How Cat Behavior Consulting Works | The Cat Behavior Clinic

Cat Cognition Behavior Consultation Process

The pioneer of the “Cat Behaviorist” specialty with the first cats exclusively behavior practice in the United States, Mieshelle Nagelschneider is an award-winning certified cat behaviorist and acclaimed New York Times feline cat behavior science author and international cat behavior lecturer.  Learn more about her animal behavior and animal welfare studies through The Royal School of Veterinary Studies – The University of Edinburgh, Oxford University, and her studies and experience at Harvard University that has helped her enable cat owners to think more scientifically about their cat’s behavior.

The clinic conducts virtual, phone and in-home behavior consultations.  Mieshelle has conducted thousands of consultations in over 30 countries in the past 2 decades.  View 350 solved cat behavior case studies and testimonials.

Step 1: Raise Your Hand (or Paw)

If you’re ready to schedule your phone or video Skype consultation with our cat behaviorist, Mieshelle Nagelschneider, click the Schedule a Consultation button here:  Schedule a Consult. Veterinarian, Dr. Jim Shultz DVM conducts consultations locally or vet-to-vet remotely.

Or, by calling the clinic at 1-503-267-8888. We guarantee a reservation within 2 – 4  business days if we choose your appointment time.  If you request a specific appointment time, we can usually schedule you within 7 – 10 days.  Appointment times are available 7 days a week  from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific time/12:00 to 9:00 p.m. Eastern.  Payment is due at time of scheduling and this can be processed online or by calling the clinic.

Step 2: Complete the Feline Behavior Questionnaire

You will have access to the feline behavior questionnaire once you’ve been scheduled and that’s where the fun starts — you get to talk about your kitties, non-stop, to someone extremely interested in hearing: Mieshelle Nagelschneider.  She has evaluated thousands of feline questionnaires for over two decades.

You will need to complete the Feline History Questionnaire online and submit it to us at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment time.  Videos and still photography can be a vital component in evaluating your cat’s behavior issue(s). Once you schedule your consultation, you will receive information in your behavior packet email about what kind of video or photos we may need.

Step 3: Cat Behavior Solution Program

You will be contacted by the clinic for your behavior consultation and Mieshelle will ask you even more questions and then give you a specific, customized feline cognition behavior program for solving your cat’s behavior issue(s) during your consultation. Plans are based on the uniqueness of your cat, but also the science of feline learning and memory and their evolutionary social and biological instincts.  This is a crucial aspect in changing the behavior of your cat.

If your cat is not having a behavior issue at the time of the consultation and you are just seeking advice to prevent behavior issues from occurring in the future or have other behavior related questions, Mieshelle will answer those questions during your consultation.  See our Rave Reviews about thousands of cats we’ve helped over the years.  You will also receive a diet analysis and recommendations for your cat(s).

Step 4: Experience the Joy of Success: Happier You — Happier Cats.

We have the success rate we do because cat owners commit to following the easy-to-follow behavior plan steps we set out for them. Just as important, you are our eyes and ears sending in weekly email update reports, as you tell us how your cat is responding.

Our efficacy guarantee to you:  If after reviewing your completed behavior history questionnaire we determine a consultation program with the clinic would not be helpful or suitable for your cat, we will not hold the consultation and return the consultation fee.  In some cases, we may offer a free one-hour consultation.