Purr Podcast

Dr. Serge Chaloub, starts our podcast like a pro in the second part of the CKD purrpodcast. Serge explains that we need to start testing our cats from 8 years and older for CKD because you want to catch the disease as early as possible. You should weigh your cats regularly as weight loss is not normal in the older cats. We talk about when should you give SC fluids and appetite stimulants, Implanta...

We have a Canadian guest this time: Dr. Serge Chaloub. Serge lives in Cow Town, Calgary in Canada and is a natural podcast introducer. Serge has had a great career including a renal transfusion fellowship. He loves anything to do with kidneys and he loves cats (no surprise there). Lots of older cats will get chronic kidney disease (CKD) and Serge was part of a white paper about CKD guidelines. The...

And we are back with the amazing Dr. Caroline Mansfield. Part two picks up where we left with the microbiome. Caroline explains what we are looking for in the microbiome to make conclusions about the exact function. There is so much data that we often do not see the woods for the trees. One of the topics we discuss is the Hill’s Global Symposium which had the microbiome as a major topic. Did you k...

Dr. Caroline Mansfield is a famous internal medicine specialist from Downunder! She works currently at the University of Melbourne but has traveled the world before settling down. She loves the area of gastroenterology and talks with us about how stress in cats can change their GI health and microbiome and we all know that the GI tract has a major influence on any organ in the body. Did you know t...

Wow, we can't believe it! Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle talk about 50 podcasts ago, how it all started and how there is no end in sight yet. 50 podcasts and 18 months later, with some cool stats and favorite podcast musings. What is better than cats, laughter and good info? It is the purr podcast!!! Thanks for making it a great success and cheers to the next 50 and the PPC celebration party in Rio de Ja...

Dr. Adronie Verbrugghe is back, at last, with the second part of her excellent podcast about feline nutrition. We were talking about morphometric analysis of body condition, dexa-scanning and starting an obesity clinic. Adronie talks about how to weigh your cat and how to stimulate cates to work a bit harder to lose weight. We need to treat each cat as an individual and look at lifestyle and the c...

Part two of our purrpodcast with Dr. Jessica Quimby, we pick up from where we left and answer the why FDA-approved dermal application of mirtazapine works the way it does. As pilling cats is truly difficult and we do not see as many side effects compared to the oral route, a dermal application makes a lot of sense. Jessica explains how to apply the drug and if we should worry about human exposure....

The purrpodcast is back with Dr. Jessica Quimby, a famous cat internal medicine specialist at THE Ohio State University. She teaches, runs the clinical medicine service and does research in her specialty, feline nephrology focusing on weight loss and appetite stimulation in cats with renal disease. Did you know gabapentin was excreted 100% by the kidney? Mirtazapine, the relatively new drug, comes...

Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle are still in Las Vegas, running around to find the best cat tech solutions for you. This episode mainly focuses on cat litter robots, which seems to be the hot thing of this year. Dr. Susan shares her experiences and discusses what a good litter box should look like. We will also share who won the Purrpodcast Cat Tech Award 2020. An exciting episode for techies and cat fanc...

Your hosts Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle traverse millions of sq feet to bring you the latest and greatest of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020. What is new in tech for our furry friends? Did you miss CES this year? No worries we were there to find out what is hot and what is not. In their usual unscripted way, Susan and Jolle break down tech barriers for you and show you what could work and what...

We have Dr. Adronie Verbrugghe on the podcast and this is the first time that we are hosting a nutritional expert. Adronie works at the University of Guelph Ontario Veterinary College and she is a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Nutrition. She loves feline obesity, and this was part of her Ph. D. Obesity is a big problem in cats (up to 60% in cats). Tips for obese cats is to make t...

Part two of our exciting podcast with veterinary nurse, Megan Brashear. Megan is talking about her two cats, one abandoned, polydactyl barn cat and a Seinfeld-character-look-alike brown tabby. Her cats are loosely domesticated as she describes them herself. In her words, cats would benefit from another 50k years of evolution. Also, if you need tips about driving around the country with a menagerie...

Yay, we have another awesome veterinary nurse on our show. This time it is award-winning Megan Brashear, speaker of the year at least 2 times and in her real life a super tech at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. Megan loves lecturing and she talks to us about her three favorite topics: critical thinking, acid-base balance (we did not know that there was anyone that liked that topi...

This is part 2 of the purrpodcast with Dr. Sue Ettinger. Dr. Sue Cancer Vet is a social media celebrity and produces lots of great content on her web page. Sue uses a media release for all her patients so she can use pictures and the stories on her social media sites. Not all owners are eager and sometimes it takes a bit of time before you gain their trust. Sue’s main goal is to raise awareness an...

For our 40th #purrpodcast we have another awesome guest, the famous, Dr. Sue Cancervet. Dr. Sue has made it her life goal to educate pet owners about cancer and we know how important cancer is in older cats! We have to be vigilant about lumps and bumps in our pets, the earlier we find them the better we can treat them. Dr. Sue uses social media as a positive influence to educate pet owners about p...

Another great podcast with Eric Garcia, our own digital guru, talking social media. When you begin you should start in one specific space and Eric feels Facebook is the place to be now as more than 50% of each generation is currently on FB. He further gives some great tips on starting your own YouTube channel and why it is so important to get your own practice app where you can create your own own...

Digital storytelling with the amazing Eric Garcia. And because Eric is being unplugged at the moment, we decided to publish this great podcast in his absence. Did you know that cat owners normally think cats rarely get sick and veterinarians often neglect cats in their hospital pictures? Eric is a digital guru and the most knowledgeable IT person in veterinary medicine at the moment Thanks for tun...

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 retr...

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...

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 s...

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! Thanks for t...

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...

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! Thanks for tuning in...

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 Thanks for tuning in to the Purr Podcast with Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle! If you enjoyed today’s episo...

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. Thanks for tuning in to the Purr Podcast with Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle! If you en...