Cattitude - The #1 Cat Podcast About Cats As Pets- Pet Life Radio Original (PetLifeRadio.com‪)‬ Michelle Fern

What a purr-fect idea! Michelle Fern chats cats with Gwendolyn Mathers, executive director of Tail Town Cats, operator of Tail Town Cat Café and Adoption Center. Pasadena-based Tail Town Cats has been recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity for their work involving cat and kitten adoption, prevention of cruelty to animals and public education surrounding animal welfare. Tail Town opened with the modest goal to connect foster cats with adopters in an open-air environment, but it’s grown into something that’s truly special: fun, wonderful, quirky and wild that brings an unexpected twist into what is found at other cat cafes.

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to create a genuine connection between people and pets through the power of DNA? Well, Dave Latorra and Stephanie Ford of DNA is Love figured out a way to do that! Michelle Fern chats with the co-founders about their desire is to offer DNA is love products and shared stories as a powerful and intimate reminder of the interconnectedness of all living things. Beautiful products with your cat’s DNA! A-meowzing!

This week Michelle Fern and SoyKitty founder Ashley Hejlik, explore the concept of transitioning cats to a holistic lifestyle, covering topics such as diet, removing toxins from the home, alternative modalities, enrichment, and overall wellness. They touch upon other holistic practices that cat parents can easily incorporate into their routine.

This week Michelle Fern serves up Cat-tails with “Jay Catsby” (aka Mark Davison), author of the book, Shaken Not Purred: Kitty Themed Cocktails for Cat Lovers. In this book you’ll find over 60 delicious cocktails which range from variations on the classics to new and unusual recipes based on your favorite cat breeds. To enjoy alongside your beverage, there are ideas for feline-themed games, famous kitty trivia, insights into different breeds, and more cat-centric information than you can shake a laser pointer at.


Every cocktail here is infused with a love of kitties, from the timeless Old Furrshioned to the fruity Bengal Bramble and the refreshing Pawsco Sour. Each recipe has step-by-step instructions for mixing and garnishing, accompanied by adorable and amusing cat illustrations to gaze at as you prepare your drink. Tune in! It’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

This week Michelle Fern is joined by Kathy M. Finley, author of My One-Eyed, Three-Legged Therapist: How My Cat Clio Saved Me (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond). Clio helped Kathy overcome childhood poverty, an unbearable job, bullying, an abusive marriage and bitter divorce, a cancer scare, self-esteem issues, and the worsening health and eventual passing of her mother.


Tune in for a look at an inspiring book about how cats can provide unconditional love, acceptance, and insight into oneself.

In this year’s Super Bowl, Hellmann's debuted its Big Game commercial and revealing two of its stars: Kate McKinnon and her furry friend, Mayo Cat (known as cat actor Chipmunk off camera)! This week Michelle Fern chats with Chipmunk’s cat mom, Molly O'Neill about Chipmunk as a cat star, what it’s like to train a cat, how did ‘Mayo Cat’ talk in the Super Bowl commercial and more! A super fun interview… tune in!