19 Cats and Counting on Pet Life Radio (PetLifeRadio.com)

Can you believe we’ve been on the air for 100 Episodes! Listen in as Linda and Rita share their favorite podcast memories, along with some cat behavior tips and tricks! Thank you for being loyal listeners of 19 Cats and Counting. Keep listening; the best is yet to come! And a special thank you to Mark Winter for all you do for us! Visit CatBehaviorAlliance.com for more information about Cat Behavior or to book a session.

EPISODE NOTES: Show 100

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At our behavior practice, CatBehaviorAlliance.com, we’re seeing more and more families that have both cats and dogs. We love that! There is nothing cuter than seeing a cute kitty snuggled up with a big dog! Although Linda and Rita both grew up with dogs, they understand cat behavior much better than dog behavior, especially since behaviors vary among dog breeds.

Enter our friend, Arden Moore! Arden is both a fear-free certified cat behaviorist AND a dog behaviorist. Not only that, Arden lives with multiples of both species, so, “Arden Knows” what to look out for in order to have a successfully blended multi-species household. Not only that, Arden is also pet first aid expert for both cats and dogs as well.

If you don’t want your cats and dogs fighting like, well, cats and dogs… join these three notable behavior experts as they look at successfully blending cats and dogs together, from the dog’s perspective as well as the cat’s.

Also be sure to check out Arden’s podcast, Oh Behave!, heard right here on Pet Life Radio.

EPISODE NOTES: Blending the Cat/Dog Family, with Special Guest Arden Moore

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If you have cat (or two), you’ve no doubt stepped in something squishy in the middle of the night. Or you’ve ran a sprint trying to get your cat onto the floor as he is preparing to cough one up… Yes, we’re talking about every cat owner’s nemesis – the dreaded hairball… Somehow, it’s become an accepted fact that cat’s vomit, and do so often. But is it normal? Is it nothing to worry about? Or should we be concerned when our cats cough up hairballs, undigested food, and the icky clear stuff that we all hate wiping up…

Dr. Kelly Cairns of Thrive Pet Healthcare is here to talk about cat hairballs and the assorted other types of cat vomit and when should be concerned enough to call our veterinarians.

EPISODE NOTES: Dr. Kelly Cairns - Beyond the Hairball – When is Vomiting a Problem?

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Finding the right cat food is confusing! Antibiotics, fillers, grains, and pesticides are everywhere. Fish is a healthy, low fat, high protein choice, but the mercury in fish is an issue, too. Mercury poisoning can cause a myriad of health issues and even death, for both humans and felines, as Pure Cravings’ Founder, Sean Wittenberg, well knows.

Sean came home from college to find his mother very ill. After a difficult journey, they were finally about to identify the issue... It was mercury poisoning. This experience changed the course of Sean's life, as he set out to conquer the mercury issue, so no one else had to go through what his mom did.

He started a company called SafeCatch.com, the only company that tests for mercury levels in tuna to make it safe for consumption. Now, we humans can consume tuna safely without worrying about mercury. But then Sean began thinking, “what about our beloved cats?” Once Safe Catch was up and running, Sean turned his attention toward improving our cat food supply. He and his business partner Brian Roches started Pure Cravings, making the only fish food for our cats that is mercury tested and safe! In fact, his is the ONLY cat food to do mercury testing at all.

And Sean and Brian aren’t done yet… Tune in to hear this a-MEOW-zing story AND you can even try Pure Cravings at 15% off! Visit PureCravings.com and when ordering use special code: CatLove15

EPISODE NOTES: Sean Wittenberg, Co-Founder, Pure Cravings and Safe Catch

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Did you know there is a rescue sanctuary dedicated to blind cats? Linda and Rita were amazed to find such a wonderful rescue, full of happy cats who don’t miss their sight at all. Since cats mainly rely on their sense of smell and the vibrations of their whiskers to make their way through the world, their lack of site doesn’t slow them down one bit.

Meeting Katherine Hilton, Program Manager or Donor Relations and Stewardship for Blind Cat Rescue, was a heartwarming experience. She has so much love for these special cats, who get around just as well as any other cat. You can even visit BlindCatRescue.Com and see for yourself via their 24-Hour LIVE CAMS!

Join Linda and Rita as they talk with Katherine about the sanctuary, and why she tells people “Don’t feel sorry for them” because these cats are just as happy as can be!

EPISODE NOTES: Blind Cat Rescue

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We had never heard of it either… During our monthly visit from the PAW-some Dr. Kelly Cairns really opened our eyes to this affliction, and how common it really is. Some of the client cats we see at our practice at Cat Behavior Alliance have this all-to-common condition. Pandora Syndrome often gets lumped in with other urinary diseases, such as FLUTD (Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease), however it is so much more than “just” a typical urinary infection or disease.

Cats that are prone to being high strung often suffer from Pandora Syndrome, take longer to recover, and tend to get re-afflicted with urinary issues over and over again. Join Linda and Rita as Dr. Kelly tells them about Pandora Syndrome, and how you can best help those anxious cats.

EPISODE NOTES: Does Your Cat Have Pandora Syndrome?

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Linda and Rita always thought of pet insurance as a luxury only people that was not necessary and largely unaffordable by most pet owners. Their interview with Brian Jorgensen, head of MetLife's pet insurance division, has changed their minds.

MetLife's pet insurance is currently covering over 140,000 US pets in all 50 states and DC. In addition to our beloved feline friends, they cover dogs, birds, rabbits, lizards, potbelly pigs and more. Unlike many other insurers, MetLife even has a multi-pet policy option. How cool is that!

If you have pets, you need to hear this Podcast. Join us as Brian fills us in on why all pet parents should look into pet insurance, and see how helpful and truly affordable it really is.

EPISODE NOTES: Pet Insurance for Your Feline Friends

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It's no secret that Rita and Linda love the Two Crazy Cat Ladies! If you don’t know them yet, well, you should! Long time advocated for feline health and well-being, Jae and Adrienne created a line of holistic remedies just for cats called Feline Essential. They have even partnered with Jackson Galaxy on a few of their products.

But for Jae and Adrienne, somehow it just wasn’t enough… They wanted to be a one-stop place where cat parents could go for help and advice, not only from them, but from other well-known cat wellness advocates as well. Their dream has finally become reality, through lots of hard work to make it come true. Their newly re-vamped website, TwoCrazyCatLadies.com, is now live, and they can’t wait to share it with you!

Jae and Adrienne’s products are a-MEOW-zing and the tips they share for kitty loving people are invaluable. Listen in as these four cat ladies gather to share the mews!

EPISODE NOTES: The A-MEOW-Zing Two Crazy Cat Ladies!

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As cat behaviorists, we sometimes get involved with topics that aren’t exactly behavior related, but that do affect our cats and their overall health and well-being. As cat parents, sometimes we are shocked about what we learn. This is the case when recently one of our clients was talking with us about cat food. What is best to feed your cats? What should we look for on the label? What should, and should not, be on the ingredient list?

We contacted Susan Thixton, founder of the Association for Truth in Pet Food and advocate for cleaning up our pet foods, to ask the hard questions. While we though we knew what to look for (meat as first ingredient, no corn or wheat), what we learned from Susan shocked and dismayed us both. So what do we do? Do we need to start making our own cat and dog foods, and if we do that how do we make sure that our pets get the right nutritional support?

Susan will answer those question, and we’ll also talk about some ways to cook for your cat that are nutritionally complete, quick and easy to make, and very budget friendly, too! We’ve already fired up our crockpots to cook for our own cats.

Warning: the topic of discussion sometimes gets very blunt, as we talk about what is REALLY in come of the popular pet foods we buy. It’s important information but is sometimes hard to hear…

EPISODE NOTES: Susan Thixton – The Truth About Pet Food!

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Isabel Alvarez Arata, host of Pet Life Radio’s Covered In Pet Hair, made a life-changing decision recently: she decided to adopt a cat! After being a dog parent for a number of years, she recently lost her last dog. Isabel’s lifestyle has changed now that she has 2 kids, so getting a puppy felt like too much for her to handle right now.

But what about adopting a cat, she thought. A cat would give her, her husband, and her kids the furry companionship they wanted, without having to walk a dog, constantly keep him entertained, and all the work that goes into training a puppy. Yes, cats need social interaction, but not quite to the degree a dog, especially a puppy, requires.

We love this, since, of course, we (Linda and Rita) are all about cats! She is also teaching her kids how to be responsible pet owners, first through their dogs and now via their cat, Van Gogh! Tune in to hear the challenges of becoming a cat parent, and the differences Isabel has noticed between having a cat and a dog in her busy home.

EPISODE NOTES: Isabel Alvarez Arata: A Dog Parent Decides to Adopt a Cat!

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