Testimonials (Page 2)
We want to thank you for all your help with our cats Buster and Moxie. When we first contacted you on September 29, 2009 about the problems we were having with our Bengal kitten Buster, it was a final attempt to make it possible to keep Buster.
He was about 51/2 months old when we first contacted you. Although he was a friendly, handsome, healthy kitten, he treated our six year old mixed breed cat Moxie terribly. He was play aggressive towards her, but often went overboard and he sometimes hurt her.
The older he got the stronger and faster he got, and the worse it was. Poor Moxie was on alert all the time, and became extremely stressed. She stopped playing, and was anxious and miserable.
Moxie is a wonderful, gentle cat, and it was horrible to see her so unhappy. Either Buster’s behaviour had to change and Moxie’s quality of life improve, or he had to go.
When we had our phone consultation with you, we were given many ideas to deal with Buster. After the call, we felt a mixture of hopefulness, and feeling overwhelmed.
We really wanted to be able to keep Buster, but at the same time it seemed beyond us to do what we needed to do to improve the situation. And would it work?
In a couple of days, we settled in, started getting supplies and doing the training you suggested, and got Buster’s brilliant mind occupied with something other than harassing Moxie. It wasn’t enough to get Buster enough physical activity. We had to give him mental challenges also.
Within a week, there was a marked difference! He still went after Moxie sometimes, but not as often or as intensely. He became more focused on the play we did with him, and he loves his puzzle toys.
They both enjoy the training we are doing with them – in fact, Buster purrs all the way through it. By the end of the first week, we went from hopeless to feeling hopeful. Thank heavens we called you! I know otherwise we would have just given up and placed him.
Now Buster is eight months old. He still has days when his behaviour toward Moxie is a problem, but most of the time he is pretty good. They eat their dry food together from the cat puzzle box. (I’ve enclosed two photos of them sharing a meal).
They occasionally do actually play together now – with Moxie playing with him instead of having to defend herself from him. Also, several times now Moxie has given Buster face washes. Moxie has become much more settled and back to her usual playful, sweet, happy self. And Buster is a happy, healthy, energetic, intelligent young cat. He is fun, fascinating and gorgeous. Buster is now a true member of our ‘family’.
Again, thank you Marilyn. We were truly lost in trying to deal with our problem kitty. We couldn’t have done it without you. We all thank you!
With our sincere gratitude,
Leslie, Richard, Moxie and Buster in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Just to let you know that things are going well. House is a bit of a mess (understatement) but that's small stuff. I've got lots of litter boxes but he seems to prefer a specific one on each floor.
The Anti-Icky Poo is a life saver - I'm using the unscented which leaves residue but no smell at all (urine or sickly cover-up scent). He has many new toys - really likes the horizontal scratcher with ball. There is now a 7ft climbing tree that he absolutely loves and takes long naps in.
Overall his disposition is calmer and more affectionate. I can't tell you how much improved life is around here. I am recommending you to my vet.
Thanks again for the help!
Meryl in New York
I just want to thank you for the assistance you provided us with Marvin. He is now regularly using the litter box and has not had a mishap for several weeks.
Thanks to your advice, Marvin is no longer associating the litter box with pain and appears content to use the box again even if we are in the room with him.
While the cause was medical and we knew Marvin was not inappropriately eliminating outside of the box for no apparent reason, it was very nerve racking waking up every morning wondering whether he would “go” somewhere he should not have. We are grateful to you for providing us with several options on how to retrain him to use the litter box and for always being available to answer any follow up questions we had regarding Marvin and our other cats.
Now on to the clicker training… We will let you know how that goes.
Thanks again!
Desmarie in Alexandria, VA
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