Cat Behaviorist Mieshelle Nagelschneider
Vet-Referred Feline Behavior Consultant and Associate Consultant of the IAABC
Mieshelle Nagelschneider is a nationally-renowned veterinarian-referred cat behaviorist who consults with cat owners across the United States to solve their cats' behavior problems. She worked side-by-side with veterinarians for many years, and has spent 18 years working professionally with cats of all kinds -- from domestic cats to large exotics of the tiger family. Her most recent study of animal behavior was at Harvard University with a focus on feline cognition.
Mieshelle's expert advice has been used in: Cat Fancy Magazine, This Wild Life, The Divine Cat, Martha Stewart's Real Simple Magazine, Salon.com, and The Daily Cat. She also has her own cat behavior column in Pets Magazine.
Mieshelle is a popular resource for many "cat only" veterinary practices nationwide, over 40 wild cat sanctuaries, and countless animal shelters needing expert advice on feline behavior. Locally, she is one of the referred Feline Behavior Consultants for Animal Aid and The Cat Adoption Team of Oregon, a 350-cat no-kill shelter, and has long been a featured behavioral resource on The Oregon Humane Society's website. With her in-depth knowledge and understanding of the cat psyche and background in animal psychology, has helped her to better educate the cat owner and, most importantly, to help your cat!
She has also been asked to be an expert witness on cat behavior in court cases involving damages caused by felines. She is currently working with producers on a cat behavior show for one of television's major cable networks!
Mieshelle started her career 20 years ago as a veterinary technician and then a psychology major. Says Mieshelle, "I have been caring for animals since I began to walk -- dogs, cats, horses, birds -- and have cared for them professionally since 1989, when I began to study for my Veterinary Certification Exam. A few years ago, I realized cat owners are under-served and began to focus my new client development exclusively on cat care -- which sometimes means care of their owners too."
Mieshelle has run a gratifying and successful cat behavior consulting practice, The Cat Behavior Clinic, for cat owners across the United States since 2000.
MOST RECENT ANIMAL BEHAVIOR CONVENTION EVENT IN MARYLAND
THE LATEST ON LITTER BOX ISSUES WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS EVENT!!
Left: Mieshelle with Lynn Hoover, President of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
Right: Mieshelle talks about books and behavior with best-selling feline behavior author Pam Johnson Bennett, and Jennifer, fellow attendee at the first annual International Animal Behavior Conference, in Maryland, May 2005.
Nagelschneider is her real name, it's German for "nail clipper," and we're not making that up. She's also known for her uncanny ability to trim cats' nails with no restraint. Cat owners who normally have to sedate their cats for a nail trim by their vet are accepted by Mieshelle.
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Associate of the IAABC
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Accredited through PSI
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