{"podcast":{"title":"The Community Cats Podcast","slug":"the-community-cats-podcast-743149","podcast_index_feed_id":743149,"rss_url":"https://communitycatspodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.communitycatspodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/f/a/f/dfaf848e37935d4fe5bbc093207a2619/CC_Graphic_Podcast_Icon_160502FIN3-20230404-7x4c26tz12.jpg","author":"Stacy LeBaron","episode_count":669,"summary":"Our mission is to provide education, information and dialogue that will create a supportive environment empowering people to help cats in their community. *For transcripts of most shows, visit https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/podcast/.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-community-cats-podcast-743149"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 651: The Future Is Feline: Vet Care, Consent & Compassion with Dr. Angie Krause, DVM, and JoJo Smith, Veterinary Nurse","slug":"ep-651-the-future-is-feline-vet-care-consent-compassion-with-dr-angie-krause-dvm-and-jojo-smith-veterinary-nurse","published_at":"2026-02-10T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-community-cats-podcast-743149/ep-651-the-future-is-feline-vet-care-consent-compassion-with-dr-angie-krause-dvm-and-jojo-smith-veterinary-nurse","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-community-cats-podcast-743149","url":"https://communitycatscentral.com/episode-651-angie-krause/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/communitycatspodcast/CommunityCatsPodcast_Ep651_Kraus_260210.mp3?dest-id=394167","summary":"\"The future is feline. Let's keep understanding our cats.\" This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie's Fund , The Animal Rights Foundation , The Underfoot Podcast , and The Community Cat Clinic . In this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode, Stacy LeBaron sits down with Dr. Angie Krause, a holistic small-animal veterinarian from Boulder, Colorado, and her veterinary nurse, JoJo Smith. Together, they explore the evolving landscape of feline veterinary care, community cat welfare, and the powerful human-animal bond that fuels it all. Dr. Angie shares her lifelong love for cats and how her holistic approach—combined with home visits and mobile vet care—provides a less stressful, more authentic picture of feline health. JoJo opens up about the unique emotional richness of end-of-life care and the urgent need to advocate for underserved cats with the same passion and grace we afford to dogs. From discussing consent in feline handling to championing spay/neuter accessibility and the nuances of community cat caregiving, this conversation will leave you both inspired and informed. You'll also learn about their podcast, Tails of Truth: The Truth About Veterinary Medicine , which dives deeper into these topics. Whether you're a cat parent, TNR advocate, or simply feline curious, this episode is your invitation to better understand and uplift the cats in your life and community. Press Play Now For: Why consent matters in feline veterinary care The unique value of in-home visits for understanding cats How Colorado's spay/neuter infrastructure impacts cat populations The emotional depth of end-of-life decisions for cats Strategies to approach vet visits with grace and empathy The role of language in reshaping perceptions about \"feral\" cats How to advocate for cats—even if you…","meta_description":"\"The future is feline. Let's keep understanding our cats.\" This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie's Fund , The Animal Rights Foundation , The Underfo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2190,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-community-cats-podcast-743149/episodes/ep-651-the-future-is-feline-vet-care-consent-compassion-with-dr-angie-krause-dvm-and-jojo-smith-veterinary-nurse/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-community-cats-podcast-743149/ep-651-the-future-is-feline-vet-care-consent-compassion-with-dr-angie-krause-dvm-and-jojo-smith-veterinary-nurse.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}