Boston Cat Behavior Consulting

 Does your cat have an annoying habit or two or three or more? Do you share your life with more than one cat? A dog too?  Is your cat having litterbox issues? Difficulty getting along with others? Marking in the house? Fighting with housemate cats? Being aggressive in play with you or other family members? And…

The majority of cat behavior problems can be resolved with a combination of management, training and behavior modification.  Management generally involves life enrichment and thus, you will need to be willing to change how you interact with your cat and more. Training is, as the term applies, teaching your cat what to do instead of whatever they have been doing that has prompted you to seek help. Behavior modification specifically addresses the problem behavior(s) in the context of the overall environment. Occasionally, problems are easy to resolve while much of the time, there is a rich reinforcement history of the problem behavior(s) and more time will be needed to make lasting change.

Medical problems must always be ruled out first by your veterinarian prior to scheduling a consultation because there are many medical conditions that cause behavior problems.

A complete behavioral history must be provided to fully assess cat behavior problems.  To request a feline behavior history questionnaire, email info@bostoncatbehaviorconsulting.com today.

 

 

Cats & Dogs living together peacefully