Blissful Cat Behavior Consulting

01/08/2026

😺 A five-star feline experience starts before your cat even leaves home.

A comfortable carrier, familiar bedding, and a few Cat Friendly tips can help transform travel day from stressful to successful.

This National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day, help your cat arrive feeling more relaxed and ready for care.

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26/07/2026

Many veterinary leaders have chosen compassion and the welfare of cats over profit and have done the right thing for cats.🐾

These veterinary companies have banned declawing in their hospitals because they recognize what the science has shown for years: declawing is a brutal, inhumane amputation procedure that causes unnecessary pain, suffering, and lifelong harm.🧡

💙 Please join us in thanking these companies for putting the welfare of ALL animals first.

Is your veterinarian part of one of these companies? Tell them thank you!!

Ask your clinic if it is corporately owned. If it is owned by a company that still allows declawing, ask them to change their policy and end this inhumane practice across all of their hospitals. (You can often see on their website's privacy policy or careers section if they are owned by a corporation.)

If your own veterinary clinic still declaws cats, respectfully ask them to stop. If they refuse, consider finding an ethical, humane veterinary clinic that does not perform this animal cruelty.

Every conversation matters. Every clinic that ends declawing means more cats are protected from this painful, unnecessary amputation.

Together, we can help make declawing a thing of the past. 🐾

Thanks so much to Red and Howling for this amazing artwork and for helping to protect cats from this animal cruelty!

Please go to https://citythekitty.org/my-petitions/ and sign our petitions! Your voices matter for the cats who need us!

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24/07/2026

Say it again! Your stress does not negatively impact your cat at the vet. Your presence with your cat at the vet helps them feel safe. I always recommend advocating for your cat and staying present with them for treatments!

08/07/2026

Feeling very grateful for my clients today. It’s such an honor that folks trust me to be a part of their lives and support them and their cats.

It’s been a lot of up and down these past few weeks - quite a few success stories (which I really need to post about more) and quite a few new tough beginnings. I tell everyone that the biggest privilege I have in my work is that I get to meet incredibly devoted and caring cat caregivers from all over the world, and I mean it! Give yourselves a click and a treat today.

Also enjoy Dao and Wally at their sweetest. I wouldn’t be here without them. 😸

20/06/2026

We never, ever, want to punish cats for simply communicating. Especially when we know that so many common behavior challenges are motivated by fear, anxiety, or stress. Using punishment makes these issues WORSE in the long term!

🙀 Disciplining cats with yelling, sq**rt bottles, or physical punishment can:

🚩 Increase fear and stress
🚩 Lead to more unwanted behaviors
🚩 Damage your bond with your cat
🚩 Make it harder for your cat to learn new habits

Instead of punishment, change your behavior and use positive reinforcement.

⬇️ Download the Addressing Unwanted Behavior Handout.

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07/06/2026

Addressing behavior changes should always start with a medical workup! I might add that it’s quite common to have to talk with vets more than once as we gather new information, or sometimes talk with different vets for other perspectives.

07/06/2026

Hi folks! I’m taking some time away this week to be with family. I may be less responsive via email and take more time to get back to new inquiries. Current clients, please feel free to text me if you have any cat questions or updates! I’ll be back by this time next week 😸

31/05/2026

The medication that you are looking for, that doesn't sedate your pet or change your pet's personality, but magically completely changes the part of their personality that is fearful, distressed and panicked doesn't exist.

I know we all want it to.

I know how exhausting it is to live with a pet who is struggling.

I know how badly you want relief for them and for you.

But here’s the truth:

Medication is support, not a cure.
It lowers the volume, but doesn't cure the underlying fear, anxiety and stress.

Medication is necessary for many pets to live in the scary world that we created, but medication cannot completely remove fear from your pet's life without any other actions on your part.

The best progress comes from the combination of:
👉The right medication (when needed)
👉Behavior modification
👉Avoidance through changes in the environment.

Treating systemic disease and illness.
👉Time, consistency, and follow-up

If your pet is on medication and the intensity, frequency and recovery are improving and they still have their same wonderful personality, you are on track most likely.

21/05/2026

Did you play with your cat today?

Everyone talks about how important enrichment is for cats, and I STILL think we don’t talk about it enough. Consistent opportunities for mental exercise are a essential part of resolving any behavior concern!

22/04/2026

Cooperative care and low stress handling is more kind to animals AND humans in vet med.

Bites. Scratches. Back strain.

For many veterinary teams, injuries like these are still seen as part of the job.

But they don’t have to be. 🐾

New research found that practices where the entire team is trained in stress-reducing care reported up to 3.5× fewer injuries.

Most injuries occur during routine restraint and procedures—when even calm patients may respond defensively.

And the team members most at risk?
Technicians and assistants, who are closest to the patient during handling.

When stress is recognized earlier and handling is more consistent across the team, those high-risk moments can look very different—for both patients and staff.

🔍 Take a closer look at what the research is showing: https://hubs.li/Q04cVmHx0