Behavioral Consultations
Behavioral consultations are offered both in-home and by phone. Behavioral consultations help cat owners understand and remedy behavioral difficulties and problems they are experiencing with their feline companions. All behavior modification and training techniques are positive and humane and are designed to help cat owners resolve problems with the least amount of stress to both cats and people.
Full consultations are about 1.5-2 hours and follow-up phone calls and email correspondence are provided.
Not all problems require a full behavioral consultation. If you would simply like an understanding as to your cat's behaviors and positive ways to resolve problems quickly, and do not require a full consultation, phone or email correspondence can be helpful.
Behaviors treated include:
- Fear, Shyness, Anxiety
- Failure to use the litter box
- Marking & Spraying
- Inter-cat aggression
- Furniture scratching
- Aggression (scratching and biting)
- Introducing new animals or people into the environment
As is the same with dogs and other animal companions, a huge cause of cat relinquishment and abandonment is due to behavioral problems that people do not know how to fix. Your animal companions are depending on you to take care of them. Please do not give up on your kitty. Identifying the causes of behavior problems and treating them early will make you and your cat much happier. Most behavior problems can be greatly improved or entirely resolved. To schedule a consultation, call 617-548-2797 or send an email to alana@k9kitty.com.
Cat Behavior Workshops
Must Love Cats: Understand Cat Body Language and How Your Cat Communicates
Understand how cats communicate with humans and with each other. Learn simple verbal and nonverbal communication techniques to enhance the relationship with your cat. Explore how body language, eye contact, and touch can influence that relationship.
Problem Prevention And Socialization: How to Avoid Headaches with Your Cat
Learn how to prevent problems from developing when you have a new cat or kitten. Understand how your cat learns and humane methods to use to make a smooth transition for your kitty in his or her new home. Prevent litter box problems, scratching, play biting and other behaviors that can be stressful for humans. This is a good workshop for new cat owners, those who are thinking of getting a cat, and for those who work in the field of animal protection or rescue.
Feline Learning For the Cat Owner
This workshop addresses how cats communicate, learn and understand. Learn their body language and understand how they learn from humans and communicate with them. Incorporate play into their lives, learn proper ways to socialize them to other family members (both two-legged and four-legged), and prevent them from furniture scratching, and if young, from playing too roughly.
Minimizing Conflict In Multi-Cat Households
Learn how to prevent or eliminate conflict in a multi-cat household! Cats who live with other cats can have many issues. Litter box problems, hiding, and anxiety can present themselves when there is more than one cat in the household. Since all animals need companions, it is important to prevent problems from occurring and to understand how to remedy problems if they do occur. This workshop is great for those who have more than one cat, are considering adopting one, for those who rescue cats, and for shelter workers.
Feline Learning For Rescue and Shelter Workers
This workshop is for shelter workers and those involved in rescue work and adoptions. Learn how to acclimate cats to a shelter environment. If fostering, learn how to introduce cats to other cats, and how to provide an appropriate environment for them to prevent behavior problems. Ways to environmentally enrich the shelter setting will be discussed. Learn simple behavior modification techniques so that cats can have a more positive experience in the shelter, and if timid, become more adoptable.
Learn to Massage Your Cat
Learn specific strokes and a basic sequence to massage your cat. Understand the difference between stimulating and relaxing touch and learn techniques for massaging areas of the face, head, neck, upper spine, legs, hips and torso. Proper massage sequences and basic techniques will be demonstrated to you. All cats are different and each requires special care and attention. Learn how to read your kitty's body language so you can give your cat a good massage and teach your kitty to love touch.
