Class Act Cats

07/05/2025

Tried getting a nice photo of Poutine and our “make the boom boom boom booms less terrible” kit, but he wanted to get going with the fun. Half of it ended up on the floor 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’m nervous how he’ll do after the noise related trauma he experienced this last year but we’re doing our best. Some things I’m doing:

🧨 Letting him have plenty of places to hide. As long as it is safe, let your cat hide.
🎇 Using his favorite snacks and a special snack (the new Pop N Serves that I tested because .delgado was curious if cats like them. YES THEY DO) to make the boom mean fun snacks are happening.
🎆 Clicker training to make the world predictable.
🌱Silver vine and ‘nip.
🧨Brushes because we love getting attention and the glove brush.
🪭Keeping the AC fan on to dampen the noise. We may even play some (non-Lana Del Rey) music to help keep the scary sounds away.
🎇 Our biggest tool: play! Poutine loves playing and the and are THE toys in this house. Both dudes are going to play and play and play until the explosions stop. I know Poutine will love this!

Hopefully things will be quiet tonight. And if you’re one of those losers thinking of setting off a single firework tonight, on behalf of all the cats, dogs, veterans and others with PTSD, autistic folks, people with weird schedules, new parents whose babies you are waking up, and everyone else who you are dustubing, I hope you’ll think twice. WHO SETS OFF A SINGLE FIREWORK?! It’s not even cool or exciting. You’re just being a massive, massive dweeb.

Happy fourth to everyone else 🥰🇺🇸

07/02/2025

Happy Canada Day from Poutine! Seeing as he’s named after the national dish of Canada, I figured making a cat poutine with wet food fries, crunchy snack cheese curds, and a tasty Churu gravy is the best way to celebrate. Poutine didn’t want to wait he was so excited 😹

If your cat hasn’t experienced the joy of Churu, you can click this link which earns him (and me) a commission: https://amzn.to/44uwLfa

07/01/2025

It’s July and I am so excited to release a special Class Act Chats featuring the incredible Sally Williams of Mission Meow! This one was so special it’s in two parts because I didn’t want to cut any of the great stories Sally had about the amazing work they, their grant recipients, and business partners are doing.

Sally is so passionate about helping cats and supporting those who are working in rescue to make the world better for cats.

Learn about what Mission Meow is and you’ll be a big fan of their work, too.

There’s also a special Canada Day surprise so you will definitely want to watch the whole thing 👀 🇨🇦

Head to YouTube to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/

06/24/2025

This was a fun one to make and has a surprise twist at the end: The Not So Stinky History Of Cat Litter

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06/21/2025

Prozac is melting in the heat.*

*AC. He is comfortable in a climate controlled environment napping peacefully.

06/20/2025

We are getting spicy with a new Class Act Chats this week! I brought in the incredible rasca.y.pica to talk controversial cat topics: all the things you don’t want to hear but it is actually better in the long run that you do.

Come get spicy with us over on YouTube. You’ll also get to meet Molly 🥰 Tom 😻 Pelusa 😘 and Felipe 🩵

Head to my channel to watch! https://www.youtube.com/

06/19/2025

A very happy Juneteenth from The Dudes and I! We celebrate freedom while also acknowledging that we still have so much work to do. Celebrate how far we’ve come while still striving for better. ❤️💚💛

06/15/2025

Due to a family emergency, I will out of the office and have limited access to email over the next few days. Some appointments may need to be rescheduled, but I will let any affected clients know directly. Please allow additional time for me to respond to emails and inquiries.

06/15/2025

Today is the four year anniversary of Class Act Cats coming into reality and me going from cat weirdo to professional cat weirdo! I am still so amazed that I get to work with cats and help make the world better for these special creatures and their humans.

I have way too many people to thank so just know that if you’ve impacted my journey, whether as a client, peer, or just random lurker who is obsessed with Prozac’s leggy, I couldn’t have done it without you.

Poutine, Prozac, and I have a lot in store for the next year, but as always, I want to dedicate this milestone to Zoloft. He was the reason I got started and he continues to inspire me every single day. Look how far I’ve come because of you, bug. Can you even believe it?

Please join me in celebrating by tossing a spray bottle or roll of tin foil where they belong: in the trash 🥰 Or even better you can also send some 💰 to Mission Meow to help many, many cats. Tell them Poutine sent you!

06/13/2025

New on my YouTube channel: dogs! And cats, but also dogs.

I chatted with Jo from High Five Animal Training by Joanna Wachowiak-Finlaison about cat and dog intros and keeping everyone happy. Not going to lie, her insights on safety are some of the most wise things I’ve ever heard. I’m so glad I get to share this with you all!

You can check it out on my YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/

06/10/2025

Today is Works Pet Memorial Day. It’s supposed to be a special day to recall all the pets that we love who have passed (love intentionally not in the past tense). For those who have lost a really special pet, though, we can tell you that we miss them every single day.

Even if it has been a while.

Even if you love your current pets.

Even if you don’t talk about it as much.

Missing you a lot, Zoloft. Not just today but always.

If you’re struggling with losing a cat, I have resources on my blog: https://classactcats.com/blog/grieving-a-cat

06/07/2025

Big announcement I’m very proud to share: The Pet Professional Accreditation Board (part of the Pet Professional Guild) is launching a new, high standard credential for feline behavior professionals and I got the news this week that Prozac passed the exam!

Errr… I guess technically I was the one who passed it, but Prozac helped me demonstrate my training skills as part of my application. Either way, I’m now one of the first Professional Feline Trainers! It’s no easy task to earn this title so I’m very, very proud of it.

I’m very grateful for everyone at PPG who helped make this possible as it helps elevate the standards required to help with cats.

I’m also grateful to both Poutine and Prozac for their help with this and for being such great training partners. And, of course, I’m forever grateful to Zoloft for all he taught me. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for him.