Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle are back live from beautiful Kansas. We discuss a new magazine from AAFP, the American Association of Feline Practitioners. This new magazine will be available for all AAFP members for free and we also think about open access vs paid journal subscriptions
A great episode with Dr. Leslie Lyons. We talk about all genetics as she is the cat gene expert in the world! We start with the pharaohs and end with crispering news. Wow, what a replicated and exciting episode!
Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle discuss recent articles. The first one is deleting the gene that is responsible for the protein to which most people are allergic. A technique called Crisper was used to delete the gen out of cell lines. The second article talks about cats recognizing the other cat's name. If the wrong name was used, the cats were confused.
Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle are back, and how! They have not done a podcast for a long time so this first one is an update about what is going on in their lives and yes we do talk about cats too! What else?
This is a repeat episode of our most listened-to podcast with Dr. Panos Xenoulis where we focus on feline pancreatitis, and the best news is that next week we will be back with a brand new episode to start our 5th year of podcasting!
This is a repeat episode of a while ago with our amazing guest Dr. Panos Xenoulis. He is one of the world's most famous pancreas experts, especially when we talk about cats (and that is all we do!). Panos lives in Greece and did most of his graduate work in the US and worked at Texas A&M for more than 10 years. We discuss how cats are different in showing signs of pancreatitis and discuss the most common tests to diagnose this disease. Whoever thought that pancreatitis is not common in the c...
The last of our cat bites of summer. This is an interview with Dr Panos Xenopoulis, the winner of his year's most downloaded podcast. We are still in Rhodes and are talking about the cat population on the island.
Dr. Sarah Heath is joining us for this short summer cat bite. Taped in beautiful Rhodes, Greece, during ISFM. Dr. Sarah Heath is from the UK and talks about cat behavior and the importance of thinking about the health triad: the interplay between emotional, cognitive, and physical health. One of the topics is zero pain in cats. A cool 10 minutes in the Greek heat of summer.
Dr. Hillary Noyes shares her learnings from the ISFM meeting in Rhodes, Greece. A multidisciplinary approach to cat behavior is so essential to be successful.
Dr. Kelly joined me in Rhoides Greece at the ISFM Congress where we reminisce about all the things we have heard. This is a 5 week summer edition of the purrpodcast with short podcasts full of info and lots of fun interviews.
This summer we will have short Summer Cat Bites. These are 10-minute-long episodes that were taped in Rhodes Greece during the latest ISFM Congress. The first one hosts Claire Bessant, the leading voice behind International Cat Care where they believe in a world in which each cat’s life experience will be as good as it can be. They do this by providing cat owners, veterinary professionals and those that live and work with cats with the resources, support and advice they need to care better for t...
A second podcast with the great and super funny Tony Johnson. The topics include Ottawa tornadoes and being the minister of happiness at VIN, the veterinary information network. How was working in the ER during the pandemic? We also discuss teletriage in emergency medicine. We also answer a great question from a listener about emergency management of blocked cats.
The great Dr. Tony Johnson is joining the purrpodcast this week. Do you know your ABCs? Tony starts with these in any emergency case, whatever they are brought in for. We, of course, also discuss fluid therapy, emergency critical care drugs, and many other topics. Tony is a blast, and did you know he is a virtuoso mandolin player?
This week we have another great episode about feral cats, this week we focus on non-surgical ways to decrease feral cat populations. Dr. Susan gives some amazing examples of several well-organized projects.
The topic of today is the feral cat population. Stray cats can be quite a nuisance and they seem to multiply quite fast. Why do we get upset with stray cats, should we be focusing on the benefits of feral cats and what can we do about population reduction?
More trampoline news, GI, and urinary obstructions are the day's purrpodcast topics. Dr. Susan is frustrated that we can not get better results in obstructive urinary disease. A third of cats have a recurrence of urinary obstructive disease. We do not recommend appropriate therapy. Dr. Susan will give us the solution and discuss a paper from the UK about this topic. Say NO to antibiotics in cats with urinary disease.
Dr. Susan is back with a vengeance and we discuss her recent experiences with flying trampolines. You may ask what this has to do with proper felines but be assured flying cats are a major topic today with some new literature to prove that emergency score cards really work.
Dr. Mia Cary is back and talks with us about how to destress. Stress relievers are so important in our busy life. She herself likes to mediate, Dr. Klly does ballet and I love to paint. We talk about art, paddle boarding, and double-dipping. Do you know how Mia survived the isolation of the pandemic?
The amazing Dr. Mia Cary joins us to talk about how to stay optimistic in our ever-changing world. She has 2 cats, Leo and Luis and she explains what makes her so happy in life. Mia is an example for us all how we can treat ourselves better and focus on things that are important.
Dr. Kelly and Dr. Jolle discuss two new articles this week, one about TMJ luxations in cats and one about lower airways diseases. Both were published in the JFMS this year!
This time of year, Dr. Kelly and Dr. Jolle will discuss three imminent papers published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. Article number 1 is about blood pressure measurements in cats. The article reviews methods used in clinical practice and the experiences veterinary healthcare teams have with measuring blood pressure.
Can you believe that we are in season 5 of the Purrpodcast? another great week with the amazing Dr. Adam Christman. We talk about his career and his current stint at DVM360, his favorite D-breed, and why it is important to have insurance for your pet.
After an extended holiday, the purrpodcast is back with a vengeance with a guest star, Dr. Adam Christman. Dr. Adam is a well-known social media star with millions of followers. He also has 4 wieners (Dachshund) that seem to be quite popular too. Dr. Adam's side hustle is working for DVM360 a publishing company that also organizes the famous Fetch shows. Just be ready for a good laugh with Dr. Adam.
Another wonderful episode with Dr. Kelly St-Denis about the ins and outs of the holiday season. Are they as comfortable for your cats as they are for you? I think we all need a bit of respite and your cat may flourish in the next couple of days when things go back to normal.
Our amazing co-host Dr. Kelly St Denis joins us for holiday cheers and why you should be cognizant that the holidays may not be the favorite season of all for your cats. We discuss that the holidays may cause some stress for our furry friends with all the complications associated with it. Is your cat acting weird around the Christmas tree or are we acting weird (according to the cat's routine)?
Dr. Christine Lim is back talking about cat eyes. She has a great book with lots of cat pictures, the Small Animal Ophthalmic Atlas and Guide. We discuss what comfort level you should have treating eyes, how to do an enucleation, entropion, and infectious eye diseases.
A great interview with Dr. Christine Lim, a veterinary ophthalmologist, and of course we focus on the most beautiful organs of the body: the eyes. We tend to be afraid of touching the eyes and Dr. Lim explains why it is not a scary organ after all. We also discuss if you need to have 'good' hands to be an ophtho and how you can avoid hurting your hands. In the end, we focus on her favorite surgery: cataracts.
Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle discuss two new articles about feline allergies. No, not the cats being allergic to us but we being allergic to the cats. Both articles were written by Dr. Andy Sparks and give us some great tips about allergy in general and being allergic to cats in specific.
Dr. Susan is pretty busy these days with her clinics and has 2 things that made her smile this week. her new debit card machine and her talk to 1st graders in Texas that were asking the best questions about cats. How big is s kitten for instance? Enjoy the show with your favorite hosts.
We are discussing an article today from the Journal Of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 19 cases of sialocyls have been described for cats. Sialo-whats? Excessive accumulation of saliva under the skin in cats. Dr. Jolle gets really excited as this is a surgical disease (at last)!
