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Welcome to the new CAT CHAT, brought to you by Dr. Elsey's, the wonderful private company owned by Dr. Elsey, whose mission is to formulate litters to help keep cats in loving homes. Tracie wrote and with that book and this show, her own mission is to entertain, educate and inspire cat lovers to offer their kitty cats the best possible life in nutrition, affection, and environmental enrichment. With Dr. Elsey's support, CAT CHAT® brings you interviews with cat authors and experts so you can better understand and appreciate your feline family members. Sit back and enjoy the conversations that we hope will deepen your knowledge and affection for all cats. Thanks for listening! Feel free to reach out to Tracie at .

Tracie Hotchner


    • Jul 17, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    MissionMeow Grant Winner Full Circle MO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 19:05


    Christina Rutz (Full Circle MO Feral, St Louis) on winning MissionMeow grant to help them support volunteer TNR trappers

    Who the Heck Invited This Foster Cat, Anyway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023


    Dr. Mikel Delgado on the challenges of bringing a foster cat into your home, and problems it can cause with resident cat(s)

    The Cat's Meow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023


    Jonathan Losos (“The Cat's Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa”) on “the cat conundrum,” how most cats have changed little over time, others radically different

    Do Cats Grieve?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023


    Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado on various ways cats deal with the loss of a housemate, some despondent, others exhibit no grief

    Take Your Cat Beyond the Great Indoors!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023


    Emily (Travel Cat) on the innovative kitty backpacks, cat-safe harnesses and related travel items to make it easy to take cat with you

    Catsbury Park — MissionMeow Grant Winner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023


    DJ Bornschein (Catsbury Park, New Jersey) on MissionMeow grant allowing them to expand their TNR, Catsbury Lounge and adoption

    She Listened to CAT CHAT on Sirius Before She had Cats!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023


    Long-time listener Jean from Cincinnati (who bought "The Cat Bible" when she adopted cats, Iris and Lily) asks about feeding wet food only, gets recommendations for Weruva, Dr. Elsey's CleanProtein

    Chirping Isn't Just for the Birds!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023


    Annie Butler-Shirreffs (Editor of “Catster”) on why cats chirp, the origin of the sound and what purpose it serves

    Does Your Cat Want to Be Your Sous Chef in the Kitchen?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023


    Dr Mikel Maria Delgado on figuring out why your kitty walks all over your kitchen counter: food obsession, elevation, or social interaction

    Spray Bottles Are Only for Misting Your Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023


    Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado advises you to “Ditch the spray bottle” if you don't want to ruin your relationship with your cat, address cat issues instead

    8 Cat Tail Signs Decoded

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023


    Annie Butler-Shirreffs (Catster) on anatomical wonder of a cat's tail, and 8 different tail signals Catster identified, including “question mark,” "tip twitch,” & “cat tail hug”

    10 Things NOT to Do to Your Kitty

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023


    Dr Mikel Maria Delgado and Tracie give advice on what to never do with your cats

    What NOT to Do With Your Kitty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023


    Dr. Mikel Delgado discusses things NOT to do with your cat, e.g., don't hit, squirt or throw anything, don't let kids pick up the cat, don't ignore changes in behavior, etc.

    9 Cat Sounds & What They Mean

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023


    Annie Butler Shirreffs (Catster) on their recent article describing sounds cats make, including the Friendly Trill, Midnight Whine, Demonic Growl, Sleep Siren, etc.

    Is that Roughhousing or a Cat Fight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023


    Dr. Mikel Delgado discusses questions to ask to determine if your cats are roughhousing or having a real cat fight

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    Tracie Becomes a Mission Meow Partner!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023


    Mission Meow founder/director Sally Williams invites Tracie (inspired by Cat Chat co-host Mikel Maria Delgado) to become a Mission Meow partner

    Get Your Cat’s Consent Before Petting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023


    Zazie Todd ("PURR: the Science of Making Your Cat Happy") on why touching your cat should not be your decision alone, respecting cat's personality and mood

    Are Cat Cafes Actually Good for Cats?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023


    Dr. Mikel discusses the sort of cats who thrive in a cat cafe environment, those who do not, and how to keep a cat cafe from becoming "petting zoo"

    Does Your Cat Know What You’re Saying?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023


    Mikel Maria Delgado discusses study in Paris, France looking at whether a cat's pet parent's voice means something to them

    Wow! Mission Meow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023


    Mikel Maria Delgado (Mission Meow) on giving sizeable grants to feline non-profits to make a significant impact on lives of cats

    What Makes Ten Lives Club So Special?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023


    Kimberly LaRussa on how Ten Lives Club in Buffalo became the largest No-Kill cat Shelter in New York State

    The Five Freedoms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023


    Zazie Todd ("PURR: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy") discusses what animal welfare groups in the UK call the Five Freedoms

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    Does a Cat Ever Need a Bath?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023


    Dr. Mikel on not subjecting your cat to a bath --- a cat's self-grooming is sufficient --- and on finding the right grooming brush or grooming glove

    How to Know You’re Picking the “Right” New Cat?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023


    On choosing a cat (or kitten) and how their personality develops over time with you in your home

    32 Cats Flown from Ukraine to Washington D.C.!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023


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

    Operation Catnip Means Snip Snip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023


    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

    Don’t Throw Out the Cat with the Baby’s Bath Water!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023


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

    The Art of Kitten Raising

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023


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

    What’s a Cat’s Thermo-Neutral Zone?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023


    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

    Cats Are Not “Communicating” by Stepping on Plastic Buttons!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022


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

    Cate Conte’s Novel “Gone But Not Furgotten” for the Holidays!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022


    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.  

    No Belly Rubs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022


    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.

    Freya the Ragdoll Who Didn’t Know Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022


    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

    Your Cat Got the Zoooomies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022


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

    Dr. Elsey, Pioneer for Cats and Cancer Philanthropist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022


    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

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    Connecting With Enchanting Cats

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022


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

    Do You Have to Train A Kitten to Use the Litterbox?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022


    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

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    Does Your Cat Even Like You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022


    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

    Crate Training a Cat? Good Grief, NO!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022


    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

    “Cats of Malta” Premieres at the NY Cat Film Festival Oct 23rd!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022


    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

    Asian Cats—What Makes Them Special and Different?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022


    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

    Cat Cavorting — Community Cats in Phoenix

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022


    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

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