Purr Podcast

Jolle Kirpensteijn & Susan Little

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!

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August 18 · 26 min
How to start a podcast: Live at AVMA Purrpodcast Roundtable
Don’t start a podcast yet… Listen to this first! In case you missed it, the veterinary profession’s favorite podcasters came together LIVE at the AVMA Convention 2026 for a special panel discussion about veterinary podcasting, storytelling, education,...
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August 4 · 37 min
Can Stem Cells Help Cats with Arthritis, Kidney Disease & Stomatitis? with Dr. Rebecca Windsor
Can Stem Cells Help Cats with Arthritis, Kidney Disease & Stomatitis? with Dr. Rebecca Windsor Stem cell therapy is one of the most exciting developments in veterinary medicine, but what diseases could it actually treat? In Part 2 of this special...
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July 21 · 29 min
Stem Cell Therapy for Cats: The Next Big Thing? with Dr. Rebecca Windsor
Can stem cell therapy transform the future of feline medicine? In this special Purr Podcast episode, recorded at the AVMA Convention 2026, Dr. Susan Little and Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn sit down with veterinary neurologist Dr. Rebecca Windsor, to...
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July 7 · 39 min
Point of Care Ultrasound with Dr. Serge Chaloub
In this episode of the Purr Podcast, Dr. Serge Chalhoub joins Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle to talk about something that is quietly changing how veterinarians work up feline urinary disease: point-of-care ultrasound. Rather than sending a cat off for...
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June 23 · 23 min
Screw worm in the cat and other recent infections with Dr. Mike Lappin
Dr. Mike is back with a bonus episode nobody scheduled, because the screwworm did not check our calendar. The New World screwworm has arrived in the United States for the first time in sixty years, confirmed in Texas and New Mexico, with a quarantine...
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June 9 · 31 min
FLUTD with Dr. Serge Chaloub
Are we prescribing medications for FIC that lack meaningful evidence? Dr. Serge Chalhoub, a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist and Professor at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, joins the Purr Podcast...
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May 26 · 37 min
What does chronic pain look like with Dr. Tamara Grubb
What does pain look like in cats? A new Purr Podcast with Dr. Tamara Grubb. Tammy is back for our second episode, and this time we do a deep dive into pain management in cats. Some of the signs are clear enough that even the most casual observer would...
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May 12 · 35 min
It pains me to see discomfort in cats with Dr. Tamara Grubb
Let’s talk about fear-free feline anesthesia! Feline anesthesia has changed dramatically, and so has our understanding of pain in cats. Our next Purr Podcast guest, Dr. Tamara Grubb, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and...
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April 28 · 34 min
Bugs, Beasties, and Beloved Cats: Infectious Disease with Dr. Jane Sykes
If you've been listening to the Purr Podcast for a while, you already know that Dr. Susan has a special place in her heart for anything that crawls, multiplies, and causes trouble at the cellular level. So when the opportunity came to welcome back the...
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April 14 · 30 min
Dr. Jane Sykes on Vaccines, Viruses, and Your Cat's Invisible Risks
Are indoor cats really safe? Rabies and disease risks are revealed in this episode of the Purr Podcast! We sit down with Dr. Jane Sykes, a global leader in veterinary infectious diseases. We talk about why vaccine hesitancy is rising and what it means...
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March 31 · 38 min
The Science Behind SGLT2 Inhibitors — And When to Use Them with Dr. Renee Rucinsky
Feline diabetes management is evolving fast, and SGLT2 inhibitors are at the center of that conversation. In this deep-dive episode, Dr. Susan and Dr. Jolle are joined by Dr. Renee Rucinsky — board-certified feline specialist, owner of Mid Atlantic...
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March 17 · 27 min
The Aggressive Cat Myth: What We're Getting Wrong wit Dr. Renee Rucinsky
Cats are the most commonly owned pet in the United States — and yet they're dramatically underrepresented in veterinary visits compared to dogs. One big reason? The vet experience is often so stressful for cats, and so difficult for the people trying...
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March 3 · 29 min
The Tube That Saves Nine Lives With Dr. Katie Tolbert
Why aren’t we using feeding tubes sooner in cats? In this episode of the Purr Podcast, we have an essential clinical conversation with Dr. Katie Tolbert that challenges everything you think you know about feeding tubes in feline medicine. Dr. Tolbert...
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February 17 · 31 min
Beyond the Bowl: Nutritional Management of Feline Chronic Pancreatitis With Dr. Katie Tolbert
In this episode of the PurrPodcast, Dr. Susan Little and Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn welcome Dr. Katie Tolbert from Texas A&M University for a practical and science-driven discussion on chronic pancreatitis in cats, with a strong focus on the critical...
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February 3 · 35 min
2025 Cat News in Review with Stacey Gonzalez part 2
2025 was a year of expansion and intellectual curiosity for the Purr Podcast. What began as a feline-focused platform continued to evolve into a broader scientific conversation space, without ever losing its clinical feline backbone. From deep dives...
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January 20 · 27 min
2025 In Review with your hosts and Stacey Gonzalez
Dr. Susan Little and Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn kick off the new year with a mix of unforgettable true cat stories, behind-the-scenes podcast moments, and an exclusive first look at our 2025 podcast statistics. Joined by our Communications Manager, Stacey...
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January 8 · 30 min
The Invisible Fire: Understanding Feline Pancreatitis with Dr. Joerg Steiner
Dr. chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0—one of the most respected authorities in veterinary gastroenterology—returns to the chatgpt://generic-entity?number=1 for a deep, science-driven discussion on complex feline gastrointestinal disease....
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Dec 23, 2025 · 27 min
The Texas Take on Cat Diseases with Dr. Joerg Steiner
Why were cats with GI disease rarely diagnosed 30 years ago? Let's talk feline Pancreatitis, EPI, and nutrition breakthroughs! Dr. Joerg Steiner explains why nutrition is foundational to internal medicine, how interdisciplinary science advances...
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Dec 9, 2025 · 31 min
FIC, Pain and Pee with Dr. Allison Kendall
Dr. Allison Kendall is back on the podcast, and she brings with her a fascinating deep dive into a completely new approach to treating feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC). Yes—you read that right. Radiation therapy, traditionally reserved for oncology...
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Nov 25, 2025 · 31 min
The bladder is just the beginning in cats with Dr. Allison Kendall
Why do so many indoor cats develop urinary disease? Meet Dr. Allison Kendall, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at NC State and feline nephrology & urology specialist. In this episode of Purr Podcast, we talk pee, pain, FIC, minimally...

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