Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle tackle two new inventions on the internet today that affect a cat's life. The first is a litterbox that recognizes your cat and records all sorts of interesting info; the second is an app that uses AI to see if your cat's face is in pain. The internet of things has arrived in your cat's living space. The question is now, how happy will your cat be?
Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle discuss a recent case of the clinic in which a cat was presented with an abdominal swelling near the inguinal canal. The cat had no major clinical signs but the owner thought it was odd that the swelling occurred after a bout of constipation. All you always wanted to know about inguinal hernias in cats
Everything you always wanted to know about blood transfusions in cats part 2. Can you really administer dog blood to cats? What are the best ways to give blood and Dr. Jolle describes the day in the life of a dog's blood cell in detail? What a fun episode.
Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle, your fav hosts are discussing the new 2021 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Collection and Administration of Blood and Blood Products in Cats. If you are confused about blood types, do not worry, you are not the only one. After this podcast, and more importantly reading the guidelines, you can be a bloody expert too! So happy to be back in our 125th episode, hooray.
Dr. Susan is back this episode and she and Dr. Jolle discuss the recent loss of pioneer D,. Alexander (Sandy) DeLahunta. As an amazing teacher and one of the first veterinary neuroanatomists, he touched so many veterinarians all over the world. dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle talk about people that really have pushed them to greater heights. We all have people in our lives that made things possible that you never thought could have happened.
Happy International Cat Day. Today we discuss one of the most wonderful organs ever, the eye. Dr. Rich Sanchez, Diplomate ECVO, discusses what common eye disease do we encounter in cats. Rick explains what the difference is between cat and dog eyes and we go over all the things you can do to diagnose cat-eye diseases. What an amazing international cat day topic!
The great Dr. Gert ter Haar joins us from Holland to talk about Ear, Nose, and Throat diseases in cats. He is an ENT specialist for dogs and cats and the main problem we tackle today is aural polyps. Did you know that a cat with chronic ear disease may have a polyp? Gert talks about signalment, diagnosis, and therapy. Another great episode!
Dr. Dave Twedt is back with us and we do an exploration of the internal body with the help of endoscopic tools. Dave has some great tips about using endoscopes for various procedures and we discuss the world veterinary endoscopy meeting that was recently held in Fort Collins Colorado. Did I tell you that I love endoscopy?
Dr. Dave Twedt is a world-renowned specialist in internal medicine and he approaches the cat through complete minimal invasive techniques. He talks about the advantages of using scopes to diagnose and talks about his favorite organs, the GI tract and the liver. It is always a lot of fun to talk with Dave about one of the favorite topics of Dr. Jolle
We talk again with Jackie and Steve about the rebranding of the Winn Feline Foundation to EveryCat and what things you need to know when you rebrand your logo and brand. Other topics are FIP and the birth or remdesivir, the cat-human bond, and what lays in the future of feline research and discovery.
This week we have a special host, the famous Steve Dale. Steve and I will interview Jackie Ott Jaakola, the new executive director of the Every Cat Health Foundation, previously known as the Wynn Feline Research Foundation. Jackie gives us a bit of background and explains her passion for feline welfare. The Every Cat Health Foundation has been active for many years and has touched every cat with their amazing studies.
Dr. Caitlin DeWilde is back with tips and tricks for social media this time. How do you or your cat become an instant Insta sensation? Caitlin is a Catvocate and tells how she transformed her practice and increased her cat patient numbers by 30%! We also discuss telemedicine with the pros and cons. Great episode and be ready to be BeWilded!
We are so lucky to have Dr. Caitlin DeWilde join us on this podcast. Caitlin is an amazing veterinarian, entrepreneur, and social media expert. She describes herself as a tech geek or nerdy marketeer. We talk about how you can market yourself, how you can create safe spaces to stay mentally ok and how you can deal with curbside crabbiness.
Our second episode of hot cat news with Dr. Kelly St Denis. This week we will be talking about big mosquitos, cats trying to fly, and lots of other great topics! The high rise syndrome is invented by cats jumping from great heights and the myth that they always land on their fours. Can cats truly fly? We also discuss other reasons for car trauma. What would you do if you hit a cat on the road?
We talk with Dr. Kelly St Denis that humans are viewed by our cats as completely incompetent felines and lots of other cool cat news. Kelly is not only cohosting but is also a guest today. We are surfing the internet for cool cat news. Topics vary from cat adventures to flying cats and cats on the prowl.
Dr. Kelly Diehl is back with the latest and greatest in cat research funded by the Morris Animal Foundation, a not-for-profit that stimulates cutting-edge research in companion (and other) animals. We dive into some of the amazing work that MAF has supported in the last couple of years.
Dr. Kelly Diehl is Senior Director of Science and Communications at the Mark Morris Animal Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that spends a boatload of money on proper research in diseases of pets and other important animals. Kelly explains how the foundation contributes to essential research in companion animals and other critters.
The amazing Dr. Ahna Brutlag is back with a myriad of things that are bad for your cat. We answer the question, to make them vomit or not and discuss the seriousness of grape intoxication. Cats have a strange connection to Effexor pills and love fish oil even if it contains dangerous levels of Vit D. Whatever your cat eats, the pet poison hotline is there for you!
Dr. Ahna Brutlag, from the Pet Poison Helpline, adds a lot of energy to our podcast. Ahna is an experienced toxicologist and we discuss common feline toxins. What should you do, when you suspect an intoxication in one of your patients? Call the helpline!
One of the pioneers of feline medicine in Canada is back on the podcast, Dr. Liz O'Brien. Liz will talk about shelter cats and what you need to do if you get a freshly adopted shelter cat for the first time in your clinic. It is a great opportunity to talk with the client about what to feed the cat en what environmental needs cats have. We really dive into how to communicate with the new cat parent and what cathealthy tools you should use.
The awesome Dr. Liz O'Brien, famous Canadian cat veterinarian, and member of the band of 6 is today's guest on the purrpodcast. Liz is one of the co-founders of cathealthy, a Canadian initiative to make cats healthier and provide veterinarians and cat owners, alike with useful information about their cats. We talk about lots of things to keep your cat healthy!
Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle discuss new research in cats. We explain what a corregendum is and review an article about chemotherapy in cats after mastectomy. Dr. Susan commends authors that publish an update on their data. There may be some indication that chemotherapy may be useful in cats with stage 4 mammary tumors.
Easter is a great time to rejoice in the coming of spring. Easter also comes with the famous Easter Lily, the worst plant for cats ever. Ingestion of even a little bit of this plant can cause acute renal failure in cats, and you can better not have any Lilies around if you have a cat. Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle talk about toxins in cats, and although cats are picky eaters, they seem to have a fatal attraction to Lilies. Other possible feline intoxications are discussed in their usual casual way
Dr. Kelly StDenis, president of the AAFP is back talking about the AAFP toolkits. We discuss the declaw toolkit, especially because we all feel that this procedure is absolutely unnecessary in cats. You can't be a cat-friendly clinic if you still perform declaws. Did you know all toolkits are free?
Today's show interviews Dr. Kelly St Denis, remember our co-host from a couple of episodes ago. Kelly is the president of AAFP and we discuss the new toolkits and how you can become a cat-friendly certified veterinarian. We have an awesome chat about how great it is to be a cat vet.
Our celebratory 104th episode talking about our achievement of 100,000 downloads and, of course, the AAFP hypertensive toolkit. This time without a guest, so it is Dr. Susan and me just chatting away. We are so excited that you were there for the entire ride! This week we talk about the diagnosis of and therapy for hypertension n cats. And the fact that we love the AAFP!
Your favorite cat hosts are back with a celebration of our 100th podcast and 100,000 downloads. Yay, we are so excited and could not have done it without you. Also, we talk about the new toolkit from AAFP about feline hypertension. We start with the indications why your cat would get hypertension and next week we will discuss treatment and clinical signs. The most common causes for feline hypertension are CKD, hyperthyroidism, idiopathic (it is a cat after all), and diabetes. Send us your commen...
Robin Saar is back on the podcast, and we talk with her about living in Canada during the winter, how to talk nutrition, and specifically obesity in cats. It is important not to judge. It would be best if you showed empathy, but you also need to be able to dissociate. We discuss feline-only vet tech education. In the end, we discuss virtual consultations for cat owners
This week we host Robin Saar a veterinary technician from Canada. Robin has done a specialization in veterinary nutrition and explains what you need to do to become a specialized technician. We discuss how we can utilize our technicians better and gives some tips for veterinary technicians on how to get more responsibilities.
Dr. Mikel is back for our second podcast about how to care for feline orphans and we are so excited that this is purrpodcast number 100! What a great episode it is indeed. Mikel has lots of good tips on how to care for orphans and tells us about her latest research on this very topic!
