Dr. Kat

This is my Public page. I post animal info, pet facts, cute photos and articles about pets. Enjoy! She is a RACE approved speaker.

Dr. Kathryn Primm is host of Nine Lives with Dr. Kat on Petlife Radio and former host of Chattanooga Pet Talk radio. She is also the Nation's First Fear Free Certified professional, a practicing veterinarian/practice owner, national speaker, published author, and regular contributor to multiple national magazines. She gives lectures from coast to coast about many topics, including marketing and business. Her articles have been featured on dvm360.com, Firstline, in Vetted magazine and Veterinary Economics. She was a speaker at Central Veterinary Conference (now Fetch) in 2017 and has been quoted in popular press magazines, like Prevention, Woman's Day and Health, as well as veterinary trade outlets, like Trends magazine. Look for more from Dr. Kat in 2018!

11/07/2025

You’re probably familiar with ChatGPT—but have you heard of CatGPT? The feline-centered artificial intelligence chatbot was created by experts at the College of Veterinary Medicine. And fear not, dog lovers: there’s also a canine version, dubbed Big Red Bark Chat. ✨

Both offer a way for pet parents to access information about animal health and behavior, 24/7 and free of charge. 💻

And while the platforms’ creators stress that they’re in no way intended to replace a visit to your vet and are geared toward non-emergency situations their content is drawn from the scientific and clinical expertise of professionals at CVM and elsewhere.

“Dear CatGPT: Why do cats like to sit in boxes? Are some plants toxic to felines?”
“AI has the potential to do a lot of good and a big way to do that is education,” says Bruce Kornreich, DVM ’92, PhD ’05, director of the Cornell Feline Health Center, which created CatGPT. 🐾

CatGPT can also be used for educational games and feline trivia. 🐈

Learn more: https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/cvm-chatbots/

10/08/2025

This is concerning.

An analysis of commercial raw cat foods detected disease-causing microbes, including some that are resistant to antibiotics, creating risks for both pets and their owners, according to a new study.

“Most of these products have no warning labels on them showing that the meat ingredients are not fully cooked, indicating that they could harbor live bacteria and potentially viruses and parasites that would make a family very sick,” said Laura Goodman, Ph.D. ’07, assistant professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health and in the Baker Institute for Animal Health in the College of Veterinary Medicine. “Particularly for the freeze-dried products sold on shelves, consumers likely have no idea they are taking on that risk.”

To learn more, click the link below.
https://hubs.la/Q03MKHwj0

09/23/2025

Pets are not people. They need vaccines.

🐾 Your pet can’t wash their paws, flush, or stop sniffing butts…
That’s why vaccines matter!

Unlike us, pets can’t avoid germs in the environment:
✔️ They walk barefoot everywhere
✔️ They sniff and lick everything (and everyone!)
✔️ They can’t practice good hygiene

💉 Vaccines protect them from dangerous, preventable diseases—regardless of how you feel about human vaccines.

➡️ Protect your pets. Protect your family. Ask us which vaccines your pet needs today!

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Dr. Kathryn Primm is host of Nine Lives with Dr. Kat and Dr. Kat Gone to the Dogs on Petlife Radio and host of a upcoming show, Dr. Kat Gone to the Dogs also on Pet Life Radio. She is the Nation's First Fear Free Certified professional, a practicing veterinarian/practice owner, national speaker, published author, CVPM, and regular contributor to multiple national magazines. She gives lectures from coast to coast about many topics, including marketing and business. She is a RACE approved speaker. Her articles have been featured on dvm360.com, Firstline, in Vetted magazine and Veterinary Economics. She was a speaker at Central Veterinary Conference (now Fetch) in 2017 and has been quoted in popular press magazines, like Prevention, Woman's Day and Health, as well as veterinary trade outlets, like Trends magazine. She is even on the cover of PetVet magazine for winter 2019!