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Cat Chat®

Tracie Hotchnerwww.radiopetlady.com
Welcome to the new CAT CHAT ® brought to you by Dr. Elsey’s, the private company owned by Dr. Elsey, who created the #1 litter in the country to keep cats in their loving homes (helping to avoid Out of Litter Box problems, the #1 reason people abandon their kitties).Tracie wrote THE CAT BIBLE: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know and hosted Cat Chat ® as a live call-in show for nearly 8 years on the Martha Stewart channel of Sirius/XM. Her mission is to entertain, educate and inspire cat lovers so they can give their kitty cats the best possible life in nutrition, affection, and environmental enrichment.Tracie's co-host is Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado of Feline Minds Cat Behavior Consulting, who has a PhD in Psychology from UC Berkeley, where she studied animal behavior and human-pet relationships, followed by postdoctoral research at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She was co-author with Jackson Galaxy of the “Total Cat Mojo” and wrote the forthcoming book “Play with Your Cat!”Tracie and Dr. Mikel discuss all manner of feline issues so you can better understand and appreciate your own feline family members. They welcome questions (at RadioPetLady@gmail.com).  Sit back and enjoy the conversations that we hope will deepen your knowledge and affection for all cats. Thanks for listening!Podcast also available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon podcasts, and Audible.
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Episodes

Tracie Becomes a Mission Meow Partner!

Mission Meow founder/director Sally Williams invites Tracie (inspired by Cat Chat co-host Mikel Maria Delgado) to become a Mission Meow partner

Apr 03, 202322 min

Get Your Cat’s Consent Before Petting

Zazie Todd ("PURR: the Science of Making Your Cat Happy") on why touching your cat should not be your decision alone, respecting cat's personality and mood

Mar 27, 202316 min

Are Cat Cafes Actually Good for Cats?

Dr. Mikel discusses the sort of cats who thrive in a cat cafe environment, those who do not, and how to keep a cat cafe from becoming "petting zoo"

Mar 20, 202316 min

Wow! Mission Meow

Mikel Maria Delgado (Mission Meow) on giving sizeable grants to feline non-profits to make a significant impact on lives of cats

Mar 06, 202314 min

The Five Freedoms

Zazie Todd ("PURR: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy") discusses what animal welfare groups in the UK call the Five Freedoms

Feb 20, 202316 min

Does a Cat Ever Need a Bath?

Dr. Mikel on not subjecting your cat to a bath --- a cat's self-grooming is sufficient --- and on finding the right grooming brush or grooming glove

Feb 13, 202316 min

Operation Catnip Means Snip Snip

Melissa Jenkins (Operation Catnip, Gainesville Florida) on performing up to 200 surgical sterilizations of stray cats in a day in M.A.S.H. style clinics

Jan 23, 202319 min

The Art of Kitten Raising

Sally Bahner ("The Art of Kitten Raising") on all the ways you can get a kitten off to a happy healthy start in life

Jan 09, 202316 min

What’s a Cat’s Thermo-Neutral Zone?

Dr. Mikel Delgado discusses how cats crave warmth because their bodies do not regulate their core temperatures as well as ours do, and recommends heated cat beds

Jan 02, 202310 min

No Belly Rubs!

Cat Chat --- Brought to You by Dr. Elsey’s (12-14-2022) #0122: Pet me where?! --- a cat would say, if only people would listen (and notice signs of discomfort before the cat resorts to biting or scratching). Dr. Mikel explains that most people don\'t realize there are ways to pet a cat (briefly, and when \"asked\") and places not to touch them (belly or hind end) that would enhance their relationship with their cat if they understood human-feline differences in what is pleasurable in physical to...

Dec 12, 202214 min

Freya the Ragdoll Who Didn’t Know Love

Tracie gives advice to Kathy from idaho, who recently re-homed a very frightened, underweight Ragdoll kitty, Freya, on how to to overcome the cat's distrust of people

Dec 05, 202222 min

Your Cat Got the Zoooomies?

Dr. Mikel describes what zoomies are, sudden bursts of energy, completely normal cat behavior, known as Frenetic Random Activity Periods (FRAPS)

Nov 28, 202211 min

Connecting With Enchanting Cats

Terry Masear ("Connecting With Enchanting Cats"), a hummingbird rehabilitator half the year, on her Abyssinians, as described in her enchanting book

Nov 14, 202219 min

Does Your Cat Even Like You?

Zazie Todd ("PURR: the Science of Making Your Cat Happy") on what attachment means to a cat, misinterpreting a cat's feelings, how felines form bonds, express feelings

Oct 31, 202218 min

Crate Training a Cat? Good Grief, NO!

Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado and Tracie discuss misuse of crate training on a cat with out-of-litter-box issues, and crate overuse with dogs

Oct 25, 202215 min

Cat Cavorting — Community Cats in Phoenix

Sami Carroccio (Cat Cavorting) on supporting TNR community in Phoenix, how she volunteered at a shelter, then served on boards of animal welfare non-profits before starting her own

Oct 03, 202219 min

Cats Go Nutty for Bugs

Dr. Mikel Delgado and Tracie on the many ways insect proteins (biologically appropriate) are finding their way into cat food and treats

Sep 26, 202212 min

“L’Histoire de Lilliput” — a Pseudo-French Film Noir Made in Chile!

Cat Chat — Brought to You by Dr. Elsey’s (09-21-2022) #0110: Marco Nunez --- a young filmmaker who decided during the Covid pandemic to make a film tribute to his beloved kitty Lilliput --- put his iPhone to use as a video tool. Tracie chose his tongue-in-cheek film for the 5th Annual NY Cat Film Festival, which Marc is excited to attend as his first trip to New York City for the October 23rd premiere.

Sep 19, 202219 min
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