We had adopted an 8-month old cat, several months after losing one, and the harmony we had enjoyed in our home disappeared overnight. The sweet little boy we adopted was and is an angel to his humans, but he would terrorize our 2 older cats by ambushing them and them boxing them in their faces (like a boxer). We hoped his behavior would improve with time to settle into the new home and new family. It didn’t, though. The older 2 cats were living on edge all the time, which made us on edge. Meanwhile, I grew so much closer to the new little boy, because he is pure sweet to my husband and me. So, I would not even consider re-homing him, which my husband would have at least considered, but I held firm. So, we were a little bit at odds on that topic, though he agreed to try the cat behaviorist, for which I give him much credit.
We worked with LeeAnna and could not be more pleased or grateful. We purchased the package with the two 90-minute sessions, hoping against hope that we could find a way to curb little boy’s aggressive behavior toward the older 2 cats. Thankfully, we got the insights, awareness, understanding, as well as the tools and a wealth of resources for doing just that! LeeAnna gave us a thorough and foundational knowledge of cat behavior triggers, along with an understanding why our more common reactions to the bad behavior were unproductive and may have made things worse. We learned numerous ways to respond much more constructively to the unwanted behaviors. So many, in fact, that I still have some to try and implement. She also taught us things we could do to boost the confidence of one of our older cats who is very skiddish at any loud noise or doorball ring. I have a full list of activities to do and to try with each cat – individually and as a group, that have already made such a huge difference! The bottom line is that our purchase of 2 sessions with LeeAnna at Feline Behavior Solutions saw a tremendous return-on-investment. We are thrilled with the results. Our home is now much more harmonious. Our cats are much better integrated. And we – the cat-mom and cat-dad – are on the same page and very happy with our precious fur-babies!
If you are having problems with cat behavior with one or more of your cats, I would highly recommend Feline Behavior Solutions. You will get a thoroughly detailed plan to implement after the certified cat behavior {consultant} spends time meticulously studying each of your cats, the behavioral issue(s), the dynamics between your cats, the cats’ home environment and their interaction with you and your family members. That plan will equip you with more tools to train your cat(s) and modify their bad behavior than you would imagine. It definitely worked wonders for my cat family! And now we have the tools to address any possible future behavioral issues, perhaps even with future cats one day, if any more ever appear.