Best 8 Paws LLC Podcasts (2025)

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How to “Cure” the Nighttime Crazies 15:18

3d ago15:18

15:18

#257: Stephen Quandt (CatBehaviorHelp.com) describes how you can get your “nighttime terror” (or early morning riser) to go from crazy to calm — and let you sleep through the night.By Tracie Hotchner

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"Creamy" is Dreamy — The Versatile Cat Treat 19:05

10d ago19:05

19:05

#256: Sandra Grossman (https://www.thefelineconsultant.com/), who specializes in companion animal nutrition, explains the importance of feeding treats to your kitty that are good for her and also delicious, so that they are a huge incentive and a "big pay day" for trick training (meaning teaching your cat to do something you ask her to!)…

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A TNR Colony in Your Own Backyard? 15:01

17d ago15:01

15:01

#255: Mikel Maria Delgado says that cat ownership can be caring for a small colony in your own backyard, but she cautions that not all “loose cats” are unowned, so you need to try to find the owner by using social media or just asking around/posting notices in the community.By Tracie Hotchner

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Goat’s Milk from Happy Austrian Goats! 24:09

24d ago24:09

24:09

#254: Sue Delegan from Brutus Broth talks about how they developed their Goat Milk product as the perfect hydrating treat for cats, in a unique shelf-stable tetra pack, by importing the triple-safety-tested milk from goats in Germany and Austria.By Tracie Hotchner

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Pop Manga Cat Coloring Book for Adults 16:03

1M ago16:03

16:03

#253: Pop Surrealist artist Camilla d’Errico's (https://www.camilladerrico.com/) "Pop Manga CATITUDE Coloring Book (as she says, she's "the Stephen King of coloring books"!) gives adults who like to color inside the lines a chance to express their inner catitude using her big-eyed cat drawings as their guide.…

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What Can Old Cats Tell Us About Old People? 28:53

1M ago28:53

28:53

#252: They have been studying geriatric cats at Penn Vet at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Carlo Siracusa — Chief of the Animal Behavior Service — talks about how their study might give us clues to healthier aging for humans.By Tracie Hotchner

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Yes! Let Your Vet Take Out Your Old Kitty’s Teeth! 20:44

1M ago20:44

20:44

#251: Tracie tells about an old friend who wrote to her because the woman’s veterinarian had recommended removing some teeth from her 17 year old kitty, Thelma. She wanted Tracie’s advice: was it worth the investment for an old cat? Tracie’s own vet, Dr. Suzy Pence, explains why oral disease in cats is such a big deal to their health and welfare si…

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Cat Sushi — Pure Yumminess! 21:41

2M ago21:41

21:41

#249: Spyq Sklar, a co-founder of Earthly, describes how Cat Sushi came to be — from his visits to tuna processors in Japan and securing bonito flakes as cat treats.By Tracie Hotchner

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Choose a Friendly Father to Get a Friendly Kitten 17:55

2M ago17:55

17:55

#250: Mikel Maria Delgado talks about purebred cats and how limiting the gene pool for physical characteristics can lead to inborn physical problems. Selecting for appearance not for temperament can backfire.By Tracie Hotchner

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Would You Re-Design Your House for Your Cat? 18:50

2M ago18:50

18:50

#247: Meet Yosh, who traveled the world with his Bombay cat Simon, then decided to build his house for Simon’s pleasure.By Tracie Hotchner

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Rachel the Cat Savior 23:01

2M ago23:01

23:01

#246: Cat behaviorist Rachel Geller, with her own nonprofit All Cats All the Time, has helped more than 1,000 cats and their people to have a better relationship and stay together — and she’s done it without changing her own style of patient insight and support.By Tracie Hotchner

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Living Well With Your Blind Pussycat 14:58

3M ago14:58

14:58

#245: Behavior tips from cat behaviorist Stephen Quandt about living with a blind cat, whether blind from birth or she becomes so later. He recommends starting with a compressed space, giving them a chance to explore their litter box, food and “cat cave” safe space before you slowly expand their physical world.…

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Your Cat Doesn’t Play? That’s on YOU! 16:34

3M ago16:34

16:34

#244: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado published a research project with other feline experts in England to ascertain what keeps people from playing with their cats? Turns out, changing human behavior is harder than changing that of kitty cats!By Tracie Hotchner

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Jenny the Brilliant Blind Kitten 13:58

3M ago13:58

13:58

#243: Cat behaviorist Stephen Quandt [CatBehaviorHelp.com] describes how he adopted blind Jenny as a kitten and realized she had “sight without vision” — she spent 8 hours nonstop roaming his entire apartment when he first brought her home, only resting once she had made a mental map of new territory.…

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What Every Whisker Twitch Can Tell You 15:33

3M ago15:33

15:33

#235: Understand how a cat’s whiskers function, then Mikel Delgado tells you how to watch them to discover your cat’s feelings.By Tracie Hotchner

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The Cat Psychiatrist Will See You Now 28:23

4M ago28:23

28:23

#228: Veterinary behaviorists are called "psychiatrists" in France, where Dr Claude Beata is one of a very small number of these doctors who are helping treat emotional issues in pets, including the use of psycho-pharmaceuticals.By Tracie Hotchner

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Is Your Kitty a Retriever? 28:11

4M ago28:11

28:11

#229: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado discusses her scientific paper on whether cats play fetch.By Tracie Hotchner

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Nothing Crazy About the 2 Crazy Cat Ladies 19:03

4M ago19:03

19:03

#240: These two cat lovers have a loving following for a reason!By Tracie Hotchner

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How to Rate a Cat 21:45

4M ago21:45

21:45

#242: Matt McGlasson's delightful book "How to Rate a Cat: Rate Any Feline Friend From Their Boopable Nose to Their Sweet Toe Beans" features his hilarious Cat Rating System (CRS) that rates all aspects of cats. He has three special needs cats himself and says anybody who can should get one because they give us a great perspective on life: they nev…

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How To Give a New Home to Old Cats Set in Their Ways 15:48

5M ago15:48

15:48

#239: It takes patience and time, but novelist Brian Porter explains how he made it work when he inherited a pair of cats after his mother passed away.By Tracie Hotchner

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Teaching Your Cat to Love Her Carrier 16:21

5M ago16:21

16:21

#227: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado recommends a carrier the cat can enjoy as a resting place and bed that you keep out all the time in your home — not a soft-sided carrier but a hard-sided one (Sleepypod is her favorite — if you can afford one or put it on your wish list for Santa Claus!)By Tracie Hotchner

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Translating What Your Cat is Telling You 16:44

5M ago16:44

16:44

#237: Wonder what your cat is thinking and feeling? The answers are in Lili Chin’s book “Kitty Language: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Your Cat.”By Tracie Hotchner

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Does Your Kitty have Her “Go Bag” Ready? 14:07

5M ago14:07

14:07

#226: Zazie Todd’s book “PURR: the Science of Making Your Cat Happy," has a nice checklist of what you should set aside in a bag for emergency preparedness if you have to leave in a hurry.By Tracie Hotchner

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Hay is for Horses, Straw is for Strays 9:46

5M ago9:46

9:46

#241: Dr. Maria Mikel Delgado discusses how to care for outdoor cats in the winter by providing a warm and dry shelter and food (using the insulation of straw) — while also making the indoors more fun for your house cat, offering a heated bed inside and using tips from her book PLAY WITH YOUR CAT!By Tracie Hotchner

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Can You Manage Feline Leukemia in a Kitten? 19:34

6M ago19:34

19:34

#234: Dr Hodgkins recommends finding a feline-specialist veterinarian who will know how to use broad spectrum antibiotics to deal with the kitten’s upper respiratory symptoms.By Tracie Hotchner

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Danger! Your Fat Cat Must Lose Weight Very Slowly 22:13

6M ago22:13

22:13

#233: An overweight cat should not lose more than ¼ lb a week or risk life-threatening Fatty Liver Disease — which Dr Elizabeth Hodgkins says you can avoid by removing dry food from their diet and feeding quality high protein wet food to help safely and naturally remove fat packed around their liver.…

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“The Cat’s Meow” - Its Many Meanings 18:22

6M ago18:22

18:22

#232: Each cat has many ways of saying “Meow,” as Jonathan Losos explains in his book “The Cat’s Meow.”By Tracie Hotchner

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Hate the Litter Box Mess? Scoop Buddy Saves the Day! 17:42

6M ago17:42

17:42

#231: One lady invented a simple clip to hold the bag on the box for efficient litter clean up.By Tracie Hotchner

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Can You Live With a Cat Who is Not Spayed or Neutered? 19:07

7M ago19:07

19:07

#230: Find out from feline behaviorist Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado that the answer is “No!” and all the ways your life would be miserable with a cat who is not “fixed.”By Tracie Hotchner

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Cat Doing Something You Don't Like? 18:03

7M ago18:03

18:03

#225: Cat behaviorist Rachel Geller from All Cats, All the Time, suggests ways to replace unwanted behavior with something you want the cat to do that he will like better. Cat jumping on the kitchen counter while you’re preparing food and cooking? Give him a puzzle toy on the floor — or add an appealing cat tree near the kitchen with some treats on…

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Does Every Cat Need a Hidey-Hole? 6:13

7M ago6:13

6:13

#224: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado says all cats need a safe place to retreat to, it’s an "environmental necessity.” Make sure your cat has options of private nooks and crannies to dash to when he’s feeling unsafe or overwhelmed.By Tracie Hotchner

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The 3 Litterbox Laws 13:02

7M ago13:02

13:02

#223: Zazie Todd's checklist from her book PURR says that the 3 rules for avoiding out-of-litter-box problems are: location, size and cleanliness.By Tracie Hotchner

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Can Cats Play Happily Alone? 11:28

8M ago11:28

11:28

#222: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado says if you offer the right toy[s] to your cat s/he might play alone with a racetrack style toy, a robotic toy, a few small toys to bat around or a wobbly weeble toy.By Tracie Hotchner

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How to Photograph a Black Cat 17:43

8M ago17:43

17:43

#221: Professional cat photographer Karen Hoglund says that the “sweet spot” for photographing a black cat is to place him at the edge of a sunbeam.By Tracie Hotchner

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Titillate Your Cat's Amazing Nose! 10:01

8M ago10:01

10:01

#220: Zazie Todd's book "PURR: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy," includes "scent as enrichment" on her "happiness checklist" — recommending you get toys with catnip, valerian, honeysuckle (that comes as a block of wood) and/or silver vine to discover which ones delight your particular cat’s amazing nose.…

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Vet Behaviorist of the Future 20:25

8M ago20:25

20:25

#219: Dr. Sameera Nalla discusses how being an intern at the Animal Behavior Wellness Clinic in Maryland is taking her beyond a lifelong dream of being a veterinarian, taking her on her way to becoming a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, a small and select specialty group.…

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Watch What You Put on Your Skin 10:56

8M ago10:56

10:56

#218: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado talks about the dangers to a cat of any medication we put on our skin — pain relievers, hormones — and how your cat can wind up licking you or you can stroke and play with your cat and deposit some of the residue on their fur where they will groom it off.By Tracie Hotchner

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Cats of the World 28:37

9M ago28:37

28:37

#217: "Kitten Lady" Hannah Shaw talks about how she and her husband, Andrew Marttila, a distinguished professional cat photographer, created their book CATS OF THE WORLD to show us how philanthropic cat tourism can be a way for anyone to truly connect with like-minded citizens of the world who are looking after the their community cats.…

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Best Friends Expands Families While Saving Lives 18:28

9M ago18:28

18:28

#216: Marlan Roberts, the Executive Director of Best Friends in New York City, talks about the 3-day adoption event Oct 12, 13 & 14 at the NYC Lifesaving Center in preparation for Best Friends being the beneficiary of the Premiere of the 6th Annual NY Cat Film Festival on October 15th.By Tracie Hotchner

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Cats in Art with Catitude 14:00

9M ago14:00

14:00

#215: Nicole Tersigni created hilariously snarky captions to accompany stunning cat-inclusive paintings in her nifty little book “Cat People to Judge in Art and Life” [which will be in the gift bags of all the filmmakers attending the NYC Premiere of the 7th Annual NY Cat Film Festival on October 15th].…

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"Shock and Paw” 13:46

9M ago13:46

13:46

#214: Cate Conte's 8th book in her Cat Cafe cozy mystery series — “Shock and Paw” — is about the danger of losing the small newspaper on their island and an unscrupulous cat breeder attempting to create costly designer cats.By Tracie Hotchner

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Cat’s Eye Witness News at the NY Cat Film Festival 14:33

10M ago14:33

14:33

#213: Michele Campbell explains how she turned a passion for her own kitties into popularity on TikTok with 600 episodes of her Cat’s Eye Witness News — three of which will be featured in the 7th Annual NY Cat Film Festival.By Tracie Hotchner

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Does Going to the Vet Make Your Cat Drool, Puke or Pee? 12:26

10M ago12:26

12:26

#212: Dr. Amy Pike, the board certified veterinary behaviorist who owns the Animal Behavior Wellness Clinic outside Washington, D.C., talks about the new anti-anxiety medication Bonqat, designed to calm cats before visits to the veterinarian.By Tracie Hotchner

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Your Cat Would Love the Swiss Railway Schedule! 13:53

10M ago13:53

13:53

#211: Zazie Todd has a "happiness checklist" in her book "PURR: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy," which includes the importance of keeping a regular schedule for cats, who like the predictability of mealtimes and playtimes happening at pretty much the same time every day.By Tracie Hotchner

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“Angels Surround Us" 28:20

10M ago28:20

28:20

#210: Cat behaviorist and jazz singer Sara Goldenthal created "Angels Surround Us," soothing music for shelters to use free of charge to help lower the stress and anxiety of cats in shelters which she observed first hand.By Tracie Hotchner

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No Thanks — Your Kitty Does NOT Want a Bath! 18:46

11M ago18:46

18:46

#209: Zazie Todd, author of "PURR," recommends grooming a short haired cat to get them to accept (or even love!) being brushed before they get old and actually need it. But no baths, please!By Tracie Hotchner

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King of Cats 28:31

11M ago28:31

28:31

#208: Director Kim Best discusses her film “King of Cats,” that will be in the 7th Annual Cat Film Festival (the NYC Premiere is Oct 15th), featuring Harold "Catman" Sims — who started a cat rescue in his tool shed decades ago and expanded it to a 4,000 sq. foot open plan shelter, alongside his American Museum of the House Cat that draws thousands …

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Teach Your Cat to "Sit Pretty" with Treats 15:31

11M ago15:31

15:31

#207: Zazie Todd's book "PURR: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy" has instructions on how to teach your kitty to sit up on her haunches, using the advice she shares here on the how/where/what of giving treats as positive reinforcement.By Tracie Hotchner

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With a Cat As Her Guide 28:30

11M ago28:30

28:30

#206: Helen Brown credits her childhood kitty as her spiritual guide in her memoir "Mickey: The Cat Who Raised Me.”By Tracie Hotchner

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There's No Magic Wand with Cats 15:16

12M ago15:16

15:16

#205: Patience is the name of the game! Rachel Geller (her non-profit helping with cat behavior is All Cats, All the Time) talks about the patience required to change cat's behavior and how she recently tried to help someone who was frustrated because the advice didn't work in only three DAYS! Patience is needed to change behavior (both for the cat…

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