Cat Talk Radio

Join me as I chat with Bob Eckstein, internationally-known cat cartoonist and author of the recently published book, The Complete Book of Cat Names (Your Cat Won't Answer To, Anyway). Bob shares with us his motivation behind drawing cat cartoons and how he started on his career path. I think you'll find this interview fascinating, funny at times, and all over the place!

It's that time again.....Molly answers questions you've sent in. Tune in, yours might be one of them! This is a good hodge-podge of of useful information.

Ever thought about volunteering at your local shelter? Molly got her start working with cats in the shelter and has a lot to share about the gratification and challenges surrounding this way of giving back. Your local shelter is struggling with capacity issues right now and volunteering is a great way to help them out and give back to your community.

When you want to bond with a cat, it's vital you have a knock-their-socks-off treat. Molly uses the Vitakraft Lick n' Lap to train cats and in shelters with highly stressed cats. She says, 98% of cats go bonkers over this treat; it's the secret ingredient to socializing even the most distressed cat. In this episode, Molly talks with Vitakraft US CMO, Miguel Gonzalez about what makes the treats so special.

We're pretty sure there are a lot more than six reasons to adopt a shelter cat! When you get a new cat or kitten, you have a lot of choices where to get them from. Molly and Dewey talk about some of the reasons to consider the shelter as the place to go.

Ever thought about what it would be like to adopt a cat who came from a hoarding situation? Molly and Dewey talk about how hoarding cats differ and what you can expect when you bring one into your home.

Why is it that a cat will get along with a particular cat just fine but not another one? What causes that and what can you do to help assure cats will get along?

Seems obvious, right? But many people inadvertently treat their cats like dogs. Learn the things that you might be doing that are dog-mom-like, and how to correct them so your cat can better express its natural feline behaviors. When they do so, they are much less likely to develop bad behaviors.

Today's guest is Angela Ardolino from CBD Cat Health. If you've ever wondered if holistic products work as well as prescription drugs, this is your podcast. Angela explains how full spectrum hemp products as well as medicinal mushrooms can not only heal your cat, but prevent disease from happening. Holistic healing doesn't stop at disease; it's also great for hyperesthesia, over-stimulation, aggression and much more. Angela is a holistic pet expert trained in the therapeutic use and biology of medical cannabis at the University of Vermont.

To help you understand the behaviors of lost cats, we have with us today, Kat Albrecht-Thiessen, a former police officer-turned-pet detective who has been training volunteers and search dogs to find lost pets since 1997. Kat is the founder and director of the Missing Animal Response Network - the first online pet detective academy that trains both volunteer and professional pet detectives. In this episode, Kat and Molly talk about the cat finding myth tips you've probably heard, and why they don't work, what to do if you've lost your cat, and how you can help others find their cat. Want Kat to come to your community and train your shelter and cat rescue groups how to form lost cat tracking teams? Tune in to find out how to sign up!