1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: Love. This is pet Life Radio. Let's talk pets. 2 00:00:23,879 --> 00:00:27,839 Speaker 2: Hello, filang friends, Welcome to Catitude. I'm your show host, 3 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,160 Michelle Byrne, And what a show that I have for 4 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,280 you today. So you know how, I know how all 5 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:39,079 of you love to go to different cat events, like 6 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:44,000 you know, cat Con, whisker Con and all these different 7 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,560 cons that involve cats. So my guest today and I've 8 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,119 never quite done a show like this, so I'm super excited. 9 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:54,840 My guest today is the show organizer of whisker Con 10 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,240 that is coming up in Savannah, Georgia. 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Welcome ladies. 29 00:02:16,599 --> 00:02:18,159 Speaker 5: Thank you, it's nice to be here. 30 00:02:18,439 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, worll to have you. We have cat lovers on 31 00:02:21,439 --> 00:02:24,719 CATA too, and they go to different shows or cat events. 32 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,400 Sometimes they're large events, sometimes small, like even at a 33 00:02:28,439 --> 00:02:33,120 cat cafe. But whisker Con is going to be really excited. 34 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:38,360 So Katie, you're organizing this show, and what can you 35 00:02:38,479 --> 00:02:42,520 tell our listeners that might be new to cat conventions? 36 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,560 The best way to find out about different events, like say, 37 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,120 whisker Con, and I forgot some of my intro cat 38 00:02:49,199 --> 00:02:52,800 con popcats. I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. But how 39 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:54,919 can people find out about these events? 40 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,439 Speaker 6: Well that's a really good question because I'm actually brand 41 00:02:58,479 --> 00:03:01,120 new to all of these events as well. Well, I 42 00:03:01,199 --> 00:03:05,479 went to my first one in Florida, in January and 43 00:03:06,159 --> 00:03:09,319 this whole thing just kind of snowballed. And I had 44 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,560 never even heard of cat conventions before, and I'm a 45 00:03:11,599 --> 00:03:15,000 cat lover, and so the more research that I did, 46 00:03:15,039 --> 00:03:17,520 and after attending my first one, I found a lot 47 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,319 of the marketing and places you would find them is 48 00:03:20,599 --> 00:03:23,879 mostly on social media. If you follow certain vendors or 49 00:03:24,199 --> 00:03:28,599 certain catlebrities like Hannis Shaw, for instance, you know they'll 50 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,800 always post whenever they're attending at convention. And I think 51 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,840 that's the easiest way personally. I'm sure you could google 52 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,800 or reach out to your local humane society or rescues 53 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,039 and they would probably know that as well, and I 54 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,319 would think they'd be publicizing that as well. 55 00:03:42,639 --> 00:03:44,919 Speaker 2: Okay, and I have to ask you. I know your 56 00:03:45,039 --> 00:03:48,039 fellow cat lovers, so how many and what type and 57 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:48,719 their names? 58 00:03:49,759 --> 00:03:52,919 Speaker 6: Well, it depends what day you asked me today, because 59 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,080 I'm really busy planning this. I only have my own cats. 60 00:03:56,159 --> 00:03:59,520 I have Coral and Beluga, two gingers, and I have 61 00:03:59,599 --> 00:04:02,719 a dog. But on any given day when I don't 62 00:04:02,719 --> 00:04:05,240 have this going on, I have an incubator and I 63 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,120 run a bottle baby program for neo natal kittens, And 64 00:04:08,199 --> 00:04:10,680 so you never know what's going to be in my house. 65 00:04:10,719 --> 00:04:14,319 Speaker 2: So you can really relate to Hannahshadan. Yeah, and we'll 66 00:04:14,319 --> 00:04:16,839 talk a little bit later about her and the other 67 00:04:16,879 --> 00:04:19,800 guests that you have coming up. So what makes whisker 68 00:04:19,959 --> 00:04:24,560 Con Savannah unique compared to and by the way, I've 69 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:28,120 been to Savannah, Georgia a few times and it is beautiful. 70 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:32,399 It's an amazing city. So what makes whisker Con Savannah 71 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,759 unique besides the city compared to other feline focused events 72 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,360 that are around the country. 73 00:04:38,759 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 6: So, as I've said, I've only been to two, so 74 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,160 I'm basing my facts on those, so I'm sure there's 75 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,439 a lot more out there that I haven't been exposed to. 76 00:04:46,639 --> 00:04:50,000 But ours is being hosted with our nonprofit rescue, One 77 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,519 Love Animal Rescues, So any extra funds and ticket sales 78 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,920 and things like that that come in, we'll go right 79 00:04:56,959 --> 00:05:00,120 back into our community to help our local animals. So 80 00:05:00,399 --> 00:05:02,199 I don't know if they are normally run like that 81 00:05:02,399 --> 00:05:04,879 or not, but for us, that's how we're putting it on. 82 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,680 And I'm also putting a big focus on education. I've 83 00:05:08,759 --> 00:05:11,000 been with my son growing up. I would go to 84 00:05:11,199 --> 00:05:13,759 the local schools and I would bring in the little 85 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,120 neonatal kittens and teach kids about them, and teach them 86 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,639 how to measure, how to use a scale and things 87 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,199 like that, and just get them accustomed to learning more. 88 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,879 A lot of children are afraid of cats, so that 89 00:05:24,959 --> 00:05:27,800 really helped change things. And I just feel like if 90 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,519 you start with the children and get the education in 91 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,720 with them, it's just going to work its way up. 92 00:05:32,879 --> 00:05:35,879 So we are going to have interesting things going on 93 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,600 with a little Whiskers Cat Academy put on by one 94 00:05:39,639 --> 00:05:42,680 of my veterinarian hospitals that I go to, and teaching 95 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,560 the kids about spee and neuter and different things for 96 00:05:46,639 --> 00:05:48,480 cats that they would need to know as kids just 97 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,680 growing up in the importance of spe and neuter. So 98 00:05:52,079 --> 00:05:54,800 to me, I didn't really see a lot of children's 99 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,319 education type things at the other conventions I went to. 100 00:05:57,399 --> 00:05:59,000 But to me, that's a big focus. 101 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 2: You know, I think you're right on because how many 102 00:06:02,079 --> 00:06:06,399 times do us as adults learn from kids. Yeah, I'm 103 00:06:06,439 --> 00:06:09,920 not talking just social media or you know, video games 104 00:06:09,959 --> 00:06:12,759 and stuff, but we could actually learn a lot from them, 105 00:06:12,959 --> 00:06:16,480 and I think it's a great opportunity to educate them 106 00:06:16,519 --> 00:06:20,519 about cats and kittens. What about the vibe because a 107 00:06:20,519 --> 00:06:23,040 lot of people listening have not been to a cat 108 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,399 show before, and we hope as many as possible can 109 00:06:26,439 --> 00:06:28,759 make a d Whisker con in Savannah, Georgia. But if 110 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,040 they can't, what can someone who's attending a cat show 111 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,839 for the first time, what can they expect, you know, 112 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,000 the experience to be. And I know you've only been 113 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,160 to a couple You might have talked to other people 114 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,399 that have gone to more, but what is it like 115 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:42,199 to me? 116 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,319 Speaker 6: I'm still feeling the vibe from my last one that 117 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,879 I just went to in October in New Jersey Catsbury Park, 118 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,800 and walking into an event like that for the first 119 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,319 time is kind of like saying, these are my people. 120 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,800 You see everyone around you, they have cattiers on, they're wearing, 121 00:06:58,879 --> 00:07:02,319 you know, clothes with cat designs on them. Everybody's happy 122 00:07:02,399 --> 00:07:05,480 and in a good mood and cheerful and friendly, and 123 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,040 everyone's talking to everyone. I met so many people the 124 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,720 last time I went. That's probably the best part about 125 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,079 this convention so far, all the incredible people that I've met. 126 00:07:15,439 --> 00:07:19,000 It's just a very uplifting experience to be around people 127 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,639 that love something just as much as you do. You know, 128 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,399 you think you love your cat more than anyone can 129 00:07:24,439 --> 00:07:26,519 ever love a cat. But I'm pretty sure you love 130 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,199 your cats the same way I do love mine, and 131 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,480 so it's very very uplifting and fun to be in 132 00:07:30,519 --> 00:07:33,279 a positive environment like that with people that feel the 133 00:07:33,279 --> 00:07:34,120 same way you do. 134 00:07:34,439 --> 00:07:37,879 Speaker 2: Okay, thanks. You mentioned one of the hidden gems at 135 00:07:37,879 --> 00:07:40,759 Whisker Con, which is the event that you're putting on 136 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,079 to educate children. Are there any other hidden gems that 137 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,360 first time visitors should look out for? 138 00:07:46,759 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 5: Well? 139 00:07:47,079 --> 00:07:49,959 Speaker 6: To me, I think our little Whiskers Cat Academy is 140 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,439 really going to be a gem. We're trying to make 141 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,759 it really fun for the kids. They'll get a little 142 00:07:54,839 --> 00:07:56,839 lab coat when they come in, they'll get a little 143 00:07:56,839 --> 00:07:59,519 stuff kitty, and they'll learn how to put on bandages 144 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,319 and all different types of fun things with the vet 145 00:08:02,319 --> 00:08:04,560 techs that are putting it on. And then they'll get 146 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,120 a little certificate that they've completed the cat course and 147 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,920 get a little photo taken with the vet tech that's 148 00:08:10,959 --> 00:08:13,720 there with them. To me, I think that's the cutest thing, 149 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,360 one of the cutest things we're doing. And another thing 150 00:08:16,399 --> 00:08:19,399 that we're doing that may be different from other conventions 151 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,519 is we're having a two hour neonatal kitten class with 152 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,120 Hannah Shaw, just to teach more medical type things in 153 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,120 our city. As far as I know, with the just 154 00:08:29,199 --> 00:08:31,920 local rescues, I'm the only person who knows how to 155 00:08:31,959 --> 00:08:35,600 tube feed a kitten, and so I get calls all 156 00:08:35,639 --> 00:08:37,919 the time to take in kittens. And I can't have 157 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,120 twenty bottle babies in my house at once. That's just 158 00:08:40,279 --> 00:08:43,519 too much for my lifestyle. So that's how the whole 159 00:08:43,519 --> 00:08:46,440 thing started, is I needed people to want to learn 160 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,039 how to tube feed, among other things, and that way 161 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:50,919 I won't be alone out here. I want to help 162 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,879 with education. Some more people can do this, So I 163 00:08:53,919 --> 00:08:56,720 think this class is going to be a diamond for 164 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:58,759 as far as I'm concerned for this convention. 165 00:08:59,159 --> 00:09:01,799 Speaker 2: Okay, I know Hannah Shaw is going to be at 166 00:09:01,799 --> 00:09:04,960 this show. I've had Hannah Shaw on the show, and 167 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,240 I know another guest that you have to be at 168 00:09:07,279 --> 00:09:10,759 your show, Sterling Davis, has also been on Catitude and 169 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,759 they both do amazing work. Ingrid Johnson of Fundamentally Feeline 170 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,639 is a cat behaviorist. I have not had the pleasure 171 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,879 of having her own Catitude, but those are your three guests. 172 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,080 I know why you chose Hannah, but you could tell 173 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,559 me why you chose each of them, and do you 174 00:09:26,639 --> 00:09:28,120 have any other guests that I miss? 175 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:33,039 Speaker 6: Yes, So I started with Hannah because I wanted I 176 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,559 just wanted Hannah to come and help teach people how 177 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,159 to two feed and train people to properly take care 178 00:09:38,159 --> 00:09:40,320 of me and natal kittens. So that was my intention 179 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,320 of starting this, and then it all snowballed into all 180 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,600 of these other speakers coming because it became a bigger event. 181 00:09:46,759 --> 00:09:50,399 I went to an event in Florida I'm Space Cats 182 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:53,639 and spoke to that event organizer and she said, well, 183 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:55,399 in order to put this whole thing on and to 184 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,879 have speakers, you're gonna need vendors and that'll help you 185 00:09:58,919 --> 00:10:01,080 pay for that. And so so next thing I know, 186 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,159 I went from Hannahshaw coming to Sterling Davis to come 187 00:10:04,159 --> 00:10:07,759 and talk about the importance of TNR. I think it's 188 00:10:07,799 --> 00:10:11,399 a huge problem in Savannah. There's a lot of old 189 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,159 thinking where they think if you just trap the cats 190 00:10:14,159 --> 00:10:16,639 and take them away, that's going to solve your problem. 191 00:10:16,799 --> 00:10:19,600 Or unfortunately, some people trap them and euthanize them and 192 00:10:19,639 --> 00:10:22,399 that doesn't solve the problem. So I really felt bringing 193 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,799 them here to help educate the public as well as 194 00:10:25,799 --> 00:10:28,440 some of the trappers how to trap cats properly. I've 195 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,320 seen a lot of cats that have not been trapped properly, 196 00:10:31,399 --> 00:10:33,559 left alone in traps for too long, and so we 197 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,279 just want to make sure everyone's learning and doing things 198 00:10:36,279 --> 00:10:39,559 the right way. Ingrid, I wanted to come because, as 199 00:10:39,759 --> 00:10:43,320 Lisa knows, behavior is very very to my heart. I 200 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:47,240 love cat behavior, and you know, helping cats not develop 201 00:10:47,279 --> 00:10:49,840 behavior problems will also keep them out of shelters. So 202 00:10:49,919 --> 00:10:52,320 many cats are given up because they do have a 203 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,600 behavior issue that most times can be prevented, but people 204 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,240 just don't know what they need. So she'll be talking 205 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:02,559 about litterboxes and she'll be talking about environmental enrichment. Then 206 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:06,240 I also have Sally Williams coming from a mission meou 207 00:11:06,639 --> 00:11:07,879 not sure if you know them? 208 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:09,039 Speaker 7: Know them? 209 00:11:09,159 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 2: Yep? 210 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 6: Yeah, they're incredible nonprofit. They work with business partners and 211 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,200 every month they collect donations from business partners and then 212 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,559 they give out grants to small cat rescues across the country. 213 00:11:20,879 --> 00:11:23,279 And I met her when I went to the convention 214 00:11:23,399 --> 00:11:26,360 in Florida, and she was an incredible person and she 215 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,639 has started a new initiative with Sterling Davis called one 216 00:11:29,759 --> 00:11:33,360 United Paw, and that basically is called that because they 217 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,799 want to collaborate over competition. So you see a lot 218 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,679 of rescues that they don't work with each other, or 219 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,480 this rescue just does this and this one does that too, 220 00:11:42,519 --> 00:11:44,320 but they do it a different way. And so they're 221 00:11:44,399 --> 00:11:47,600 talking about cutting down the drama and just working together, 222 00:11:47,639 --> 00:11:49,840 because we can get so much more done if we 223 00:11:49,919 --> 00:11:53,080 all work together instead of separately. So I thought it 224 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,759 was really important to have them speak about that as well. 225 00:11:56,039 --> 00:11:59,159 I also have another speaker. Her name is Nina Leopold. 226 00:11:59,399 --> 00:12:02,960 She is a behavior consultant in South Carolina in Hilton 227 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,840 Head and I came across her accidentally a couple months ago. 228 00:12:07,159 --> 00:12:11,639 On Facebook. She had this cat Flounder, and Flounder uses 229 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,200 the speech buttons, and the video I watched, she was 230 00:12:15,279 --> 00:12:17,639 showing this cat telling her that there was a leak 231 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,000 in her bathroom. Oh sure enough, she went into the 232 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,840 bathroom and there was a leak. I couldn't believe it 233 00:12:23,919 --> 00:12:26,080 when I saw it myself. I'm new to these buttons. 234 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,320 I didn't know anything about this, and I was just 235 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,360 shocked when I saw how this cat was communicating. And 236 00:12:31,399 --> 00:12:33,720 I really wanted to learn more about it, so I 237 00:12:33,799 --> 00:12:35,759 thought I'd invite her to come talk so we can 238 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,759 learn a little bit more about that. Very interesting. And 239 00:12:38,799 --> 00:12:41,720 then the last person I have talking, she's from a 240 00:12:41,759 --> 00:12:45,639 nonprofit called Traps. It's a new nonprofit in Savannah and 241 00:12:45,919 --> 00:12:49,039 it's fantastic. It helps unite people that have lost their 242 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,840 pets in Savannah. We have a lot of people who 243 00:12:51,879 --> 00:12:54,799 travel here or pass through here on ninety five and 244 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,960 right off the highway there's cats get lost there so often. 245 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,039 And so this you now will help with drones and 246 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,799 cameras and different types of traps for cats and dogs 247 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,799 to help reunite them with their pet parents. So I'm 248 00:13:07,919 --> 00:13:09,440 very excited about that as well. 249 00:13:09,759 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 2: You have great guests. 250 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:11,879 Speaker 6: Thank you. 251 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 2: It to be a good show, Lisa. You're a veterinary behaviorist, 252 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:20,120 so from a veterinary behavioris perspective, what should people keep 253 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,279 in mind when visiting a show with you know, meet 254 00:13:23,279 --> 00:13:25,720 and weed cats or maybe therapy cats. 255 00:13:26,399 --> 00:13:30,039 Speaker 5: Yeah, so you know Katie's show Whisker Con is different. 256 00:13:30,039 --> 00:13:32,600 It's educational, but I think a lot of pet parents 257 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,039 want to go to shows where they're going to see cats, 258 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,720 and so what I would ask them to do is 259 00:13:37,879 --> 00:13:40,919 be a little critical or maybe a little objective might 260 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,799 be a better word. So educate yourself first on cat 261 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,840 body language. And we know from the studies at least 262 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:51,320 done in dogs, that pet parents, even really experience, pet 263 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:55,039 parents aren't able to read body language as well as 264 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,440 we would like them to be able to. So you 265 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:00,840 can go to my YouTube channel, but a better spot 266 00:14:00,879 --> 00:14:02,679 than my than my channel would be to go to 267 00:14:02,759 --> 00:14:05,360 Better C B A T T E R S e A. 268 00:14:05,799 --> 00:14:08,879 They've got a really nice cat body language section of 269 00:14:08,919 --> 00:14:11,399 their website. They're in the UK, so you know, I 270 00:14:11,519 --> 00:14:14,919 encourage people to kind of educate themselves first, and then 271 00:14:14,919 --> 00:14:17,720 when you go to the show, it's very tempting because 272 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,480 the cats are gorgeous, right, and who doesn't want to 273 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:24,000 pad a cat? But step back and look at the 274 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,320 body language and see if you can see is that 275 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,879 cat really comfortable? Because often the person handling the cat 276 00:14:28,879 --> 00:14:31,759 will say he's fine, he's fine, right, you see this 277 00:14:31,759 --> 00:14:33,879 this at dog shows to you by the way, and 278 00:14:34,279 --> 00:14:36,679 you might step back and go, gosh, that cat looks 279 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:40,759 really uncomfortable. His tail is thumping, or his head's turned 280 00:14:40,799 --> 00:14:43,320 away and he will not look directly at me or 281 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,879 his pupils are really round. Cat pupils should be like 282 00:14:45,879 --> 00:14:51,639 slits or almonds. So you know, educate yourself and really 283 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,120 be objective when you go to these shows, and you 284 00:14:54,159 --> 00:14:57,200 will learn a hunt about cat behavior. 285 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,879 Speaker 2: You know, you bring up some good points about behavior. 286 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,080 And one of my favorites where it goes to in 287 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,320 my head is I've I've attended. Now this is a 288 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,440 little different, of course Global Pet Expo, but it was 289 00:15:08,559 --> 00:15:11,480 actually from a service dog. Now, I know there's service cats, 290 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,519 but you know you shouldn't pet them, and I was 291 00:15:15,039 --> 00:15:17,919 interviewing someone who had a service dog in this case, 292 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,039 I said, your dog's beautiful, but I'm not going to 293 00:15:20,039 --> 00:15:22,360 touch him because I know you know better than that, 294 00:15:22,519 --> 00:15:25,519 and he said, thank you. He goes. You'd be surprised 295 00:15:25,799 --> 00:15:28,480 how many parents will go ahead and pet my dog 296 00:15:28,639 --> 00:15:30,559 or try to bet my dog and tell the kids 297 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,559 you're not supposed to pet the dog, and then go 298 00:15:32,559 --> 00:15:35,840 ahead and touch them. Because people can come with their 299 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,759 feline friends, their feline companions, right, and some might have 300 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,039 therapy cats with them. 301 00:15:41,279 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 6: Exactly, It just depends ours won't have cats at ours. 302 00:15:44,519 --> 00:15:47,159 But I did see exactly what Lisa was just talking 303 00:15:47,159 --> 00:15:50,120 about at another convention I was at. The cat was 304 00:15:50,159 --> 00:15:53,480 looking away, would it make eye contact? The eyes were dilated, 305 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,279 and I'm like, oh my gosh, like put that cat 306 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,960 back in the carrier, Like it's just too much. Sometimes 307 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,120 I feel like sometimes the pet parents of these cats 308 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:03,559 that they're bringing around need to be a little bit 309 00:16:03,559 --> 00:16:06,159 more educated on how that cat is actually feeling in 310 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,840 that moment and not what they want. 311 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,679 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you, We're going to take a quick break 312 00:16:10,759 --> 00:16:11,919 and we'll be right back. 313 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 3: Real people, real stories. 314 00:16:16,279 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 7: Our little dog developed this lump problem at the chemotherapy 315 00:16:19,559 --> 00:16:23,159 lasted for six months, started developing more lymph nose, so 316 00:16:23,279 --> 00:16:25,559 I thought I'd just try carnivor. 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Katie 348 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:46,960 is the show organizer of Whisker con and Savannah Georgia. 349 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:50,279 But we're also talking with Lisa, who's a veterinary behaviorist, 350 00:17:50,519 --> 00:17:52,960 and we're talking to about you know, if you can't 351 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,599 make it to whisker com Savannah Georgia, Hey you're gonna 352 00:17:55,599 --> 00:17:58,519 miss out, but please check out you know cat shows 353 00:17:58,559 --> 00:18:01,880 in your area. So, Kaiti, what would you say the 354 00:18:02,039 --> 00:18:06,319 core mission or purpose behind whisker Con is and maybe 355 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,200 other similar p line events. 356 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 6: Well, I can speak to ours, and the purpose is 357 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,559 to just reduce the amount of cats that are entering 358 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:17,480 shelters and rescues. If we can work with TNR and 359 00:18:17,559 --> 00:18:20,839 reduce the feral cat population, that'll reduce the number of 360 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,759 neonaedal kittens that I need to take care of. Spain 361 00:18:23,839 --> 00:18:27,200 Hooter information really isn't out there like you think it is. 362 00:18:27,319 --> 00:18:30,799 I've seen on my island social media pages the people 363 00:18:30,839 --> 00:18:33,119 will take they'll have a cat, it gets pregnant, and 364 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:35,519 they give all the kittens away and nobody gets fixed, 365 00:18:35,559 --> 00:18:37,720 nobody gets their shots. And so I really want to 366 00:18:37,759 --> 00:18:40,720 try to reduce the population of people giving kittens out 367 00:18:40,759 --> 00:18:42,880 like that. If they fix them first, by working with 368 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,079 the rescue and letting the rescue take care of that 369 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,720 for them, I think it would really help drastically reduce 370 00:18:47,759 --> 00:18:49,680 the population of cats in Savannah. 371 00:18:49,759 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 2: Okay, thanks. How do these shows support the local rescues, 372 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,160 the small businesses in the broader cat community? 373 00:18:56,519 --> 00:18:59,599 Speaker 6: So for our local rescues are all being invited to 374 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:01,799 the show. So I didn't see that at the other 375 00:19:01,839 --> 00:19:04,480 shows that I've been to, maybe one rescue or two. 376 00:19:05,079 --> 00:19:08,920 I've invited all our local rescues to be represented in 377 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:12,759 Hairbell Hallway, and I just wanted to give them opportunity 378 00:19:12,799 --> 00:19:14,920 to reach out to the public because they're all in 379 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,519 different areas of the city. Savannah is a big area, 380 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,799 so I just wanted them to have the opportunity. And 381 00:19:20,839 --> 00:19:23,880 the small business owners are very excited about it. We 382 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,000 have a lot of vendors that are coming. We have 383 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,920 small businesses that have donated things to us and they're 384 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:32,119 going to get marketing benefits from us. And we're also 385 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,920 doing interviews for social media with different businesses in Savannah 386 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,799 that have shopcats. So I think it's going to be 387 00:19:38,839 --> 00:19:41,440 a really great boost for everyone in the area. 388 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:45,559 Speaker 2: I think so too. Do you hope for long term 389 00:19:45,599 --> 00:19:49,559 benefits such as more cat adoptions? Definitely, there's going to 390 00:19:49,559 --> 00:19:53,880 be more education or maybe stronger community engagement among the 391 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:55,839 pat community. Is that one of your goals? 392 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:59,400 Speaker 6: Absolutely, I definitely want the community to be more involved. 393 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,039 When I move tear it was still kind of difficult 394 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:05,680 to do TNR, So things have really been changing. Savannah 395 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,079 has a large court and there's tons of cats there 396 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:11,359 and since I moved here, we have been trying and 397 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,039 trying and trying to get them to allow TNR and 398 00:20:14,079 --> 00:20:17,160 they really didn't understand until finally we got a new 399 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:21,119 person in charge there. We explained how TNR works and 400 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,480 why it works, and they finally for the first time, 401 00:20:23,519 --> 00:20:26,680 have allowed a local feral cat rescue to go in 402 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,680 and trap cats on the port. So I really feel 403 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,400 like this is going to help educate people and help 404 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,440 reduce the amount of cats that we have. Another long 405 00:20:35,519 --> 00:20:39,000 term impact that's important to me is for the local 406 00:20:39,039 --> 00:20:41,799 people that do foster neonatal kittens to learn how to 407 00:20:41,799 --> 00:20:42,640 do it properly. 408 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 2: Yes, I think those are first of all, great job 409 00:20:46,079 --> 00:20:49,119 on the port getting them to T and R and 410 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,359 then neonatal kittens that we don't have time to get 411 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:56,240 into all that, but it is way more intense than 412 00:20:56,519 --> 00:20:59,680 just bottle feeding a little kitten and going to sleep 413 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,160 in that. It's a huge procedure. 414 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:03,079 Speaker 8: It is. 415 00:21:03,319 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 6: It is, but we have a lot of people to. 416 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 2: Do it right. There's not a lot, and I know 417 00:21:07,559 --> 00:21:09,880 Hannah Shaw has done a lot to promote that, but 418 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:13,759 you're doing so much to also promote it, and I 419 00:21:13,799 --> 00:21:15,759 hope you get a lot of other helpers in your 420 00:21:15,839 --> 00:21:18,880 area for Thank you, and thank you for educating them. 421 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:22,519 Thank you in advance. Lisa from your professional view, how 422 00:21:22,519 --> 00:21:25,960 do you think cat shows help improve awareness of feline 423 00:21:26,079 --> 00:21:29,680 health here and welfare to the community and probably to 424 00:21:29,839 --> 00:21:33,119 the maybe some of the veterinary hospitals in the area. 425 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, so I think that the way Whisker Con is headed, 426 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,519 which is a cat show that's about education and not 427 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:45,119 about showing off let's say a certain breed or several breeds, 428 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,160 et cetera, That is where I'd like to see pet 429 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,920 parents go. I think that is our opportunity to change 430 00:21:51,319 --> 00:21:53,880 the way cats are treated in their pet homes and 431 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:57,759 to change the pet parents' kind of knowledge of who 432 00:21:57,799 --> 00:22:00,359 their cats are and what their cats need. Because you 433 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,799 and I have talked previously about what I think is 434 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,319 kind of the biggest challenge we have as pet parents 435 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:09,920 and as veterinary professionals is the difference between pet parent 436 00:22:10,279 --> 00:22:13,880 wants and cat needs. And I think when we go 437 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,960 to a cat show where there's all these different breeds, 438 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,000 it's romanticized. Who doesn't want a main coon for God's sake, 439 00:22:19,039 --> 00:22:22,640 they're gorgeous, right, But who's talking about the help and 440 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,799 welfare of that cat and what that cat really needs 441 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:28,599 to have the best life for the next twenty years 442 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,359 And I'd like to see pet parents blocking to educational 443 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,799 resources that are also fun, like they're doing at Whisker Con, 444 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,319 so that they will come home with the knowledge to 445 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,440 improve the lives of their pets that are already in 446 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:41,880 their home. 447 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 2: And think you kind of answered this question. But I've 448 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,240 had people that I've talked to and they thought, you know, 449 00:22:48,519 --> 00:22:51,920 a cat evan like Whisker Con. Cat Con was mostly, oh, 450 00:22:52,279 --> 00:22:55,480 people dress up their cats and walk around, and so 451 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,160 that's what I've heard from people that have not gone 452 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,200 to a lot of cat shows or maybe went to one, 453 00:23:02,319 --> 00:23:04,000 that that's what that was about. 454 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, I feel like they're each different in 455 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,519 their own way. I think they all have different focuses 456 00:23:10,799 --> 00:23:14,000 and you won't see cats at ours, so ours is 457 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,000 going to be a little different in that way as well. 458 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 5: Well, I can say this, I think that some pet 459 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,039 parents are going to go. Some pet parents are going 460 00:23:21,039 --> 00:23:23,079 to be excited. These are my people, Like Katie said, 461 00:23:23,279 --> 00:23:24,720 some pet parents are going to go. I don't need 462 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,279 to do that. I already know about cats. Why wouldn't 463 00:23:27,319 --> 00:23:29,400 I want to go to a cat ship like instead 464 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,839 of going to learn about cats because I know about 465 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,000 cat That's the greatest misconception is that you think you 466 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:36,640 know more than you do. You know, we don't know 467 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,319 what we don't know. And I, as a bored in 468 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:44,400 veterinary behaviors for you know, decades, I'm still learning from 469 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,759 my own cat and from the pet parents that bring 470 00:23:47,799 --> 00:23:51,359 their cats to me. You don't know at all about 471 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:54,039 your cat, even if you're a true cat lover, and 472 00:23:54,079 --> 00:23:57,400 this is the opportunity to dig deep and to learn 473 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,720 about your kitty, to increase that bond, and to come 474 00:24:00,759 --> 00:24:03,759 home with kind of a new respect and knowledge for 475 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:04,799 what cats are. 476 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,559 Speaker 2: I couldn't agree with you more. I've had the pleasure 477 00:24:08,759 --> 00:24:13,240 of speaking to probably about three hundred cat professionals over 478 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:18,039 the years, and I still learn about cats all the time. 479 00:24:18,519 --> 00:24:21,200 I'd like to keep that open mind with everything, because 480 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,039 you know, not just cats. It's served me well and 481 00:24:24,079 --> 00:24:28,799 I try to keep that mindset. But absolutely agree with you. Okay, So, 482 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,240 Katie and Lisa, what changes have you both seen in 483 00:24:32,279 --> 00:24:35,079 the cat world over the last few years that make 484 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,720 events like this more important than ever? 485 00:24:38,279 --> 00:24:41,319 Speaker 6: So what I've seen is a lot lot more on 486 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:45,400 social media as far as enrichment items and like helping 487 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,519 cats how to scratch properly, or giving cat grass for 488 00:24:48,559 --> 00:24:51,039 the cats that are living inside and don't go outside. 489 00:24:51,279 --> 00:24:54,400 I just feel like social media's really really taught people 490 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,960 a lot more than they ever realized. Years ago, I 491 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,400 would hear people would go out of town and leave 492 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,640 their cat home alone for the entire weekend. And now 493 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:06,200 I think with all of the information out there on 494 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,160 social media and learning about all the different things that 495 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,640 cats really need. They're not animals that you just lock 496 00:25:11,759 --> 00:25:14,039 up and play with them when you feel like they 497 00:25:14,079 --> 00:25:16,920 need things, and I think people are really starting to 498 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,680 learn more about that. The more people that talk on 499 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,799 social media about enrichment and behavior and things like that, 500 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,920 it's very getting out there. A lot more people are 501 00:25:26,039 --> 00:25:26,920 understanding more. 502 00:25:27,279 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, I would agree with Katie, and I would piggyback 503 00:25:29,519 --> 00:25:33,440 on that that companies that make things for animals have 504 00:25:33,559 --> 00:25:36,599 realized that cats are really important. And you know, ten 505 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,599 years ago I had this little short list of things 506 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,759 that I could tell clients to purchase for their cats. 507 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:47,839 Now my list is so long. There are so many 508 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,599 opportunities to purchase great toys and to entertain your cat. 509 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,440 And you can put shelves on your wall and hammocks 510 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,799 that are near the window. There's just everything, and so 511 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,599 our cats have a lot of opportunities to live better 512 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,759 lives now because companies are realizing that the people that 513 00:26:03,839 --> 00:26:07,279 love cats are more than happy to buy the things 514 00:26:07,279 --> 00:26:09,279 that will help their cats be happy or just like 515 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,519 dog pite parents are way point. 516 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,559 Speaker 2: I absolutely agree. On my other show, it to a 517 00:26:14,599 --> 00:26:16,640 product show, Best Bets for Pats, and we would have 518 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,440 products and every time we talk, I said, well, you 519 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,319 talked about this for dogs, when's the cat version coming out? 520 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,279 And they'd say, ah, you know what, we have to 521 00:26:25,319 --> 00:26:26,440 start thinking that way. 522 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, dogs are not hard to entertain cats. You know, 523 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:32,799 I buy more for my cat than for you know, 524 00:26:32,799 --> 00:26:34,720 when my dog he passed away, but when he was 525 00:26:34,759 --> 00:26:38,799 with us, because the cat is so smart that you 526 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,160 cannot just put a box of toys in front of him. 527 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:43,960 You have to be thinking what does he want today? 528 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:46,759 How is today different? Whereas I could put a box 529 00:26:46,799 --> 00:26:48,799 of squeakies in front of my dog and he'd carry 530 00:26:48,799 --> 00:26:52,519 the same squeaky God love him for you know a decade, 531 00:26:52,759 --> 00:26:56,240 and you really have to try to outthink cats, and 532 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,160 so I buy a lot a lot of different things 533 00:26:59,200 --> 00:26:59,559 for him. 534 00:26:59,759 --> 00:27:02,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, thank you. If you were each to give 535 00:27:02,839 --> 00:27:07,599 one piece of advice to someone attending Whisker Con, what 536 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:08,519 would you tell them? 537 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 6: Well, I would say plan it like a trip. There's 538 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,720 so many things and it's very easy to miss things there. 539 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,599 I would make sure I knew all of the vendors, 540 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,279 all the speakers, Where are they speaking, when are they speaking. 541 00:27:20,319 --> 00:27:23,240 Sometimes there's multiple rooms with multiple things going on at 542 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,880 the same time. So I would look at the schedule 543 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,160 and I would make a plan, and I would also 544 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,279 save some money because there's a lot of really cool 545 00:27:31,319 --> 00:27:33,119 things to get for your cats when you go to 546 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:34,440 these types of conventions. 547 00:27:34,799 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 2: Katie, where can people find out more about Whisker Con 548 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,839 in Savannah, Georgia? And when is it? 549 00:27:40,839 --> 00:27:44,599 Speaker 6: It's Valentine's Weekend, Saturday and Sunday and you can just 550 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,920 go to Whisker Con Savannah on either Instagram or Facebook. 551 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,599 Speaker 2: Okay, thanks Lisa. Do you have any advice you would 552 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:54,279 give someone tending the Whisker Con in Savannah, Georgia. 553 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,599 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm going to steal from you, Michelle. I agree 554 00:27:56,599 --> 00:27:58,599 with you, but I'm going to recognize I'm stealing. Peam. 555 00:27:58,599 --> 00:28:01,359 You come with an open mind because for those of 556 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,519 us that have had I've had cats since I was 557 00:28:03,759 --> 00:28:07,039 what like seven years old? Okay, so it's easy to 558 00:28:07,079 --> 00:28:09,960 walk into that and go, she's wrong, she's wrong, that 559 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:14,880 guy's wrong. Come in with that really curious child's mind. 560 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,559 Because my goal for people that go to Whisker Con 561 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:21,480 is to come out knowing more than when they came, 562 00:28:21,559 --> 00:28:24,559 so that they're cats and the cats are the people 563 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:28,599 they know right, will have happier, more fulfilled lives. 564 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 2: And that is my last question. They say, you just 565 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,519 gave me your answer. I wanted to ask you, what 566 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:38,359 do you hope every visitor walks away with after attending 567 00:28:38,359 --> 00:28:41,960 Whisker Con. So I guess you're psychic to Lisa, because 568 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:44,920 why would you say, Lisa, as far as you know, 569 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:48,880 if there's something that every visitor takes away, what would 570 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,279 you want it to be once they leave Whisker Con. 571 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,119 Besides coming back next year. 572 00:28:53,279 --> 00:28:55,839 Speaker 5: Yes, of course coming back next year. The one thing 573 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,519 I would want them to take away is a little inspiration. 574 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,039 How can they help the kid that don't have homes? 575 00:29:01,279 --> 00:29:04,960 The kiddies that don't have homes are there everywhere, and 576 00:29:05,039 --> 00:29:07,799 it's not just Savannah. It's in your own neighborhood and 577 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:10,720 it's in your community. And there's so many cats that 578 00:29:10,759 --> 00:29:12,680 need help, and people still believe that you can cut 579 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:16,720 a cat loose and just put it out and it'll survive, right, 580 00:29:17,079 --> 00:29:19,480 So I hope they come away inspired. What can you 581 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:23,799 do in your neighborhood. Maybe you cannot be Katie Cohen 582 00:29:23,799 --> 00:29:27,079 and you can't be Twobe feeding kittens, right, but what 583 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,680 can you do to help the cat that don't have anybody? 584 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you? What would you tell them, Kate? What 585 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,599 do you hope every visitor walks away with after attending 586 00:29:36,599 --> 00:29:37,200 Whisker Con. 587 00:29:37,599 --> 00:29:40,319 Speaker 6: I hope the first thing they think is Wow, that 588 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,279 was amazing, and then I hope that it inspires them 589 00:29:43,279 --> 00:29:46,039 to get involved. Kind of like what Lisa was saying, 590 00:29:46,039 --> 00:29:47,880 but I would love for them to get involved with 591 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,599 the rescue. There's so many different ways. You don't have 592 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:54,079 to foster. You can drive supplies. We have a program 593 00:29:54,079 --> 00:29:55,960 where we have a pet food bank and we drive 594 00:29:56,079 --> 00:29:58,960 supplies to people that need supplies for their pets. I mean, 595 00:29:59,279 --> 00:30:01,880 there's so many I just really hope that people learn 596 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:05,000 a lot more, they're more educated, and they're more likely 597 00:30:05,079 --> 00:30:07,519 to get involved and want to help out our community. 598 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:11,759 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you so much, Lison Katie for coming on Catitude, 599 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,440 Katie one more time. Where can people find out more 600 00:30:14,519 --> 00:30:15,920 the website They. 601 00:30:15,759 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 6: Can go to Whisker Con Savannah on either Instagram or Facebook. 602 00:30:19,519 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you so much. I know this show is 603 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,680 going to be fantastic, So again, thank you both for 604 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:26,960 coming on Catitude. 605 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 6: Thank you so much for having me. 606 00:30:28,519 --> 00:30:28,839 Speaker 7: Thank you. 607 00:30:29,599 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 2: I hope everyone listening enjoyed the show. I mean all 608 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:36,160 of us cut levers. We love our cats and went 609 00:30:36,279 --> 00:30:39,079 better to go to a cat show and find out more, 610 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:42,440 especially Whisker Con. This is going to be a different 611 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:44,640 type of show, and I think you're gonna, you know, 612 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,559 if you're able to make it to Savannah, Georgia Valentine's 613 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:49,920 Day weekend. By the way, it's a romantic kind of 614 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:53,519 play Savannah, so to highly recommend it for you know, 615 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:55,720 just for anyone. It's a great way to treat yourself 616 00:30:55,720 --> 00:31:00,680 for Valentine's Day weekend. Anyway, It's Whisker Con Savannah Valentinednesday weekend, 617 00:31:00,759 --> 00:31:03,759 twenty twenty six. I would like to thank doctor Lisa 618 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:08,480 Radosta as well as Katie Cohen for coming on Catatude 619 00:31:08,559 --> 00:31:11,240 and telling us all about Whisker Con. Thanks to my 620 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:15,200 cat crew, Dennis, Charlotte and Molly. They continue to teach 621 00:31:15,279 --> 00:31:19,599 me about cats every single day and I am getting 622 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,799 better all the time, always more I could learn. Thank 623 00:31:22,839 --> 00:31:26,960 you to listeners of Cataitude. I appreciate you being so 624 00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:30,599 loyal all over the years. Thank you for your listenership. 625 00:31:31,119 --> 00:31:33,599 And of course the show would not be the same 626 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:36,440 without the magic of my producer. Thank you so much 627 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:40,640 Mark Winter for all you do. Editing is not easy 628 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:44,279 and he is a master, So thank you Mark and 629 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:48,160 Hey remember lose the attitude, have Catitude. 630 00:31:49,079 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 4: Let's Talk bets every week on demand only on petlfradio 631 00:31:54,440 --> 00:32:02,359 dot Com 632 00:32:04,839 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 7: And