Today's episode is a fun one, but also useful. We chat with Dr. Joe Bartges who is a veterinary nutritionist. His life's work has been to learn what is best nutrition for animals make sure the people that love them understand too. Recently, clients have been asking about home cooking for their pets, but there are pitfalls and dangers. I got the chance to ask Dr. Bartges how to do it right.

EPISODE NOTES: Cooking For Your Cat? Are You Unbalanced?

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Did you even know there are ways to make giving your cat his/her medication effortless? Today, we chat with Erik Clausen, a pharmacist with Golden Gate Veterinary Compounding Pharmacy, specializing in making medicating cats easy. He shares what a compounding pharmacy does and how they do it and explains how to verify that your pharmacy is doing things the right way. Certain flavors seem to be popular with cats and you will be surprised what the favorite flavor is! Find out the difference between compounding for humans and compounding for pets. Erik can make palatable treats and tasty elixirs from your cat's medication so that she thinks taking the medication is her own idea. What better way to help strengthen your bond with your cat than avoiding a struggle? Listen for more meow-valous tips.

EPISODE NOTES: Secret To Giving Medications To Your Cat

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Dr. Adam Christman from dvm360.com joins me today to share some great free resources to make sure you have good and correct info about caring for your pets. We talk about feline nutrition and the websites like balanceit.com and Tufts "petfoodology" blog at vetnutrition.tufts.edu.

Find out how to find Dr. Christman and his fun and educational videos on TikTok. Learn about ways to help you pay for pet care. Sign up for text reminders for medications and treatments for your pet. How can you tell which vaccines your cat really needs? We talk about it. This is an entertaining and fun look at some new ways you can be a cat care superhero.

EPISODE NOTES: Meow-valous Free Resources For Pet Parents

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We get to chat with Mayim Bialik about her new show, Call Me Kat, a fun sitcom set in a cat cafe. We learn about Mayim and where the show began. We find out the inside scoop about all her costars from Leslie Jordan to Swoosie Kurtz. What are they really like? Is Mayim a real cat person? Are the cats actors? What is it like working with cat costars? Find out in this meow-valous episode!

EPISODE NOTES: Call Me Kat!

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It is pretty exciting that there is an artificial intelligence that can help you know what your cat is trying to tell you. We know that cats actively try to hide their pain since they instinctively know that in nature, the weak become prey.

Sylvester AI is a facial recognition application that can let you know as early as possible what is going in with your cat. You can identify pain long before it gets so severe that your cat cannot hide it anymore. We chat with Miche Priest with Sylvester AI and she tells us all about this exciting opportunity for cat lovers to be in closer communication with their own cats!

EPISODE NOTES: Universal Translator For Cats?

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Today's episode is a fun look into the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) with Dr. Rick Marrinson. Dr. Marrinson is a practicing vet, but also a board member of CAPC. He shares some important facts about many kinds of parasites, their human health impact and how you can learn more. Did you know you can sign up for disease alerts? You can and we talk about how.

EPISODE NOTES: Do Parasites Bug You? You May Not Know It, But They Bug Your Cat!

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I get to chat with Dr. Liz Bales about her passion for cats and what she has learned about how cats work. She gives us information to help us understand our own cat and suggestions for ways to help them be happier and healthier. Did you know that stress can cause your cat to urinate outside the litter box? Find out the unexpected sources of stress for our house cats and what you can do to fix it before your cat develops the subtle signs that you do not want at all, like vomiting, litter box trouble and more.

This episode is fun and informative. Check it out!

EPISODE NOTES: Secrets Your Cat Wants You To Know

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Today's episode is a fun joint effort. I teamed up with Michelle Fern, host of Catitude, right here on Pet Life Radio to get our cat loving listeners information about how to cope with cat allergies. We explain how the cat allergies work and even give tips to help you still get your "cat fix" even if you are allergic to cats!

EPISODE NOTES: Achoo! What You Need To Know About Cat Allergies

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Today's guest is a fun one, Leigh D'Angelo, CEO and co-founder of animal lovers dating apps shares with all we need to know to find love with Dig, dog lovers app and Tabby, the cat lovers app. Find out how to get the app and all the special features that allow you to find a special someone who shares your love for fur friends. Find out why these apps are the best place to live happily FURever after!

EPISODE NOTES: Finding a PURRfect Match: A Dating App For Cat Lovers

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Have you ever needed a pet sitter? It's a little scary to have someone else care for your fur baby. I get to chat with Collin Funkhouser, pet-sitting expert about the state of pet sitting industry and what you need to know to find a great pet sitter.

What is reasonable to expect a pet sitter to do? What should their credentials be? Collin explains all of this and so much more in this fun and informative episode!

EPISODE NOTES: Pet Sitter Basics

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