Mikel Maria Delgado, PhD

I need to check this out!

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When is someone going to invent a pump that can get all the lotion/soap out of the bottle

That means there's still opportunity

NKC Resource Library - The National Kitten Coalition’s Guide to Help You Save More Kittens™ National Kitten Coalition

Work with kittens? Check out the National Kitten Coalition's new Kitten Resource Library! They're an org I like a lot!! library.kittencoalition.org

A lot of practice and four giant litter boxes

I feel like some people have a very strong visceral reaction to the litter box ...I strangely enjoy scooping it?!?!

It's like kitty litter asmr

Absolutely! I've mentioned before it's like tending a zen garden. I go around the house to each box scooping into a dust pan, then dump into trash can. The edge of the empty dust pan makes a great litter leveler. Smooth as can be. Who doesn't appreciate a tidy toilet?

Actually I have identified a few outliers who do not !?!?!?

I have to admit I'm much better about posting on Instagram... Gems like this

I try not to but they really aren't helping me out!!!

Investigating the effect a single dose of cannabidiol has on measures of stress in cats when being transported in a carrier and meeting a novel person in an unfamiliar environment - PubMed Domestic cats (<i>Felis Catus</i>) are often exposed to stimuli that have the potential to negatively impact their welfare. These can include situations such as veterinary visits, travel, changes to t...

This is awful!! Those poor cats!

On this note, a group of my colleagues carried out CBD safety and efficacy tests for both cats (no effect) and dogs (some effect) exposed to everyday stressors (note no unwanted peeing effects!).

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39559539/

academic.oup.com/jas/article/...

Thank you for doing this important work in a humane way!!

image of journal article in the MDPI journal Animals: Possible Anxiolytic Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) Administration on Feline Responses to a Fear Response Test by Nobuo Masataka

How science should NOT be done: testing the effects of CBD on cat fear...by scaring the cats so much they urinated...and no IACUC (institutional animal use committee) approval? Why? oh, because it's a predatory MDPI/Animals journal...calling @amcell.bsky.social

www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...

In my own home, I often let my cats tell me where they want to eat! For two of them it's consistent, but for the third, she often switches it up!

actually I never recommend feeding cats together to introduce! cats are solitary eaters and eating near other cats can increase stress and that affects eating and how the body converts that food to energy/fat etc

OMG right

that's a wonderful thing!!! I miss having kitties who love each other!!!

right? I think about this a lot... the road atlas, if you're late 🤷🏻‍♀️

Cat Fights, Aggression & Stress: An Action Plan To Help Cats Get Along - Modern Cat Cats not getting along? Expert tips to curb fighting, aggression, and stress & help your cats get along!

I wrote an article on increasing the peace for your kitties for Modern Cat magazine

moderncat.com/articles/cat...

Yeah that's when I started to think it wasn't going to happen....

I've been asked to teach courses for free (I was told the students would bring "zest"), write articles for free, give talks for free, give advice for free. I HATE saying no. But I have bills to pay. Anyway, these kinds of requests cause me a lot of anguish and cause my imposter syndrome to flare!

I get that most academics have a salaried position and maybe it's no big deal to take three days away from work to give a free talk, but at what point do we recognize that not everyone works within that model? What value does our work have? How much "extra" work is acceptable to any of us?

They offered to pay for my flight and hotel. That's all. No speaker fee/honorarium. As a consultant and contracted senior scientist...if I don't work or see clients, I don't get paid. So even though I really appreciated the invite and would have loved to participate...I had to say no.

show up a day ahead of time (to avoid travel problems), record a video promo while there, spend about 4-5 hours onsite for the talk...and they also wanted to record and post my talk on their website and socials.

the inviting uni (which is about a 6-7 hour plane ride away) wanted me to prepare the talk, rehearse it for them ahead of time and make any requested edits, do a podcast recording to promote the event,

Reflecting on the entrenched idea in academia that you should do extra work for free...I was invited to give a talk at a uni about cats/research for an event this fall. It sounded really fun (broad audience, science communication, emphasis on STEM education for kids etc.). Sounds great! But...

“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”

Flat-faced Dogs and Cats with Dr. Dan O'Neill and Dr. Rowena Packer What are the disorders that tend to affect brachycephalic (flat-faced) pets, and what can be done to help Dr. Dan O'Neill and Dr. Rowena Packer.

This time last year, @kristibenson.bsky.social and I spoke to Dr. Dan O'Neill and Dr. Rowena Packer about brachycephalic (flat-faced) dogs www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2024/05/flat...