Pets4Life Cats

You adopt a pet but it’s not working out as you expected. What to do? The Jetpets Companion Animal Rescue Awards 2018 celebrates and recognises achievements in companion animal rescue nationwide. The program was founded by pet rescue advocate Cathy Beer of Pets4Life, an independent education resource for cat and dog guardians and those thinking of getting a pet. […]

Cathy Beer, awards Founder chats about the Jetpets Rescue Awards 2018 with James Valentine.

Dr Georgina Child explains back pain in pets in this short podcast.  Georgina has over 30 years of experience in the field of veterinary neurology.  She’s a specialist Veterinary Neurologist at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (known as SASHVets) in Sydney.  In fact, Georgina is one of only a few registered Specialist Veterinary Neurologists in Australia. In this podcast, Georgina […]

Dental disease is commonly diagnosed in Australian pets and if left untreated, it can lead to serious health concerns including infection of the liver, kidney and heart.  Dr Tara Cashman, spokesperson for the Australian Veterinary Assocation’s Australian Veterinary Dental Society is our special guest on the Pets4Life podcast this week.  Dr Tara talks about the causes […]

Does your cat struggle to jump onto the window sill? Does she get grumpy particularly in cooler weather?  Your cat could be suffering from arthritis. Cat Vet Dr Kim Kendall, The Chatswood Cat Palace explains the signs and treatment of arthritis in cats in this short Pets4Life cats’ podcast. Dr Kim says in her blog, […]

There are thousands of loving cats available for adoption right now. And some of these cats are feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) positive.  Veterinarian Dr Mark Westman has a special interest in feline infectious diseases.  In our Pets4Life cats’ podcast, Dr Mark Westman explains about FIV cats. Should you adopt an FIV positive cat? The short answer is yes, but […]

Dr Anne Fawcett is a Sydney-based small animal veterinarian and journalist who also lectures in veterinary science at the University of Sydney. Anne has published numerous articles on veterinary medicine. and she has her own blog, smallanimaltalk.com. In this podcast, Anne talks about animal emergencies typical for cats and dogs and what pet parents can do to prevent them. Dr Fawcett wrote the content for popular and useful app, First Aid For Pets.