Cat Chat ®

Shana Aufenkamp on volunteering with Sue Bell (Homeward Trails Animal Rescue) to bring some cats from Ukraine back to Washington, D.C.

Melissa Jenkins (Operation Catnip, Gainesville Florida) on performing up to 200 surgical sterilizations of stray cats in a day in M.A.S.H. style clinics

Cat behavior expert Dr. Mikel (FelineMinds.com) on planning ahead and preparing a cat for the eventual arrival of a new baby

Sally Bahner ("The Art of Kitten Raising") on all the ways you can get a kitten off to a happy healthy start in life

Dr. Mikel Delgado discusses how cats crave warmth because their bodies do not regulate their core temperatures as well as ours do, and recommends heated cat beds

Dr Mikel and Tracie bemoan the madness of trying to take canine "talking buttons" and apply them to cats

Cat Chat --- Brought to You by Dr. Elsey’s (12-21-2022) #0123: Cate Conte’s newest Cat Cafe mystery revolves around the death of a cat hoarder and community antipathy towards her.  

Cat Chat --- Brought to You by Dr. Elsey’s (12-14-2022) #0122: Pet me where?! --- a cat would say, if only people would listen (and notice signs of discomfort before the cat resorts to biting or scratching). Dr. Mikel explains that most people don\'t realize there are ways to pet a cat (briefly, and when \"asked\") and places not to touch them (belly or hind end) that would enhance their relationship with their cat if they understood human-feline differences in what is pleasurable in physical touch.

Tracie gives advice to Kathy from idaho, who recently re-homed a very frightened, underweight Ragdoll kitty, Freya, on how to to overcome the cat's distrust of people

Dr. Mikel describes what zoomies are, sudden bursts of energy, completely normal cat behavior, known as Frenetic Random Activity Periods (FRAPS)

Dr. Elsey on donating $15 million to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation since 2009, the power of pets to help cancer patients, and the humans-animal bond

Terry Masear ("Connecting With Enchanting Cats"), a hummingbird rehabilitator half the year, on her Abyssinians, as described in her enchanting book

Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado (FelineMinds Cat Behavior Consulting) on how it's instinctive for a cat to bury their waste, keeping right size/number of regularly cleaned litterboxes

Zazie Todd ("PURR: the Science of Making Your Cat Happy") on what attachment means to a cat, misinterpreting a cat's feelings, how felines form bonds, express feelings

Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado and Tracie discuss misuse of crate training on a cat with out-of-litter-box issues, and crate overuse with dogs

Director Sarah Jayne Portelli and her co-creator Ivan Malekin ("Cats of Malta") on inspiration to make documentary about the island's dedicated community of cat minders

Mikel and Tracie discuss types of cats known as Asians, breeds developed by crossbreeding, and hair-mutation breeds, including the long-haired Siamese, known as a Balinese cat

Sami Carroccio (Cat Cavorting) on supporting TNR community in Phoenix, how she volunteered at a shelter, then served on boards of animal welfare non-profits before starting her own

Dr. Mikel Delgado and Tracie on the many ways insect proteins (biologically appropriate) are finding their way into cat food and treats

Cat Chat — Brought to You by Dr. Elsey’s (09-21-2022) #0110: Marco Nunez --- a young filmmaker who decided during the Covid pandemic to make a film tribute to his beloved kitty Lilliput --- put his iPhone to use as a video tool. Tracie chose his tongue-in-cheek film for the 5th Annual NY Cat Film Festival, which Marc is excited to attend as his first trip to New York City for the October 23rd premiere.