
• Bombay
• British Shorthair
• Burmese
• Domestic Long Hair
• Domestic Medium Hair
• Domestic Shorthair
• European Shorthair
• Himalayan
• Japanese Bobtail
• Maine Coon
• Manx
• Norwegian Forest Cat
• Ocicat
• Persian
• Pixie-Bob
• Ragdoll
• Russian Blue
• Siamese
• Scottish Fold
• Sphynx
• Turkish Van

We know your cat’s a superstar, so we’ve put together a fast, fun new quiz that reveals exactly which Hollywood A-Lister is your pet’s celebrity soulmate!

It takes just a few minutes to complete the quiz, and then you post a pawsome badge to show off your pet’s celeb status, compare results with your pals and more.

We think it’s a blast and hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Take the Catster Celebrity Pet Quiz

We just sent Catster Local window decals to vets, pet stores and all other pet-friendly businesses in your area. They look like the ones pictured here.

The response has been supurrrrberb, but we can’t get everywhere. Can you help us by checking in with your local vet and favorite pet businesses and reporting back on whether they got the decals, are displaying them, and know of Catster and how much we love them? Even better, if you send in a picture of displayed Catster Local decals, we’ll send you Zealies!

If your favorite pet business isn’t displaying a Catster decal, you might ask them if they received one and if they know about Catster. We’ll be happy to send them stickers and more info if you send us the mailing address/contact information to community [at] catster [dot] com.

Please feel furee to share *any* experiences you have talking with the pet places in the comments area of this entry. If any pet place is listed in Catster Local, then they were sent a welcome letter and decal.

If you’ve taken a photo of posted decals and want Zealies, send each photo along with the URL of one of your pets on the site and the name of the store or venue where you saw the sticker to community [at] catster [dot] com. The first person to send in a photo gets the 20 Zealies (though no good deed will go unzealied). Also if you want, you can add the picture to the Catster Local Listing for that business. That would be SO COOL!

[Photo taken by Catster Eddie Codel at Hazel’s Kitchen in San Francisco]

We also have pawsome new window stickers for pet-related businesses. Let us know if you’d like some to take to your vet or favorite pet store. They let other people know that the business is Dogster member-approved and can be found on our site. If the business doesn’t already have a listing, you can create one now at Catster Local.

Just send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope and indicate which stickers you’d like and how many.

Example: 1 Catster sticker, 1 Dogster sticker, 1 Catster Local sticker

Send your self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Catster Stickers, 555 De Haro Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107

Though it contains important and sometimes serious information for cat owners, the manual is written in a spirited and lighthearted style that makes it fun to read. Imagine how helpful it would be if every kitty came with its own quick-start manual. Now you have one! We also love the cute and entertaining illustrations that appear throughout the book and on our site.

The manual covers topics ranging from how to introduce a kitten to a new home to dog care for senior felines. Step through its pages and discover a wealth of invaluable advice.

These are the new Special Gifts:

These are the new Rosettes:
   
 

They are in the Gift Shop now!