Radiant Cats Behaviour & Training

09/03/2025

09/01/2025

Calling all cat lovers! ❤️ 🐈
Do you love learning about cats? Here's an amazing virtual event for you!
It's sure to be full of information to help you step up your cat guardian and advocacy skills.

https://chirrupsandchatter.com/events/feline-focus-a-virtual-learning-event-for-cat-lovers-caregivers-professionals/

🌟Registration is NOW OPEN! 🌟

Feline Focus: A Virtual Learning Event for Cat Lovers, Caregivers & Professionals
🗓 November 8–9 | 11am–5pm EST

🎟 Limited to 150 attendees – reserve your spot now!

https://chirrupsandchatter.com/events/feline-focus-a-virtual-learning-event-for-cat-lovers-caregivers-professionals/

Whether you’re a dedicated veterinary or animal welfare professional , an amazing animal welfare volunteer , cat sitter, or passionate cat caregiver—this event is for you. Gain practical, science-based tools to better understand, support, and advocate for cats in every setting.

Lectures will be led by Tabitha Kucera, RVT, VTS (Behavior), Certified Cat Behavior Consultant, Karen Pryor academy certified training partner and one of the leading voices in feline behavior, handling, and caregiver support.

Panels feature diverse voices from veterinary medicine, animal welfare, and advocacy—including Sterling “TrapKing” Davis, a passionate community cat advocate driving equity and empathy in the field.

🧠 Featured Lectures:
• Purr-fecting Medication: Techniques and Tips for Medicating Cats with Ease
• From Mess to Success: Managing and Preventing Housesoiling
• Cracking the Cat Code: Recognizing Feline Signals for Better Care
• Pawsitive Beginnings: Socializing Kittens for a Lifetime of Success
• Enhancing Cat Welfare: Gentle Handling Practices

🎤 Thought-Provoking Panels:
• Being the Advocate – Elevating Voices in Veterinary & Animal Welfare
• Tough Questions Panel: Ask Us Anything
• Words Matter: Language, Labels, and the Stories We Tell About Cats
• Staying in It: Compassionate Careers Without Losing Yourself

✨ Registration includes:
Live access to all sessions & panels
1 month of access to recorded sessions and panels
Downloadable guides and handouts

08/23/2025

Cats deserve better care ❤️ vet visits don't have to be a struggle. There are always things we can do to reduce and manage fear, anxiety, and stress for our cats. 🐈

08/09/2025

📖 Behavior Term Tuesday ➡ ➡ Dominance

Dominance refers to a relationship between two animals, where one has or controls priority access to resources in a specific context (ex: food, water, resting areas).

"Dominance" is one of the most commonly misused words in the dog world, as many use it to describe a dog's personality or to inaccurately describe a behavior their dog is performing.

Dr. Sophia Yin's "Dominance in dogs is not a personality trait": https://cattledogpublishing.com/blog/dominance-in-dogs-is-not-a-personality-trait/?srsltid=AfmBOoq2YpoCp8_wb9KEgOn5JdRBBNhloah9hjKz5bd51CWv27S5UoL3

AVSAB's Position Statement on Dominancehttps://avsab.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dominance_Position_Statement-download.pdf

07/30/2025

06/27/2025

How can you help ensure a successful vet visit for your kitten? 🐱

1. Bring treats. High-value treats for rewards and distractions. Churu and other lickable treats are great too!
2. Practice gentle restraint and examinations at home. Practice holding them for brief periods while offering treats. Keep practices short and enjoyable. Stop if they start struggling. Check their ears, feet, mouth, etc, while you're at it. Handling and cooperative care-based training while young can make future vet visits much easier for everyone! If you plan to trim your kitten's nails at home or at the vet, this is even more important!
3. Advocate for your kitten. Ask for procedures and exams to be done in the room, whenever possible. If you notice your kitten becomes fearful, ask for a break and for them to try again unless it becomes too stressful.
4. Bring your kitten in for happy visits! You can bring them in for weight checks and let them say hi to the vet team. Or just practice traveling somewhere. They can have a good time without anything scary being done to them. Always ask your clinic first before visiting.
5. Start carrier training ASAP. Get them comfortable and confident spending time in the carrier at home, in the car, and while moving in the car. This is something you should continuously practice throughout your cat's life to make vet visits and other travel less stressful on everyone!

If you've recently brought home a kitten and are struggling, please reach out to schedule a Pawsitive Beginnings: Kitten Problem-Solving and Prevention consult! We would be happy to help 💙

06/03/2025

Caring for young kittens in a shelter or foster setting means more than just meeting their physical needs—it’s about supporting their emotional wellbeing, socialization, and stress-free development.

06/01/2025

Happy Purrride! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

05/25/2025

Update for the summer and fall of 2025: I’m thrilled to share that I'm expanding my training expertise by attending Karen Pryor Academy's Dog Trainer Professional course until September.
I’m currently experiencing high demand and reduced capacity, leading to delayed response times and longer appointment wait times.
If you are in urgent need of assistance, please consider reaching out to Little Weirdos Dog Training and Behaviour Consulting. Vicky is a skilled and knowledgeable behaviour professional who is dedicated to force-free, positive reinforcement training for cats and dogs.
I truly appreciate your patience and understanding as I work to better serve you and our feline friends!

Thank you for your continued support!
Alicia & Radiant Cats

05/09/2025

05/09/2025

03/30/2025

For the last 9 months I've been writing various feline behaviour resources with the Edmonton Humane Society, and I'm excited to share the two newest handouts: "Petting Etiquette and the Cat Consent Test" and "Human Directed Aggression in Cats" (I'll share the links in the comments).
Check out the EHS website or the resources page on radiantcats.ca to see the rest of the handouts we've published together.

Here's a look at the infographic included in the Petting Etiquette handout.. Isn't it pretty? 🐱