Cattitude Adjustment

15/03/2024

The first part of a series on pet loss and grief is out now on my cat behavior podcast, Hiss and Tell Podcast. While not a cheerful topic by any means, it’s unfortunately something I know a lot about and so do my guests, Joelle Andrés and Morgan Krug. So many of Steve’s followers requested an episode about grief, and in this one we discuss our personal stories and strategies for dealing with loss. Next time I’ll be speaking with a pet loss counselor. Feel free to share this with anyone you know going through this difficult, and often disenfranchised experience. 💛

Joelle Andres, human extraordinaire, is a school administrator by day, dog mom by night. Armed with dual masters in special education and cognitive neuroscience (and an advanced degree in school leadership), she fearlessly goes where Bastian tells her to go. Morgan Krug, dog behavior consulta

06/03/2024

Episode 4 of my cat behavior podcast, Hiss and Tell Podcast, just dropped! It’s all about cat rescue, TNR and community cat work, with two amazing rescuers Stacy Attenberg and Suse Göricke. You can stream Hiss and Tell on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube (both podcasts and video), Amazon, etc and stream of watch it via our website, linked here! I’m VERY open to any comments, suggestions or constructive criticism so please leave your thoughts in the comments 🙂

Suse is a rescuer, TNR practitioner, (medical) foster, socializer, and colony caretaker in Brooklyn. She believes in rescue work being community work and has worked with her neighbors extensively to fix the NYC cat crisis on a local level. She rescued her first cat in 2018. Despite having rescued an

28/02/2024

Hello, party people! My new cat behavior podcast, Hiss and Tell Podcast just launched! You can stream it with visuals on Youtube and just the sound part on YouTube podcasts and Spotify for now, with many other channels coming soon. To access all of those things, episode guides and other info check out our little website: https://www.hissandtellpodcast.com

Thanks to Gina Rendon of Williamsburg Vets, BriAnne Wills and Hannah of Russell The Talking Cat for being the first guests! Episodes will drop once a week from here on out!

22/01/2024

I've posted about these amazing female kittens that we have up for adoption a few times, and the situation is becoming urgent as some of our cats have started bullying them pretty seriously. We need to find them a great home where they won't constantly be chased and harassed by jealous women, lol! Banana and Blueberry are super healthy, FIV/FEV negative, spayed and have all their shots. They came to us feral but after a few months of socialization they having really come around will make wonderful friends to someone who is willing to be just a little more patient than usual with them. Blueberry loves to snuggle in laps and Banana is always running up for a pat and a head butt! We love them SO much, but with 10 cats of our own and a near constant influx of unfixed, feral cats on our property that we are spay/neutering and trying to place, we just can't keep them. Please let me know if you'd like to come meet them and give them the wonderful home that they so deserve. We are open to bringing them anywhere in the CT/NYC/NJ area. Please share this post if you can and thank you!

02/01/2024

https://99designs.com/contests/poll/9ca4090b9d

A few more designs for my behavior website - narrowing down from these 4. Please take the poll if you have a moment and let me know your thoughts. :) Thank you!!!!

I’m running a web page contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 187 designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your feedback.

22/08/2023

I talked to The Wildest about teaching kids how to interact with cats!

Does your kid want to pet your cat constantly? Teach them the best ways to interact with cats and pet them gently.

28/07/2023

I said a bunch of words to Forbes Advisor about raising kittens and you can read them here if you want!

Raising a kitten can be a fulfilling experience. You get to see your fur baby transform from fitting in the palm of your hand to becoming a full-grown feline. Raising a newborn kitten involves a few unexpected challenges—including them being born blind and deaf. Most kittens will open their eyes

23/09/2021

Thanks to The Dodo for this lovely video on our work with Yard Kitty!

https://fb.watch/8ce8LGD71A/

25/09/2020

Check out our new blog post on using a nail grinder instead of clippers to trim cat’s nails! 💅😽

https://www.cattitude-adjustment.com/blog/2020/9/25/h7e4af8o0xdjsnxs5wwe294in52oae

I’ve always used traditional nail clippers to trim our cats’ nails. However, I’ve heard a lot from other behaviorists about the benefits of nail grinders - there is no mess to clean up (I have a weird thing about finding nail shards in the house), and the grinder itself creates a smooth edge t...

27/08/2020

Do you struggle with trimming your cat's nails? Does your cat HATE manicures? Read our new blog post on techniques to acclimate your feline to tootsie cuttings :)

https://www.cattitude-adjustment.com/blog/2020/8/27/wxikclrze11v6x9kkk39qrgyvzkfqh

Indoor cats need regular nail trimmings every two to three weeks to prevent health issues (such as broken claws or nails that grow into paw pads). Nail trimming also helps keep your furniture safe from inappropriate scratching. Not all cats are immediately ok with manicures however… so how do we g...

19/08/2020

Check out our new blog post on socializing feral cats! 😽

https://www.cattitude-adjustment.com/blog/2020/8/18/fsmvw3osfa3soqossyn4vr7ghrkkwd

A big chunk of the work I do with cats is socialization. Socialization basically means exposing cats to people, homes, other cats, dogs - things that feral cats, having lived on their own, are not used to. Kittenhood is the best time for cats to be socialized, with the optimum window lasting until a

27/07/2020

Check out our latest blog post, all about teaching your cat to combine words using speech buttons! Meow!

https://www.cattitude-adjustment.com/blog/2020/7/27/using-speech-buttons-teaching-your-cat-to-combine-words

Once your cat is at a stage in speech button learning where they know several words, you can begin to model how they could combine those words to accomplish different tasks. In the above video you can see how I started teaching Steve how to “play outside.” I waited for him to ask to play, and th...

15/07/2020

New blog post!

https://www.cattitude-adjustment.com/blog/2020/7/10/raising-and-socializing-singleton-kittens

About two years ago we got a frantic call from a friend who had found a newborn kitten alone in a backyard. After some back and forth, we ended up taking the kitten in and raising her to live with our gang. However, raising a single kitten was something I had never done before - over the years I’v...

14/07/2020

Have you been wanting to teach your cats to talk to you using speech buttons? Here’s how!

https://www.cattitude-adjustment.com/blog/2020/7/14/how-to-teach-your-cat-to-use-speech-buttons

You may have seen the amazing work done by Christina Hunger , who has been teaching her dog to communicate via speech buttons, and I’ve had a ton of people ask me - is it possible to teach cats to do the same thing? The answer is YES. Basically, this type of training is modeling behavior , combine

14/07/2020

I'm super excited to finally launch my cat behavior consulting website, Cattitude Adjustment! I've been doing this work for years without a professional online presence, and I finally got one with a jump start from Valerie Veatch Rampton

Cattitude Adjustment in New York helps frustrated owners get to the bottom of inappropriate urination, compulsive behavior & other problematic feline behaviors.

10/07/2020

A new blog post about helping your cat love their carrier bag! Check it out!

https://www.cattitude-adjustment.com/blog/2020/7/9/helping-your-cat-love-their-carrier-bag

When you need to get your cat to a vet appointment or have to travel, the last thing you want to be doing is chasing a frantic pet around the house, trying to stuff them in a bag while having your eyes clawed out in the process. I’ve been there! Training your cat to LIKE their carrier bag is a hug...

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