Chemical Post It Notes?
Did you know that your cat communicates with chemicals? Absolutely! Since cats cannot talk, they have other important ways to get their messages across and thank goodness we are smart enough to learn their language! We chat with Ellen Carozza about pheromones and how to use them to address problem behaviors and overall contentment. Find out which products she recommends and learn about her cat centered charity too!
BIO:
Ellen graduated from the State University of New York at Delhi with a degree in Veterinary Technology in 1996. She worked as a primate bio hazard technician until moving to small animal medicine.
Ellen has been a member of the Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians since 1999 and is also a member of AAHA, NAVTA. She served as Vice President in the 2002/2003 terms of VALVT. Ellen is also certified as a veterinary dental technician through the American Society of Veterinary Dental Technicians. Some of Ellen’s many skills include anesthesia, dentistry, surgical nursing, geriatric care and neonatal kitten care.
She currently resides with her own special needs cat, a tolerant husband, her 9 year old daughter, Olivia, a few reptiles, and birds. In her spare time, Ellen’s hobbies include cooking and spending time with her family. She is a human hospice volunteer with VITAS and their Pet Therapy Program with her Umbrella Cockatoo friend, Star.
Ellen is also a talented photographer and captures many of the pictures that we use on our website.
She also performs our grooming procedures including: Bathes, Brush-outs, Clown Cuts, and Lion Cuts. If you have questions about our grooming services, please call and ask to speak with Ellen. She can be found at the NOVA Cat Clinic Monday through Friday doing what she loves to do, working with cats.
Arden makes a Flaming Dr. Pepper shot and Isabel almost does the zoomies after taking a "Pick me Up" shot to toast to Covered in Pet Hair's second season and all the awesome shows on Pet Life Radio. Episode 1 is full of entertainment, booze, and even some pet travel tips that pet parents can use to keep their dogs and cats happy the next time they hit the open road. Enjoy!
BIO:
Arden grew up in a Brady Bunch-like family in a town called Crown Point located near Chicago in Northwest Indiana.
During her first year in high school, she cajoled the editor of the local weekly newspaper into hiring her to be a sports writer. As a corn-fed Hoosier, she valued her Midwest roots, but knew she needed to experience other places. Her insatiable curiosity led to spending the next 20 years chasing stories as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers in Indiana and Florida. This is where Arden honed her amazing interviewing and writing skills!
From there, she entered the publishing world at the family-owned Rodale Press. At Rodale, her “day job” was senior health writer for the book division, but she also moonlighted as a writer for their new magazine called Pets: Part of the Family.
That is where Arden realized that she could tap her love of writing and interviewing to help people become healthier, and to tout the power of her other lifelong passion, pets. Pets and people — that’s what Arden is all about.
Fast forward to today, and Arden has done just that, in her trademark edu-taining style. She has:
interviewed hundreds of guests over the last 13+ years on her immensely popular pet podcast, the Oh Behave! show.
written more than two dozen pet books and counting as well as co-authored books with medical doctors and gardening experts.
recognized as America’s Pet Health and Safety Coach, teaching the latest veterinarian-approved pet first aid/CPR and safety classes.
given hundreds of talks on the health, behavior and safety for cats and dogs across the country.
served as a pet expert on numerous television and online video segments, in addition to serving as emcee/host for pet-oriented gatherings.
authored pet-based content for blogs, magazines and educational platforms.
Today, Arden happily shares her home in Dallas with her wife, Julie, and their furry Brady Bunch of three cats, three dogs and an overworked vacuum cleaner.
