Cat Behavior Counselor

As a cat behavior counselor of many years, I consider myself privileged to get the tough cases.  After cat owners like you have tried one feline behaviorist after another (or, in some cases, sitting there at your computer either too cheap to call or too skeptical), after they’ve been to veterinarians who don't actually specialize in cat behavior and psychology and just want to medicate your cat to solve the problem, even after the owners have made their way to the local humane society – they get a referral and that's when I meet them for the first time (most often by phone).  Time and again, I am able to help them, and I will be able to help you.

“I just can’t believe how easy it was,” cat owners tell me once we’ve fixed the  problem.  "Now I finally understand how my cat thinks."  That's the key:  how your cat thinks.  Most cat owners assume either that cats think like the owners, or that they share the more familiar -- but extremely different -- psychology of the dog.  Dog psychology isn't clearly understood and mistakenly based on wolves which is a very poor model to go by since wolves are extremely difficult to study and understand. I make a point of educating my human clients, working with them so they can deal with later challenges on their own.

       Feline Behavior Problems Counseled:

• Cat aggression with owner, other cats, or people within the household.

• Marking and spraying behaviors

• Clawing and other destructive behaviors

• Inappropriate urination and defecation

• Introducing new cats, animals, or new people to the household

• Calming the over-stimulated cat

• Keeping cats off counters and other areas

• Clicker training to promote healthy behaviors and a predictable environment

• And even more cat behavior problems!

The most helpful way to help your cat is to conduct a detailed case history and behavior summary for each cat in your household, as well as other animals and even humans.  Your cat's problem usually lies in its environment, from the cat colony to the larger ecosystem around it.  That's why my treatment plan will treat the cat that has the behavior problems as well as other pets and people in the area.  Owners and other pets in the household often contribute to, reinforce, or directly trigger the problematic behavior.  Our treatment will be most effective if we take the time to look at every facet of your cat's life.

By the time cat lovers talk to me, they've done everything they can think of and gotten no results.  They're quite discouraged.  Sometimes their relationship with their cat has become strained and has deteriorated to the point that the triggers of misbehavior have become even more plentiful.  Without understanding the cat psyche and being pro-active, owners can create stressful environments that they can no longer control.  That's why I will teach you how to understand the way your cat thinks and to develop positive and predictable ways to interact with your cat.