Cattitude - Episode 263 Life Is A Catbaret!

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back everyone. I'd like to welcome Jemma Smith. She
<v Speaker 2>is the producer of cat Beret and also the host
<v Speaker 2>of Tails and Tassels podcast.
<v Speaker 5>Welcome Gemma, Hi, thank you so much for having me.
<v Speaker 2>I'm very excited to have you on. So before we
<v Speaker 2>talk about Catbaret, can you give us a little background
<v Speaker 2>about yourself.
<v Speaker 6>Sure, So I originally went to college for theater and
<v Speaker 6>moved to New York City after words to pursue a
<v Speaker 6>career as an actor. But I got a day job
<v Speaker 6>at a veterinary clinic in Manhattan, and my love for animals,
<v Speaker 6>especially cats, grew from there.
<v Speaker 2>And then where did you come up with a cat beret?
<v Speaker 2>And what is a cat beret?
<v Speaker 6>Yes, a cat beret is a cat themed variety show
<v Speaker 6>or a cat themed cabaret, hence the play on words
<v Speaker 6>there with the title. So it's a variety show that
<v Speaker 6>features comedy, music, sometimes magic, and per lusque, or as
<v Speaker 6>we like to call it, per lusku. And it's all
<v Speaker 6>cat themed. However, we love to mix it up. We
<v Speaker 6>celebrate different holidays as well for per lusk.
<v Speaker 2>So I had no idea what I would be looking
<v Speaker 2>at when cat beret, And of course I think of
<v Speaker 2>Mulan Rouge, and I thought, am I going to see
<v Speaker 2>like cats are naked anyways? Especially sphinx cats? So am
<v Speaker 2>I going to see cats? Am I going to see
<v Speaker 2>women half dressed with cats? I mean, I'm open minded, whatever,
<v Speaker 2>you know, But I had no idea. But it's really
<v Speaker 2>cute and you perform in them as well.
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, so I host the show and I produce it
<v Speaker 6>and hire performers.
<v Speaker 2>Also you're also a musician.
<v Speaker 6>Well, yes, I do have music in the show. I
<v Speaker 6>sometimes play the trumpet in the show. I have tap danced,
<v Speaker 6>and like I mentioned before, so it's all cat themed.
<v Speaker 6>There's no real cats, although folks are welcome to buy
<v Speaker 6>a virtual ticket and sit at home with their cats
<v Speaker 6>and watch. But we love to mix it up with themes.
<v Speaker 6>So in October we celebrate Meo Lloween, so it's cat
<v Speaker 6>themed and Halloween themed stand up comedy, improv. We'll have
<v Speaker 6>like you mentioned, burlesque, which is, like you were saying,
<v Speaker 6>in your imagination, you're thinking of burlesque.
<v Speaker 5>It is the art of strip tease.
<v Speaker 6>You might see someone with a feather fan wearing cat ears,
<v Speaker 6>or it could be a cat on a ball of
<v Speaker 6>yarn or a black kitty doing burlesque. To everybody wants
<v Speaker 6>to be a cat, So we mix it up like
<v Speaker 6>Gallantine's as Next, we're gonna celebrate feline and friendship, so
<v Speaker 6>I'm encouraging everyone to bring their cat loving besties and
<v Speaker 6>some of the acts might be more friendship themed. With
<v Speaker 6>a feline twist.
<v Speaker 2>So when you were thinking of this, why did you
<v Speaker 2>think it would work with cats? And do you think
<v Speaker 2>it would work with dogs as well?
<v Speaker 6>It's interesting. So I used to live in Astoria, Queens.
<v Speaker 6>There's a great comedy club there called que Diastoria, and
<v Speaker 6>I was kind of going through a transition and like,
<v Speaker 6>do I want to pursue acting. I was working for
<v Speaker 6>an animal welfare organization by day at that point, and
<v Speaker 6>I just thought, how can I give back to the
<v Speaker 6>cat community.
<v Speaker 5>I'm a bit of a cat lady.
<v Speaker 6>I just have two cats, but I have love for
<v Speaker 6>all of them, and I thought what special that I
<v Speaker 6>could do to bring cat lovers together. And that's kind
<v Speaker 6>of how I got the idea for the Cat Beret.
<v Speaker 6>And it started small over six years ago at that
<v Speaker 6>comedy club in Queens, and we've grown.
<v Speaker 5>Last year we.
<v Speaker 6>Produced two shows at Caveat in Manhattan on the Lower
<v Speaker 6>East Side. Seats over one hundred people and we filled
<v Speaker 6>the theater. At the last show, tons of cat lovers,
<v Speaker 6>even tourists from Scotland came, folks who just saw the
<v Speaker 6>show on event bright. And we also have our regulars
<v Speaker 6>now that come back. Everyone gets free cat ears.
<v Speaker 5>That's my gift.
<v Speaker 6>I give out free cat ears to everyone, and it's
<v Speaker 6>become this real community. And I do think it could
<v Speaker 6>work for dog lovers too. I know there is I've
<v Speaker 6>seen like must Love Dogs comedy shows here around the city.
<v Speaker 6>I just realized that for me, this was the way
<v Speaker 6>that I could give back to the cat community especially,
<v Speaker 6>and it's been really a project of love.
<v Speaker 2>Okay, it's so interesting and I get that giving back
<v Speaker 2>to cats. And there's something about cat lovers. There's just
<v Speaker 2>something about them, and there's something about cats. I think
<v Speaker 2>it's the mystique because I was thinking in my head, well,
<v Speaker 2>you know, you hear about cats being sexy, right books,
<v Speaker 2>you know you hear that. And I'm not saying cat
<v Speaker 2>burret has to be sexy, but BERLASKI thinks we're per
<v Speaker 2>lask You thinks sexy dogs you don't think of as sexy.
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, that's interesting. I don't think.
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's where my head goes. So, you know, just
<v Speaker 2>thinking about this, so right, I hear you. I've never
<v Speaker 2>heard of woman. I'm a gracious reader. I've never read
<v Speaker 2>oh she was in a dog like pose, But I've
<v Speaker 2>read he's maybe not even for men. He's in a dog,
<v Speaker 2>you know, because they think cats are female dogs are male,
<v Speaker 2>which makes no sense.
<v Speaker 5>But totally yeah, I don't you beat cats are so elegant.
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, they're like she was in a feline pose.
<v Speaker 2>She stretched like a cat. You eat that kind of stuff.
<v Speaker 2>You don't read. She's stretch like a dog or yng
<v Speaker 2>or whatever like a dog. So that's where I was going.
<v Speaker 2>So but yeah, I know there's groups and it's all
<v Speaker 2>about giving back to the cats. Have you ever, let's see,
<v Speaker 2>have you ever had live cats in your show?
<v Speaker 6>Great question because one time time we actually did, back
<v Speaker 6>when we were at the comedy club in Queen's. One
<v Speaker 6>of my stand up or improv comedians, his cat is
<v Speaker 6>a special cat. It was harness trained and could walk
<v Speaker 6>on a leash and lived right nearby, like an apartment
<v Speaker 6>right next door, and so he got permission from the
<v Speaker 6>owner because he lived nearby to bring oh my gosh,
<v Speaker 6>I can't remember the kitty's name, was it Lionel maybe
<v Speaker 6>to bring this kitty on stage for a little improv
<v Speaker 6>scene with him, And of course the cat didn't do anything,
<v Speaker 6>but it was still hilarious because he was like acting
<v Speaker 6>things out with suggestions from the audience, but he did
<v Speaker 6>ask everyone in the audience to please hold their applause
<v Speaker 6>and stay quiet so that we could be respectful of
<v Speaker 6>his kitty who performed in the show.
<v Speaker 5>So that was rather exciting.
<v Speaker 2>That's so cute. I think it would be a challenge
<v Speaker 2>to have cats. I've seen cats on stage. I've seen
<v Speaker 2>cats that do you know, theatrics at shows, But I
<v Speaker 2>know for the most part, cats are independent, want to
<v Speaker 2>be by themselves, and they're not really performers.
<v Speaker 6>Yes, I agree my two cats, they're most comfortable when
<v Speaker 6>they're at home around familiar surroundings. But I do want
<v Speaker 6>to mention I do partner with a nonprofit local rescue group,
<v Speaker 6>Rescue NYC, and we showcase they are adoptable cats in
<v Speaker 6>our pre show and intermission slideshow. So every show we
<v Speaker 6>showcase cats in need of homes, and many of those
<v Speaker 6>cats are at Coneco Cat Cafe, which is right across
<v Speaker 6>the street here in New York City from caveat our venue.
<v Speaker 6>So it's a really perfect and Conicco donates a couple
<v Speaker 6>pairs of entries to their cattery for part of our raffle.
<v Speaker 6>So we try to collaborate with local cat businesses to
<v Speaker 6>just spread the word about adoptable cats.
<v Speaker 2>You know, I was going to get to that since
<v Speaker 2>you're such a cat lever, I was going to get
<v Speaker 2>to you whether you have you know anything about T
<v Speaker 2>and R, adopt and so forth, because that's a big thing.
<v Speaker 2>And there there's a lot of active rescues in New
<v Speaker 2>York City.
<v Speaker 6>Absolutely, And when we were in Astoria, we also partnered
<v Speaker 6>with a story a cat rescue because we can't have
<v Speaker 6>those live cats. But I knew I wanted to do
<v Speaker 6>something to connect people with opportunities and just raise awareness.
<v Speaker 2>So you had mentioned so you're in New York. Not
<v Speaker 2>all of us are. Some of us would like to be,
<v Speaker 2>but we're not. So it's my birth city. So I
<v Speaker 2>love New York. But you've mentioned you also have virtual tickets.
<v Speaker 2>How does that work?
<v Speaker 6>Yes, I would love to share this with all of
<v Speaker 6>your Cataitude listeners. So we have shows quarterly and in
<v Speaker 6>addition to the in person tickets, we have virtual live
<v Speaker 6>stream tickets for just ten dollars. Folks can buy them
<v Speaker 6>through Caveats website and they're good for up to seven
<v Speaker 6>days after the show, so you could be at home
<v Speaker 6>wherever you are across the world watch it live with
<v Speaker 6>your kiddy cats by your side, and there is a
<v Speaker 6>little chat. I try to always call out the folks
<v Speaker 6>on the live stream to include them because it's important
<v Speaker 6>to me to foster the sense of like where a
<v Speaker 6>community of cat lovers. But you don't have to watch
<v Speaker 6>it live wherever you are, if it's not your time zone.
<v Speaker 6>You could watch it the next day or a few
<v Speaker 6>days from then. And I love it if people, you know,
<v Speaker 6>maybe take a selfie of them and their cat or
<v Speaker 6>a picture of their cat and tag us on Instagram
<v Speaker 6>at Cat Beret Show to say that they're watching it,
<v Speaker 6>so that I can, you know, reshare it and include
<v Speaker 6>them and make them feel like they're really part of
<v Speaker 6>the fun.
<v Speaker 5>But they can watch the whole show from home.
<v Speaker 2>Okay, And we're going to talk about a little bit
<v Speaker 2>a different topic in our second half, but before we go,
<v Speaker 2>with everything you've done in your show and living in
<v Speaker 2>the city you live in, which is kind of ahead
<v Speaker 2>of the game with a lot of things such as
<v Speaker 2>banning declining, But what would you like to see happen
<v Speaker 2>with cat Beret? And question two, what would you like
<v Speaker 2>to see in the cat community?
<v Speaker 6>Great question, Well, with cat Beret. I'd like to continue
<v Speaker 6>growing our community of cat lovers. Perhaps this year I'm
<v Speaker 6>going to have four shows, packing the house, maybe even
<v Speaker 6>having some fun like meet up, happy hour events, like
<v Speaker 6>in between shows, like a little meet up, because we
<v Speaker 6>can't really bring our cats to like the cat park
<v Speaker 6>like dog folks, you know, they get to mingle and
<v Speaker 6>meet each other. But this is another way and something
<v Speaker 6>I'm also really excited about. I'm friends with Jenny Pearson.
<v Speaker 6>She's the founder of the Cat Museum of New York City.
<v Speaker 6>It's a proposed cat museum and it's a place not
<v Speaker 6>only to well I don't want to speak too much
<v Speaker 6>on it because it's her mission, but it's I'm seeing
<v Speaker 6>different events and things of this nature pop up where
<v Speaker 6>more cat lovers are coming together and also providing resources
<v Speaker 6>to the community.
<v Speaker 5>For spain Nooter, there's a need for a.
<v Speaker 6>Veterinary care in the city and all of the neighborhood
<v Speaker 6>cats shop now or release as you mentioned before. So
<v Speaker 6>just continuing to see different organizations grow and flourish and
<v Speaker 6>connect people with resources and connecting with one another, that's
<v Speaker 6>what I'd really like to continue to see.
<v Speaker 2>Absolutely agree, and I think there's also with as much
<v Speaker 2>information that we have, you know, Thinternet and so forth,
<v Speaker 2>and podcasts and live streams and everything, I still think
<v Speaker 2>there is a lot of education that we had. Yes,
<v Speaker 2>so many misconceptions about things that I don't know. I
<v Speaker 2>learned things all the time. But we're going to take
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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back everyone. We're talking to Jenna Smith. She is
<v Speaker 2>the producer of cat Beret and the host of Tails
<v Speaker 2>and Tassels podcast, and she also has done some work
<v Speaker 2>and still does some work with kittens. Kitten season a
<v Speaker 2>little ahead of the game. Kitten season is not yet
<v Speaker 2>in New York. I live in the South, the Northern
<v Speaker 2>South as I call it, South Florida, so we kind
<v Speaker 2>of have kitten season year round, but it does peak.
<v Speaker 2>You know, it's April through October. What can you tell
<v Speaker 2>us about kittens?
<v Speaker 5>Sure, well, you're absolutely right.
<v Speaker 6>Kitten season is the time of year feline breeding season
<v Speaker 6>when shelters across the country are flooded with homeless and
<v Speaker 6>newborn cats and kittens I've adopted to myself are very special.
<v Speaker 6>As we all know, they're a very vulnerable animal population
<v Speaker 6>as well. So in addition to being you know, extremely
<v Speaker 6>extremely cute, when they're under eight weeks of age, they
<v Speaker 6>can be very vulnerable. They need assistants keeping themselves warm.
<v Speaker 6>Neon needle kittens need assistants learning to eat on their own,
<v Speaker 6>and so the biggest way folks can help kittens is
<v Speaker 6>really by fostering them. Maybe reaching out to a local organize.
<v Speaker 2>I think people think kittens are so cute and everything,
<v Speaker 2>but you're right, there's an extreme amount of work involved.
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you're probably familiar with Hannah Shaw kitten Lady.
<v Speaker 5>Yes, you know what. I think. I saw her in
<v Speaker 5>an event one time.
<v Speaker 2>I've had her on the show, and I've seen her.
<v Speaker 2>She has a lot on Instagram, and she does so
<v Speaker 2>much for kittens like newborn and kittens that are born
<v Speaker 2>with birth effects and all kinds of issues and literally
<v Speaker 2>sometimes feedings every couple of hours. So depending on how
<v Speaker 2>young the kittens are and if they're abandoned by the mother,
<v Speaker 2>there are a lot of work. But you said you
<v Speaker 2>adopted too, So in my very informal poll that I've
<v Speaker 2>had on gratitude with guests, I have heard that it's
<v Speaker 2>better to have two than one because then they could
<v Speaker 2>play with each other. You're a kitten expert. What do
<v Speaker 2>you think that?
<v Speaker 6>You're absolutely right, But I didn't do it the correct
<v Speaker 6>way because guess what this is. When I was, you know,
<v Speaker 6>about over a decade ago, I was working at that
<v Speaker 6>veterinary clinic and I just adopted one at a time.
<v Speaker 6>But I adopted that second one because my first cat, Lione,
<v Speaker 6>was what we like to call in the shelter world
<v Speaker 6>a singleton. He needed another cat to help teach him
<v Speaker 6>his boundaries and learn how to be a cat and
<v Speaker 6>play with each other, as you mentioned, get that energy out.
<v Speaker 6>So I adopted my other cat, Luna, as a kitten
<v Speaker 6>not too long after. But you're absolutely right. Kittens do really,
<v Speaker 6>really well in pairs because they learn how to cat
<v Speaker 6>with one another. But if someone has a resident cat
<v Speaker 6>at home, you could also adopt a kitten and your
<v Speaker 6>resident cat that you already have can be a helper
<v Speaker 6>cat to that kitten and teach them how to cat.
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that could be a whole other show, because sometimes
<v Speaker 2>introducing a kitten to the mix can be great or
<v Speaker 2>depends on the cat, Like Charlotte was not nice to Mollie,
<v Speaker 2>who is her sister from a different letter. This is
<v Speaker 2>from my crew. But Dennis, he's chill, he doesn't care.
<v Speaker 2>It was a little challenge and jackped shows on that
<v Speaker 2>in the past. But have you went into people asking
<v Speaker 2>that question.
<v Speaker 6>Yes, you know people have asked that before. I honestly,
<v Speaker 6>even though I was working at a veterinary clinic me myself,
<v Speaker 6>someone told me. Some of our my coworkers were like,
<v Speaker 6>you really should adopt one of his littermates, and I
<v Speaker 6>was just like, oh, this is my first kitten.
<v Speaker 5>One is enough.
<v Speaker 6>But I learned the hard way. Even though he's wonderful,
<v Speaker 6>he's he's thriving as going into a senior kiddy years now.
<v Speaker 6>I think it is really best. I should have listened.
<v Speaker 2>One of our show hosts had said, ones, kittens are
<v Speaker 2>like potato chips. You can't have only one, so you know,
<v Speaker 2>you think of them in pairs. What should people be
<v Speaker 2>aware of when they're adopting a kitten.
<v Speaker 6>Well, I think folks should look at their you know, lifestyle,
<v Speaker 6>their apartment. The good thing about kittens is they don't
<v Speaker 6>take up a lot of space, right so even if
<v Speaker 6>you live in a big city or in a house
<v Speaker 6>in the suburbs, you know, they don't take up a
<v Speaker 6>lot of space at first. You could even get them
<v Speaker 6>used to your surroundings in a small room or even
<v Speaker 6>in New York City, we tell folks a bathroom at first,
<v Speaker 6>because for them, they're learning a new environment and it's
<v Speaker 6>going to take them some time to you know, get
<v Speaker 6>used to the smells, sounds and how it feels in
<v Speaker 6>their new home, so to go slow with them, let
<v Speaker 6>them settle in to this new environment. And you know,
<v Speaker 6>it's really great if you first bring them home to
<v Speaker 6>leave the carrier open with some bedding in it so
<v Speaker 6>they can go back in there as their safe space.
<v Speaker 6>And also it's a great idea to think about kitten
<v Speaker 6>proofing your home, so you know, getting down on their
<v Speaker 6>level and thinking what wires cords things could be a
<v Speaker 6>potential hazard to a kitten. And also lots of times
<v Speaker 6>folks should think about plants, house plants and.
<v Speaker 5>Are they toxic? Are they not toxic? That's a big
<v Speaker 5>one as well.
<v Speaker 2>You know what, those are great points, and I want
<v Speaker 2>people to also remember those little cute kittens become cats,
<v Speaker 2>and cats are still pretty small. Mine are a little
<v Speaker 2>on the bigger side. I had just had to show
<v Speaker 2>recently about putting them on a diet for New Years.
<v Speaker 2>But even if they're small, you know, sixteen pounds or whatever,
<v Speaker 2>they do grow to be cats. So keep that in mind.
<v Speaker 2>What about the type of where they're adopting, do you
<v Speaker 2>have any tips on where they should go or I
<v Speaker 2>mean I had had kittens born on my front step
<v Speaker 2>and I adopted out too, but I was careful and
<v Speaker 2>I vetted them. But you know, a lot of people
<v Speaker 2>will adopt from shelters. Should they be aware of some shelters,
<v Speaker 2>aware of some private individuals or doesn't really matter, I mean,
<v Speaker 2>except for safety of course.
<v Speaker 6>Oh yes, yes, I love that you adopted from your
<v Speaker 6>doorstep and adopted them out. And I completely agree with
<v Speaker 6>what you say about Hey, these cute kittens also turn
<v Speaker 6>into amazing cats, so keep that in mind. I think folks,
<v Speaker 6>you know I always would recommend and adopting from a
<v Speaker 6>local shelter or rescue group. I think it's great to
<v Speaker 6>find out if they're a five one C three nonprofit.
<v Speaker 6>First learn a little bit, go to the website, look
<v Speaker 6>at their instagram, learn about their application process, or talk
<v Speaker 6>to your friends. You know, their shelters in every state
<v Speaker 6>across the country, so you can always ask a friend
<v Speaker 6>where'd you get your cat from. That's my personal recommendation,
<v Speaker 6>is checking and just doing a little Google search for
<v Speaker 6>your local rescue group.
<v Speaker 2>Okay, and to my listeners, I promise I'm not going
<v Speaker 2>to do this every show, but this does fit. Please
<v Speaker 2>be aware when you're adopting that cute kitten kittens have claws.
<v Speaker 2>They need their claws. No decline is banned in New York,
<v Speaker 2>which is wonderful, it's not banned everywhere. But it's not
<v Speaker 2>just cutting their nails, it's cutting their knuckle. So be
<v Speaker 2>aware that if you have a leather couch and I
<v Speaker 2>know my Ctitude listeners, they're like, yeah, yeah, we get
<v Speaker 2>this scratch stuff, you know, and make sure you have
<v Speaker 2>scratchers and what they need. But even if that happens,
<v Speaker 2>just like any pet that you have in your home,
<v Speaker 2>things can get ruined. So keep that in mind before
<v Speaker 2>you take that kiddy home. The kittys go into it's
<v Speaker 2>forever home and then it gets returned to the shelter.
<v Speaker 6>I completely agree with you declining. When I worked at
<v Speaker 6>a veterinary clinic, I didn't know a lot about it
<v Speaker 6>at the time. I had never been around a declaude
<v Speaker 6>cat or knew about it, and I had learned what
<v Speaker 6>it was just because we didn't do it there, and
<v Speaker 6>I was like, well, what is that? And so I
<v Speaker 6>learned more about it and it's so horrible. It is
<v Speaker 6>like cutting off their finger to their knuckle. So I
<v Speaker 6>agree with you completely.
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. There was a great movie about it called and
<v Speaker 2>I just mentioned this in my prayer podcast, so it's
<v Speaker 2>in my mind listeners. So I just want to make
<v Speaker 2>sure you get the message. It's called American cat, the good,
<v Speaker 2>the bad, the cuddly, and it's just amazing and so informative.
<v Speaker 2>And there's a lot people are not aware of. A
<v Speaker 2>lot of people think it's just trimming a nail.
<v Speaker 5>That's a great misconception to clear up.
<v Speaker 2>Yes, exactly. Keep in mind that, I mean this didn't
<v Speaker 2>happen to me with my cats because they were all local.
<v Speaker 2>But one of my dogs, who's now in doggy Heaven,
<v Speaker 2>he was returned, so you know, to me, I think
<v Speaker 2>that's not the worst, of course, but it's up there
<v Speaker 2>with really crummy things to do to your little furbabe.
<v Speaker 2>Take it home and then decide, ah, it chewed my
<v Speaker 2>shoe or scratched something.
<v Speaker 5>Going back, I agree with you.
<v Speaker 6>It's so funny. I would like my cats what of
<v Speaker 6>our couch in the office. I'm like, yes, that little
<v Speaker 6>end is for you to scratch. I mean, I love
<v Speaker 6>them so much, you know, I just I get the scratchers.
<v Speaker 5>I do all the things.
<v Speaker 6>But if they want to scratch that one part of
<v Speaker 6>the couch, you know what I love them, let them live.
<v Speaker 2>You know what, when I shop for my couch, I
<v Speaker 2>made sure was as pet proof as I could make it. Yes,
<v Speaker 2>certain material, you know, machine washable covers. Didn't spend a
<v Speaker 2>lot of money because I knew it was probably going
<v Speaker 2>to get ruined. You know, you have older you know
<v Speaker 2>ferb they have accidents or one end or the other.
<v Speaker 2>You know, things happen. So I like think most of
<v Speaker 2>us as pet parents, we especially with cat pet parents
<v Speaker 2>and their lovely clause, we just have it in mind
<v Speaker 2>that it's not the end of the world, right.
<v Speaker 6>Yes, exactly, That's how I feel. And it's so good
<v Speaker 6>though for new cat parents to hear like things to
<v Speaker 6>think about, because you really can prep for becoming a
<v Speaker 6>cat parent and do some things in advance to make
<v Speaker 6>it easy on you, end easier for your cat and
<v Speaker 6>set them up for success.
<v Speaker 2>Right exactly. So right before we go, can you share
<v Speaker 2>again where people can find your cat Beret.
<v Speaker 6>Absolutely, if people are on Instagram, I would love for.
<v Speaker 5>You to follow us at cat Beret Show.
<v Speaker 6>So like Cabaret, but cat Beret on Instagram Cat Beret
<v Speaker 6>Show And if you want to check out tickets, the
<v Speaker 6>link is in the bio there, or you could go
<v Speaker 6>to caveat dot NYC.
<v Speaker 2>People can find out more about you on your website
<v Speaker 2>as well.
<v Speaker 5>Yes, Jemma Smith dot net.
<v Speaker 6>Everything about me is there as well, and I look
<v Speaker 6>forward to connecting with more CAT lovers well.
<v Speaker 2>Jemma, thank you so much for coming on Catitude.
<v Speaker 5>Thanks for having me. It's been a blast.
<v Speaker 2>I hope you all enjoyed the show. Be sure to
<v Speaker 2>check out cat Beret. You can find out more on
<v Speaker 2>Gemma's website Jemmasmith dot net. I'd like to thank my
<v Speaker 2>cat listeners. Thank you so much for listening to Katatude.
<v Speaker 2>I appreciate your listenership and your loyalty. Thank you so much.
<v Speaker 2>Anyone with interesting topics want to hear about certain things
<v Speaker 2>on Catatude, shooting an email Michelle at petlife Radio dot com.
<v Speaker 2>I answer all emails. I'd like to thank my cat
<v Speaker 2>crew Mollie, Charlotte and Dennis, and thank my guest again.
<v Speaker 2>Thank you Jemma for coming on Catitude, and of course
<v Speaker 2>thank my producer, the amazing Mark Winter for working his
<v Speaker 2>magic and making my podcast and guest no making my
<v Speaker 2>podcast sound amazing. Now remember list the attitude have Catitude
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