Dr. Apryl Steele explains what the American Association of Feline Practitioners stands for. The organization supports all cat veterinarians to provide the best care to cats and cat owners. We are in San Francisco, the host city of this year’s AAFP Congress focused on co-morbidities. One of the things we really like are the AAFP guidelines (catvet.com). The 2 newest guidelines are zoonosis and retroviruses. Apryl explains that AAFP also has a website that is called catfriendly.com is specially designed for cat owners. Cat-friendly practices are cat-centered clinics that as gentle as possible for cats. Soon two new programs will be launched: the professional and advocate certificate.

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The awesome Dr. Apryl Steele joins us for our 36th podcast and tells about her career as a cat veterinarian. Starting as a food inspector during Desert Storm, she quickly opened a practice in Denver Colorado and transformed it into one of the best cat practices in the state. Currently, she is President of AAFP and CEO of the biggest shelter in Colorado. Did you know that they neuter 12000 cats per year?

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The amazing Dr. Justine Lee returns to our podcast talking about self-care and weighing stress versus yes. Sometimes it is better to not immediately respond to requests, think it over and weigh your options. What benefit do you get out of doing something like what is proposed to you? Improve your work-life balance by scheduling things that will relax you. Learn how to let things go and implement self-care.

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If you enjoyed today’s episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave us a review—it really helps other cat lovers and vet nerds find the show. Follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes stories, cat trivia, and the occasional bad pun. And remember: every day is better with cats, curiosity, and maybe just a little purring in the background. Until next time—stay curious, stay kind, and give your cats an extra chin scratch from us. The Purr Podcast – where feline medicine meets feline fun. 🐾🎙️

The amazing Dr. Justine Lee, the co-founder of Vetgirl joins us for an exciting new podcast. We learn about being good work-a-frolics, how to use clear vodka for antifreeze poisoning (you only have 3 hours after ingestion) and how to keep a healthy balance between your private life and your work. Did you know what the 5 most common feline emergencies are? Listen to this great podcast!

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If you enjoyed today’s episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave us a review—it really helps other cat lovers and vet nerds find the show. Follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes stories, cat trivia, and the occasional bad pun. And remember: every day is better with cats, curiosity, and maybe just a little purring in the background. Until next time—stay curious, stay kind, and give your cats an extra chin scratch from us. The Purr Podcast – where feline medicine meets feline fun. 🐾🎙️

The when do you want to see parasite episode is all about prevention with the awesome dr. Susan Little (yes the other one). We talk about anaplasmosis and how cats seroconvert, heartworm disease (or the quiet cat syndrome) and round worms. Did you know that the cat is an accidental destination for heartworms and that the immune system is the issue? Dr Susan also teaches us why not go to the beach anymore and about antiparasitics for every pet every time all year around

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If you enjoyed today’s episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave us a review—it really helps other cat lovers and vet nerds find the show. Follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes stories, cat trivia, and the occasional bad pun. And remember: every day is better with cats, curiosity, and maybe just a little purring in the background. Until next time—stay curious, stay kind, and give your cats an extra chin scratch from us. The Purr Podcast – where feline medicine meets feline fun. 🐾🎙️

This week, I am so confused because we have not 1 but 2 Susan Littles on the podcast. Dr. Susan Little, the famous catvet, interviews Dr. Susan Little, famous veterinary parasitologist. We talk about the 7 differences between the Susan's, Susan Little (catvet) highlight, parasites (of course), icing, and doing lectures together. This is definitely one of our favorite podcasts!

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If you enjoyed today’s episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave us a review—it really helps other cat lovers and vet nerds find the show. Follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes stories, cat trivia, and the occasional bad pun. And remember: every day is better with cats, curiosity, and maybe just a little purring in the background. Until next time—stay curious, stay kind, and give your cats an extra chin scratch from us. The Purr Podcast – where feline medicine meets feline fun. 🐾🎙️

Part 2 of our series with Dr. Joe Bartges talking about yellow gold and the diseases that we see often in cats. We specifically discuss calcium oxalate stones because they are so tough to treat. Why do they occur? Hear the latest news. Also, we briefly discuss diabetes and chronic GI disease in cats

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If you enjoyed today’s episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave us a review—it really helps other cat lovers and vet nerds find the show. Follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes stories, cat trivia, and the occasional bad pun. And remember: every day is better with cats, curiosity, and maybe just a little purring in the background. Until next time—stay curious, stay kind, and give your cats an extra chin scratch from us. The Purr Podcast – where feline medicine meets feline fun. 🐾🎙️

Dr. Joe Bartges, Professor in internal medicine and nutrition, is the guest of this exciting podcast. He talks about his own cats and their diet, their food puzzles and how they rule the house. He talks about the three main urogenital diseases in the cat, chronic renal failure, bladder stones, and idiopathic cystitis.

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Episode number 2 with the awesome Steve Dale in which we tackle major topics like the Winn Foundation, where they sponsor some amazing cat research, how to communicate with your cat owner and cate behavior in general. Steve is quite famous and visits many veterinary and cat shows, is an author in Susan's new book (coming out in 2021??) and he tells us the secret behind cat visit to your clinic.

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If you enjoyed today’s episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave us a review—it really helps other cat lovers and vet nerds find the show. Follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes stories, cat trivia, and the occasional bad pun. And remember: every day is better with cats, curiosity, and maybe just a little purring in the background. Until next time—stay curious, stay kind, and give your cats an extra chin scratch from us. The Purr Podcast – where feline medicine meets feline fun. 🐾🎙️

Our next guest, Steve Dale, has a face for radio and is a famous writer and radio host in Chicago. His favorite topics are pets and of course the Feline Winn Foundation. We are so honored to talk to a real radio star and discuss kitten kindergarden, kitten classes, a wonder cat named Ricki, and cardiomyopathy research. Dr. Susan is still trying to perfect her perfect intro.

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If you enjoyed today’s episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave us a review—it really helps other cat lovers and vet nerds find the show. Follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes stories, cat trivia, and the occasional bad pun. And remember: every day is better with cats, curiosity, and maybe just a little purring in the background. Until next time—stay curious, stay kind, and give your cats an extra chin scratch from us. The Purr Podcast – where feline medicine meets feline fun. 🐾🎙️