Dr. Ashley Bourgeois, a veterinary dermatologist, is the guest of this week's podcast. We discuss common skin problems in cats and what you can do about them. Is it ok to bathe and shampoo your cat? Why do cats groom themselves, and what happens if they overgroom? Ashley will provide great insights for all cat owners

Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle are back to wish you a happy new year and discuss their new books. Both are working on 2 different projects and explain that publishing a book is a lot of love and labor. We also give an update about the latest covid tests for cats and the news that there is a vaccine for cats. The question is, do cats need a vaccine?

Happy holidays #catcafepodcast listeners. This week we will repeat the most downloaded podcast of 2020, the one with the awesome Dr. Julie Churchill where we will bust some cat myths surrounding the proper nutrition for cats. This was such a great episode that it absolutely allows a repeat! Enjopy and have a great New Year!

Professor Paulo Steagall talks pain with us in the latest catcafe podcast. Sometimes it is difficult to recognize if your cat is in pain, and he answers the question if cats feel as much pain as we do? Did you know that you can recognize pain in cats by looking at the cat's grimace? The cat grimace scale is a tool to help vets and clients to ascertain how bad acute pain is in our feline friends. Paulo works at the University of Montreal in Canada.

Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle answer the most common cat questions on the internet. Did you know why a cat purrs or kneads and how long do cats live? We provide all the answers in this fun and entertaining session.

Dr. Serge Chaloub is an educator at the University of Calgary in Canada. Serge will explain what students need to become a cat expert and a doctor in veterinary medicine. Covid has changed quite a lot at schools and forced educators to use lots of new ways to reach and teach the students. Also, he explains what hoops students have to jump through to become a real doctor

Dr. Leslie Lyons joins us to talk about cat genes. The great thing about Leslie is that she explains it so clearly and easily to understand. Cat genes are essential for everything a cat does and they do not differ that much from our own genes. How is it that a cat purrs and has fur and we don't? Leslie for the rescue!

Yay, we have reached out 25th podcast milestone with Dr. Panos Xenoulis, an expert in pancreatic diseases in cats. Panos lives in Greece but did most of his postgraduate work in the USA. We discuss why the pancreas is important for your cat, what can happen to the pancreas, and what clinical signs do you have to be looking for. If your cat is depressed and suddenly does not want to eat.......? It may be pancreatitis or inflammation of the pancreas.

Our guest co-host Dr. Kelly StDenis and Dr. Jolle are interviewing Dr, Sheri Ross an expert in kidney disease in cats. When your cat gets older, there is an increased risk for kidney disease. what clinical signs are important and what do you need to do when these occur? Dr. Sheri explains why the right nutrition is so important in these cats for a healthy and long life.

Today we chat with Dr. Karen Perry, a feline bone surgeon from Michigan State University. Our main topic is cat pain and how we should recognize it? Cats are so good at hiding what is wrong with them. Dr. Perry tells us about common signs of how you can recognize pain and we discuss some common orthopedic (bone and joint) problems in cats. Did you know that up to 90% of older cats are in pain?