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Feline Behavior Consulting

Helping people to better understand their cats needs and how to prevent unwanted behaviors. 🐈‍⬛

09/21/2021

Tons of great info on creating the perfect set up for your cats! 😻 it’s all about number, size, location and litter!

08/18/2021

Happy from our silly boy Sullivan 🖤🐾😻 Comment a picture of your beautiful black cat below! 👇 🐈‍⬛

06/25/2021

When you are the 😸😻

04/04/2021

😺🐰We hope everyone is having a safe and Happy Easter! 🐣

🙀THINGS TO WATCH FOR ON EASTER⚠️

🌸 ALL LILIES are toxic to your cat!! Lilies used to be my favorite flower until I realized how deadly they are to cats!! Even a lick of a petal or pollen can cause severe kidney failure and death. Please remove all lilies from your home to be safe! 😺
🧺Does your cat love plastic? Kitties LOVE Easter basket grass but it can be deadly! Cats have been known to eat the plastic grass which can't be digested and could require major surgery🤑 Please play it safe and use colored tissue paper instead! 😻🐇
🍫🍭 Chocolate and sugary candies are also toxic! Some candies also have artificial sweeteners added that are especially dangerous 🚫

03/22/2021

❓True or false❓
🐈‍⬛Cats are low maintenance pets.

[ ]True
[✔️]False

False! Cats are a life long commitment of 13-20 years! They require exams annually (semi-annually for seniors!) to ensure they are healthy, as cats are known to be stoic! They are only recently domesticated in the past hundred years are still very wild at heart! They cannot show illness or weakness in the wild as this puts them in danger of begin preyed upon. It’s important to get a relationship with a cat only or cat friendly vet practice that is a safe and happy place for your cat to go. If you feel uncomfortable taking your cat to your vet, find a new vet! 😻

This photo is of Mr Vans wearing his calming vest. This vest helps him to relax and feel more at ease at vet visits and around our other kitties 🐱

02/06/2021

😻ALL ABOUT LITTERBOXES AND HABITS 💩
🏖Did you know that your kitties litter box should be 1.5 times the size of the length of your cat from nose to tail? Most “litter boxes” for sale in stores are too small for most cats! I actually suggest my clients buy large clothing storage totes to use as litterboxes (much cheaper too!) and trust me your kitties will thank you! I prefer to buy at least a 30 inch length box for most average sized cats.
🐱Be sure that you provide one litterbox per cat, plus one (so if you have 3 cats, you should have 4 boxes!) in different areas of the home. Most cats prefer a soft/fine grain, unscented clumping litter.
🧹Be sure to scoop your cats litterbox at least once a day! Cats are VERY clean animals and do not like using a dirty box! Imagine you are going into a public bathroom and looking for the cleanest stall – that is your cat every time he or she goes to the bathroom! Make sure they have options, and clean ones!
🧼Completely empty and scrub your litterboxes out and replace with fresh litter at least every 4 weeks with a mild cleanser such as dilute vinegar- nothing too harsh! I had a client using Pinesol to clean her boxes!! 🤢
✨ Get a fresh litterbox once a year or more frequently if needed, eventually they do wear out.

If you are having an issue with your kitty not using the litterbox, send us a message to set a consultation today and we’d be glad to help! 😺

01/29/2021

😻Tips for bringing home your new kitten!!

🐈 Set them up with their own zen room to become acclimated to your home! Cats can be overwhelmed in new places and need time to feel safe and secure in their surroundings.
🐈‍⬛ Make the food, water and litter box easily available to your kitty in their new room (but not all piled up together- cats like to eat, drink and use the bathroom in separate areas).
🐱 Give them a soft heated bed (many like the dome or cave style), some kitten approved toys and a scratch pad. 😺

01/09/2021

🐱Spotlight Series 😻
Final day is Ari🖤🐾🤍 Last but not definitely not least- this little sweetness came to the clinic I work as a second opinion for horrible GI issues 💩 She is one of the worst cases I have seen in my 10 years working in practice 🙀 We have her GI issues mainly under control at this point but this little girl has stayed quite small even at 1 1/2 years old!
This baby was originally a foster I took on that I learned very quickly and clearly belonged in our home. 🤍
Ari is the sweetest kitty we have ever had! She enjoys climbing up people’s shoulders or chests to seek out pets and face kisses 😽😻 She also loves playing with her ball toys and sleeping on her window perches🥰

01/03/2021

🐱Spotlight Series 😻
Day 4 is Perri (aka PearBear)😸
Perri is our pint sized diva of the house! She is in our old lady group with Miss Pip and she is also going to be 10 this year! Perri has been one of my bigger challenges as a cat owner because she has a very specific and quirky personality type that makes her very particular and sensitive to a changing environment. Most cats don’t like change! They are creatures of habit who thrive on routine! This little girl is no exception.
Perri was given to me when I was working in a clinic from a backyard breeder who had bred her at the age of 9 months old, when she didn’t “take” to her kittens (breeder words), she was given to me since she was no longer useful to her. 😡
When I brought her home I put her in her own room with resources to get acclimated to my home. She didn’t come out to greet me for several days and was extremely afraid! The poor girl hid under the bed until finally one day she came out and did a full turn around and she now is just as sweet as ever. 💕
Perri loves to sleep in her heated bed, scratch up her scratchers and solicit pets in her very special way of screaming at the top of her lungs in true diva fashion 😹

01/02/2021

🐱Spotlight Series 😻
Day 3 is Sullivan! He came to us in 2018 as a rescue because our other young man Vans (see spotlight series day 1) was terrorizing our older kitties and causing them behavioral issues such as urinating outside the litter box!😿
We ended up deciding to adopt Sullivan to be a friend to Vans and allow them to get their young, wild energy out on each other!
We introduced the two boys VERY slowly over several days (this timeframe can vary cat to cat- it can take days, weeks, months and sometimes years!) by incorporating their meeting with a play session and using their body language to tell us when they were uncomfortable and time to take a break. They are best buds nowadays!
Mr. Sullivan loves to “sing the song of his people” all around our house and he rather enjoys the sound of his own voice. 😹 He also loves to play with mice and carry them around in his mouth 😸

01/01/2021

🐱Spotlight Series 😻
Happy New Year everyone! 🎊This is our second day of the spotlight series and we will introduce our oldest kitty with the highest seniority in our home- queen P**a! 👑💜 Miss Pip was one of my first cats on my own and she will be 10 this year! She is such a special cat to me because we have been through many life transitions together from living single in Michigan to moving to Florida together, meeting my husband and so much more! She is definitely my heart cat 💕 Pip is a very sweet kitty with us, but she is timid toward strangers and often hides from new people. We give her space, don’t go seek her out and allow her to come out to greet new people if and when she is comfortable. It is important to let cats come to you on their own terms! She LOVES vertical space- laying up high on the counters, refrigerator, cat trees and window perches 😻 She also loves catnip and making the bed with clean sheets 🤍

12/31/2020

🐱Spotlight Series 😻
This week we’ll be introducing one of each of our personal cats per day! 💛
This is “Vans”! Guess how he got his name? Yep, he was found in a van! 😆
My husband heard him calling late at night and we found him all alone in the axel area of an abandoned van! Poor little boy was about 8 weeks old at the time and completely feral! What we learned is that kitties under the age of 12 weeks old are much easier to socialize and more likely to bond to people (with patience!). We kept him in a large dog crate (covered with a blanket to so he felt safe) to keep him at a close distance while he got acclimated to us and provided him with food, water and litterbox. Day by day he came around and slowly allowed us to pet him and be loved😻
Well that was 3 years ago and he is a healthy, happy and hefty boy now! 😹
I always tell my clients there is a reason Garfield was an ! 🧡 Those guys can eat! Mr Vans is lucky his mom keeps him trim otherwise he’d give Garfield a run for his money 😹
🐡 Do you struggle to keep you kitty’s weight under control? It can be as simple as switching up a few things in their diet and daily activity to help get them at healthy weight! 😻

12/27/2020

Meet our Behavior Consultant!
Alyse has over 10 years experience working in the veterinary industry and animal behavior. Working as a vet tech for many years plus raising, fostering and rehabilitating countless cats and dogs! She is passionate about helping cat owners learn more about their cats and how to prevent unwanted behaviors. Alyse enjoys helping owners learn about optimum nutrition and enrichment for their cats to help them live their best lives together! Please send us an email to schedule your free consultation!
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12/27/2020

Do your cats have vertical space options? Vertical space is very important for cats - cat trees, wall perches, window perches, etc are all helpful in enriching your cat’s life indoors 😻

12/26/2020

Do your cats like toys on a wand? I try to avoid any play involving my hands directly and instead use toys such as this for play sessions. It’s important to me that my cats don’t see hands and fingers as a toy. For example, an infant waving it’s hands around could be a huge mistake for a cat if it’s taught it’s ok to bite hands.

12/26/2020

“Put your positive pants on.” - Anonymous 🐅💪

12/26/2020

Do your cat and dog get along? Does your dog chase your cat? Cats and dogs CAN live happily together with proper training and enrichment! 🐾 Email us today! [email protected]

12/26/2020

Cats are desert animals and often don’t drink adequate water over their lifetimes, so we always suggest adding in wet food to their diets! 💦The more water the better- replenish water bowls with fresh water daily, provide water fountains, adding water to food, etc. to increase water consumption and keep those kidneys happy 😺

12/26/2020

My face when I realize 2020 is still not over 🙃

12/26/2020

Scratching is a natural behavior for cats, but inappropriate scratching is another very common complaint we hear! Does your cat scratch up your furniture or rugs? We can help! 😻

12/26/2020

🐈One of the most common behavior questions we get is house soiling! Why is my cat peeing or p**ping outside the litterbox? 💩Your cat could be inappropriately using the litterbox for a variety of reasons ranging from box placement to a conflict among another cat in the home! Email us today so we can evaluate your kitty's lifestyle to help you both live your best lives!

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