The purrpodcast meets the veterinary life podcast hosted by Dr. Marci Kirk and Dr. Annie Chavent. We have a crossover podcast with so many questions answered. We talk about the start of the purrpodcast and all the things we have learned in the five years of our podcast. This is such a fun episode.

Purr podcast meets my veterinary life podcast

With a break from the normal, Dr. Susan and DSr. Jolle made an audio diary of their trip to Egypt. From the depth of the pyramid to the impressive temples of Abu Simbel, they are trying to spot cats. And the result is..... cat mummies!

Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle are looking for cats in Egypt

Duncan and Margaret are back with pretty gruesome statistics, most cats have pain when they reach an older age, and we are not picking up the signals. What should we watch for in these cats, and what can we do about it? Is there a new wonder drug available that could be the solution? This drug has been available in some countries but has just entered the North American market.

What to do with cats with chronic pain?

Dr. Duncan Lascelles, a famous veterinary surgeon and pain expert, and Dr. Margaret Gruen, a veterinary behaviorist, tackle chronic pain together at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. What are the clinical signs of chronic pain in cats? Does their behavior change? Did you realize that 60-90 percent of cats between 6 months and 20 years have symptoms of degenerative joint disease? Of those cats, 45% have pain. 100% of cats older than ten years have signs of DJD.

Most of the older cats have chronic joint pain

Dr. Jessica Quimby is back on the show, and we talk about proteinuria in CKD. When should we be using ace inhibitors in feline chronic renal disease? Treating proteinuria is a long-term game. Jessica also talks about immune-mediated proteinuria in young cats. The prognosis used to be very bad, but now she is much more aggressive with immunosuppressive with better success. Last but not least, we discuss the IRIS stages in renal disease

PPC 173 with Jessica #2

Jessica Quimby is back on our podcast because we have some intriguing news about chronic kidney disease, or CKD. What is that, you may ask? A new test called FGF23. CKD leads to metabolic bone disease, which decreases the inability to excrete phosphorus. What does that have to do with FGF23? Find out in this beautiful episode with Dr. Jessica

Feline CKD and the secret of phosphorus (and FGF23)

Part 02 with Dr. Cathy Scott-Moncrieff, Internal medicine specialist and Purdue University Department of Clinical Services department head. Cathy’s main focus area is endocrinology, and we dive deeply into the cat pancreas; yay, everything about diabetes, ketoacidosis and insulinomas.

Cats with diabetes and other cool pancreatic diseases

Today we speak with Dr. Cathy Scott-Moncrieff, Internal medicine specialist and department head of Purdue University Department of Clinical Services. Cathy’s main focus area is endocrinology and we dive deeply into this topic over our next 2 podcasts. This week we talk about laparoscopic adrenalectomies, acromegaly, hyperthyroidism and lots of news in diabetic diagnosis and treatment.

Cat endocrinology is so cool and now we have a new oral drug for diabetes!

Stacey is back on our podcast and is a communication specialist in Dr. Susan's clinic. She gives tips on dealing with social media in your clinic and handling demanding clients. Dr. Susan tells about her information prescriptions, where she curates a collection of information resources. Stacey is a big fan of using rewarding language with any clients.

Social media tips for cat practitioners

Stacey Gonzalez is our week's guest, a communication manager at Bytown and Merivale Cat Hospitals. Stacey brings a lot to the hospital, and we talk about how important good communication is for any hospital setting. Stacey gives us tips when the media contacts us for an interview. Did you know the first thing you should ask is if you can have the questions in advance? An episode with lots of great communication stuff.

Why should you hire a communication manager for your practice?

This is an awesome podcast for veterinary healthcare providers about everything feline. Famous author Dr. Susan Little and surgeon, Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn will discuss medical en surgical issues of cats highlighting simple and practical solutions. If you like cats, you will love this podcast!

Love the information presented, however the volume is very inconsistent!

Good info, needs volume control

One of the best veterinary podcasts in the industry!!!!

Amazing Podcast 😺

Purr Podcast

Stan Marks

The awesome Dr. Stan Marks explains how important diseases of the hindgut are for cats and how you can deal with them. He is an amazing guest and wealth of knowledge on many different cat topics. We laughed a lot, but no D-words :-( for us to cash in on

Cat poo with Dr Stan Marks part 2

What happens when your cat has an invagination? No, not imagination, invagination! This means when one bowel gets stuck into another. If it happens, you have an emergency and Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle discuss a recent article exactly about this problem. Did you notice we are hitting a lot of surgery topics, lately? Correct, but do not worry the next ones will all be non-surgical. This one is awesome however as we discuss GI and focus on cats and what can be better than that?

Oh no, my cat bowel got stuck!

Purrpodcast number 6 will surprise you. Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle will be speaking about a recent article about Cat bloats, yes you heard us right, GDV in cats!! It doesn't happen that often but if it does some of the signs will surprise you. Additionally they have some hot cate news and a listener question about SDMA

Cat Bloat

Stanley Marks

This week's guest is the famous Dr. Stanley Marks, triple boarded wizard in GI disease, Nutrition and Internal Medicine (did we mention oncology yet?). Next, to the fact that Stan is an awesome speaker and has a great sense of humor, he is one of the experts in chronic enteropathies in cats. Do you have a cat with chronic GI signs? This is the podcast to listen to! Part 1 of 2 exciting 30 min discussions with Stan the Man!

Cat Biome with Dr. Stanley Marks

The third part of this awesome trilogy in feline uroliths. We are talking treatment here with surgery, urohydropropulsion and laser options. Both Susan and I feel pretty adamant about using the least invasive technique if possible. No more surgery for struvite stones in cats. Take the pledge!

Cats and stones part 3

This newest podcast from Dr. Susan Little and Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn hosts our first guest, Dr. Sarah Boston, the famous surgical oncologist from Toronto, Canada. Sarah talks about FISS or Feline Injection Site Sarcomas in a series of 2 podcasts. In this first one, she discusses the incidence of FISS and what we should know about vaccinating cats the right way. We all love Sarah and you will not be disappointed!

Fuss about Fiss 01

So excited to offer you the newest purrpodcast, with Dr. Sarah Boston talking about feline injection site carcinomas. Did you  know Sarah finds the 3-2-1 rule confusing? We will talk about that and other tips for diagnosis and treatment of these tough tumors in cats. With your awesome hosts Dr. Susan Little and Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn.

PPC05 Fuss about Fiss 02

Debbie Horwitz

Dr. Debbie Horwitz is back on the purrpodcast talking about multiple cat personalities and a cool new project called decoding the cat. Did you know that cats can learn tricks as well as the d-word? Also, cats are the only living being that we allow in the house to do nothing all day. Lots of fun cat facts with one of the best behaviorists in the world.

Picky cat behavior with Debbie Horwitz part 2

Terry Curtis

Did you know that there are only approximately 80 boarded veterinary behaviorists in the world? How lucky are we to catch a feline one for our podcast, Dr. Terry Curtis from the University of Florida. The amount of education you get in veterinary school definitely does not correlate with the number of questions you get in private practice about cat behavior. Behavior problems are the number one cause for cat euthanasia. We talk with Terry about litter boxes, famous Hemingway cats and xenogrooming!

What to do when your cat is acting up with Dr. Terry Curtis

Mary Gardner

In the first episode the amazing Dr. Mary Gardner, Lap of Love Partner and geriatric pet patient expert talks about her path to become a veterinarian, which includes the amazing dolphin (flipper), software development, a 'late' veterinary career, a strange addiction to excel files and at the end the awesome lap of love franchise. Come join us and learn, love and laugh with Dr. Mary Gardner. The best news is there is another episode in 2 weeks.

Laugh, Love, Learn with Dr. Mary Gardner

For our 25th podcast we have a special guest: Dr. Debbie Horwitz and we will be talking cat behavior! Why does a cat behave differently from other species? How can we adapt to their lifestyle and make them happy? And what have cats to do with lions, do they behave similarly? Happy anniversary purrpodcast!!!!

Is your cat behaving strange? Our #25 podcast with Dr. Deb Horwitz

Joe Bartges

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.

Cat Nutrition and Urinary Disease with Dr. Joe Bartges

Sue Ettinger

We had the honor to host the first purrpodcast live at VMX 2019 with special co-star, Dr. Sue CancerVet. Dr. Sue Ettinger is a well-known and wonderful medical oncologist that will discuss tumor reasons for intestinal obstruction. Dr. Susan and I will discuss other causes of common cat GI obstructions, including (string) foreign bodies. Big thanks for VMX and NAVC to make this live edition possible.

First Purrpodcast Live with Dr. Sue Ettinger part 1

Dave Nicol

Dr. Dave Nicol, spanning the globe with his career, talks about leadership and training young veterinarians in this awesome first episode of 2 podcasts. Being a feline practitioner is not easy, so how can you deal with stress, and work fatigue?

Cat leadership with Dr. Dave Nicol

Susan Littles

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!

What do we do with 2 Dr. Susan Littles?

Dr. Mary Gardner first episode was so well received that we had to follow it with another one, where we will be talking about some tough situations in-home care and at home euthanasia. Mary explains that even if you are a pro, it still is emotional for you and the owner. You need to be well prepared and sometimes be able to adjust to special circumstances.

Laugh, love, learn part 2 with Dr. Mary Gardner

The second episode with Dr. Dave Nicol talking about leadership in general but leadership for your veterinarians in particular. So you got your degree, now what? is the question he answers in his book and his new VETX Learning Academy.

Cat leadership part 2 with Dr. Dave Nicol

Katie Tolbert

The second episode with the amazing Dr. Katie Tolbert, where we talk about cats (what else?) and the new ACVIM consensus paper on stomach ulcers and the medication that goes along with it. Or not? Katie is a great speaker and has been part of the long process to make this consensus paper so we are very excited to have her talking to us and answer the question: does your cat get stress ulcers in the stomach?

Cat consensus on gastric ulcers with Dr. Katie Tolbert part 2

Dr. Katie Tolbert joins us during this podcast to talk to us about the new ACVIM consensus statement about the gastric acid suppressants in our feline patients. People tend to use acid suppressants so irrationally, so it is time to find out what the scientific evidence is behind these drugs. Katie is awesome and talks with us over the next 2 podcasts how and why they made this consensus statement that took 3 years to be published.

Cat Stomach Acid Suppressants with Dr Katie Tolbert Part 1

We are talking GI foreign bodies with Dr. Susan and Dr. Sue at VMX 2019. We got a bit into trouble after we found out that the lecture time was significantly shorter than expected but after that rookie mistake, we still had a lot of fun talking inflatable cats, cat obesity, needlework, and feline lymphoma. We totally adore Dr. Sue.

Purrpodcast Live with Dr. Sue Ettinger part 2

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