Cat Chat®

By Tracie HotchnerKids & Family Pets & Animals

Cat Chat® episodes

August 07, 2023 Kitty Litter Spilled Everywhere? There’s a Fix for That!
#156: Carolyn Rafferty created the Scoop Buddy — a simple clip to hold a plastic bag on the end of the litter box to catch the litter when cleaning. Her company, Cat Savant, is a MissionMeow partner along with Tracie, supporting generous grants to cat rescuers.
19 min
July 31, 2023 What to Do for a Kitten with Feline Leukemia?
#155: A listener whose kitten had feline leukemia gets sick every 2 weeks with 3 really bad days. Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins recommends finding a cat-focused vet to consider broad spectrum antibiotics to manage the upper respiratory symptoms.
21 min
July 24, 2023 Is There Any Reason NOT to Spay or Neuter Your Cat?
#0154: The simple answer is: Good grief NO! Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado discusses the myriad behavior problems that arise from cats who are not fixed, which optimally needs to happen before a kitten turns 5 months of age (when they can start reproducing --- kittens having kittens.)
20 min
July 17, 2023 MissionMeow Grant Winner Full Circle MO
Christina Rutz (Full Circle MO Feral, St Louis) on winning MissionMeow grant to help them support volunteer TNR trappers
20 min
July 10, 2023 Who the Heck Invited This Foster Cat, Anyway?
Dr. Mikel Delgado on the challenges of bringing a foster cat into your home, and problems it can cause with resident cat(s)
17 min
July 03, 2023 The Cat’s Meow
Jonathan Losos (“The Cat’s Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa”) on “the cat conundrum,” how most cats have changed little over time, others radically different
23 min
June 26, 2023 Do Cats Grieve?
Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado on various ways cats deal with the loss of a housemate, some despondent, others exhibit no grief
18 min
June 19, 2023 Take Your Cat Beyond the Great Indoors!
Emily (Travel Cat) on the innovative kitty backpacks, cat-safe harnesses and related travel items to make it easy to take cat with you
20 min
June 12, 2023 Catsbury Park — MissionMeow Grant Winner
DJ Bornschein (Catsbury Park, New Jersey) on MissionMeow grant allowing them to expand their TNR, Catsbury Lounge and adoption
28 min
June 05, 2023 She Listened to CAT CHAT on Sirius Before She had Cats!
Long-time listener Jean from Cincinnati (who bought "The Cat Bible" when she adopted cats, Iris and Lily) asks about feeding wet food only, gets recommendations for Weruva, Dr. Elsey's CleanProtein
23 min

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CAT CHAT ® was Tracie Hotchner's own weekly, live call-in show on the Martha Stewart channel of Sirius-XM for 7 years – until the channel was canceled. Since 2015 it has been a weekly podcast…