Cat Behavior Consulting
When everything else you've tried hasn't worked, learn how easily your cat can be helped
I enjoy all the hard cases. Typically cat behavior consulting cases end up being the most easily solved because the undesirable behaviors are so prominent that they are easily recognized and therefore treated.
After cat owners have tried one cat behaviorist after another, after they’ve talked to vets whose specialty isn’t actually feline behavior, even after the cat owners have found themselves in the parking lot of their local humane society – they get a referral for cat behavior consulting and they call me. And time after time, I have come through for them, just as I will for you. Please read the Rave Reviews we have received daily from our clients since 1999!
Mieshelle is an Associate of the IAABC, member of the Animal Behavior Society and her study of animal behavior was at Harvard University with a focus on animal cognition. The information and help you receive from Mieshelle is up to date in the latest trends of animal psychology and unlike what you've read on the internet or received from your vet.
"I get to keep my cat!!! I was literally driving around the parking lot of the Humane Society, crying, when I called Mieshelle. I thought I was going to have to give up my cat. He was spraying everything in the house with urine and fighting with our other cats.
"Mieshelle, I can't thank you enough for all the work that you did for us! I am so glad I called you. We all live in peace and harmony again because your methods work!! I will recommend you to everyone I know. Your service is invaluable."
Heather K., Portland, OR |
“I can’t believe how simple it was,” pet owners tell me once we’ve corrected their cat’s problem. “Everyone else was making it seem so complicated and hopeless.”
Some things are complicated. But not everything needs to be. Here’s another comment I hear very often: “Now I finally understand my cat’s psychology.” And because I make a point of educating my human clients, they are better able to handle future problems on their own or at least not unknowingly create a new one.
Who else wants a great relationship with their cat?
"Mieshelle knows more about cats than Freud knew about human beings. She won't answer to 'cat whisperer,' but in addition to knowing cat psychology, she's deeply intuitive when it comes to cats. I've never seen someone so quickly size up an animal and truly understand the nature of its challenges, nor someone who so speedily earns a cat's trust.
Mieshelle is the cat behaviorist of first resort for those who already know her work -- and last resort for people whose cats don't like anyone else, or who just aren't getting better through others' advice."
-- C. Stein, Portland, Ore. |
Feline Behavior Consulting
Feline Behavior Problems Treated:
-
Marking and spraying behaviors
-
Inappropriate elimination
-
Clawing and other destructive behaviors
-
Aggression with owner, other cats, or people within the household.
-
Introducing new cats, animals, or new people to the household
-
Keeping cats off counters and other areas
-
Calming the over-stimulated cat
-
Clicker training to promote healthy behaviors and a predictable environment
-
And even more cat behavior problems! Please read our Rave Review Testimonials!
With a detailed case history and behavior summary of each cat, the appropriate behavior modification and retraining techniques can be implemented into your cat's daily life. It's important to note that not only will the treatment plan include your cat with the misbehavior, but other pets and people directly involved in the environment. Many times, owners and other pets in the household could be contributing to, reinforcing, or triggering the undesired behavior. For the treatment plan to be most effective, it's important that we take the time to look at every aspect of your cat's life.
Finding out what is triggering your cat's misbehavior is the first goal. The problem will often subside merely after removing the trigger. However, it is also common for a habit to have formed and the negative behavior to continue even after the trigger is removed. If the cause for the misbehavior is not found, we will treat with behavior modification techniques and new, healthy habits to be developed through retraining.
Coaching Cat Owners for Results That Last
By the time cat owners consult with me, they have tried everything and are very discouraged. Often the relationship between owner and cat is tense and has deteriorated to the degree where the environment is not conducive to the cat's happiness. This alone is enough to cause the existing behavior problem to worsen, or yet another one to surface. That's why, for 4 weeks after a consultation, I work with the client to ensure that the behavior program being used is the correct one. Also, without understanding the cat psyche, owners may be making choices that are creating a stressful environment which can lead to many of the most common feline behavior issues.
Contact The Cat Behavior Clinic to arrange for cat behavior consulting for your cat (or cats!). 503-267-8888. Please read our Rave Reviews!
|
