Articles: Winn Feline Foundation

Winn Feline Foundation is bringing expert researchers from around the world together for a symposium on feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), PURRsuing FIP and WINNing , at the University California-Davis November 16 and 17, 2019. The Winn Feline Foundation, the world’s premiere non-profit funder of cat health studies has been supporting studies on FIP since the…

Contra freeloading is one of my favorite topics to talk about. I discuss how to enrich pets’ lives with Dr. Regan McGowan, research scientist at Purina. Sure, we can talk about what to feed our pets but equally as important is how to feed them. Contra freeloading refers working for meals, even as a preference…

On the Purr Podcast, Dr Jolle Kirpensteijn and Dr. Susan Little ask me many questions in part two of our conversation. Listen HERE, as we begin by talking about the Winn Feline Foundation. I offer a few examples of the difference Winn Feline has made for cats, and one easy and dramatic story is how…

I had SO much fun talking with Dr. Jolie Kirpensteijn and Dr. Susan Little on their Purr Podcast. Listen HERE. Two veterinarians I so much respect, and they interview me! Dr. Little, in particular, I’ve been friends with for perhaps 20 years. I’ve interviewed her dozens of times, and now she’s asking me questions. I…

The Winn Feline Foundation, Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) and The International Cat Association are partnering with Dr. Elsey’s Precious Cat to host The Cat Show and simultaneous educational cat seminars in conjunction with their cat show on June 22-23 in the Exhibition Hall at the Fairgrounds in Timonium, MD. Winn Feline Foundation is hosting seminars…

story I wrote touting Fear Free which appeared on the Winn Feline Foundation website: Have you ever felt you are about to die?  I mean that literally, like you’ve been held up at gun point or held out a window by your suspenders 30 stories up? That’s how many cats feel when the carrier comes out.…

Then Winn Feline Foundation President Joan Miller came up with the idea of sharing the latest information regarding cats with veterinary professionals in 1979 by holding an annual symposium. The greatest names in cat health have presented at the event, appropriately kicking off with Drs. Terri McGinnis, Niels C. Pedersen, and Fred Scott in 1979…

Winn Feline Foundation is now a hit in Times Square! Look up you’ll see cats – Winn partnered with TICA (The International Cat Association) and Dr. Elsey’s (they make cat litters and more). Fly to New York City to check it out, it’s worth the trip. Or just watch here.

2018 was the breakout year for Fear Free. Listen HERE as Dr. Marty Becker explains what the Fear Free initiative is all about on my WGN Radio Steve Dale’s Pet World.  Fear Free really extends into all our homes, emotional health and well-being does matter, explains Dr Becker. “How could (veterinarians) have ignored this?” We…

Dr. Susan Little is inspiring – there’s no other way to put it. Dr. Little is the most recent recipient of the Germinder20 Power of Pink Award. When our, then famous, piano playing cat Ricky succumbed to feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), I wanted to launch a fund to support research for this very common and deadly…