When you understand cats, you can begin to work on modifying their behavior. In a way that provides both you and them what you need for a healthy, happy life.

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In-Depth Mojo: Penny & Tony – aggression and spraying

Here’s some behind-the-scenes commentary on Season 4, Episode 3 of My Cat From Hell. The cases in this episode involved two different issues. The first issue was a huge level of aggression.  Penny was literally trying to kill Puck, her fellow house cat.  The attacks were serious and vicious, involving blood. The second issue was a little less [...]

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In-Depth Mojo: Ozzy & Allie – aggressive cats

Here’s some behind-the-scenes commentary on Season 4, Episode 2 of My Cat From Hell. These cases both involved cats that seemed to constantly be in “attack mode.” Ozzy was intent on attacking fellow house cat Lily Allie was intent on attacking her 95-year old guardian Jackson uses what he calls “Cat Mojo” — observing and interacting [...]

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Cat Journalism

    Jackson answers your questions via video.  “Why does my cat…  How can I stop my cat from…  Can you help my cat…?” Jackson talks about why he can’t in good conscience offer specific advice to people ‘on the street’ who ask for his cat behaviorist help. More importantly, he talks about the general [...]

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Q&A: How To Keep Cats Off Counter Tops

  Jackson answers your questions via video.  “How do you keep cats off the dining room table and the counters?” Jackson talks about how he feels about “counter surfing,” how he deals with it in his own home, and gives you options on how you can deal with it. Stuff Jackson refers to in the [...]

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Does Your Cat Pee Outside the Litter Box?

Is your cat peeing outside the litter box? This might be a factor. Jackson talks about what you didn’t see on the most recent episode of My Cat From Hell, when he worked with Mufasa (a female Norwegian Forest Cat) and her guardians Rudy and Andrea. Here’s Jackson: So, this is something that can be [...]

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Destination Feel

On last week’s new episode of My Cat From Hell, you saw Mufasa (a female Norwegian Forest Cat) go from being a real bully to living peacefully with her guardians Rudy & Andrea. There was a lot involved in the transformation, and there always is, because each situation is unique in terms of the history [...]

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Q&A: How To Help Cats That Bite When Being Pet?

  Jackson answers your questions via video.  ”What’s the best ways of dealing with aggressive cats? I have cats that I work with that can bite while being petted.”   Jackson  talks about why cats may bite and scratch when being pet, and what you can do about it.   He explains his view of cats [...]

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Q&A: How to Make Your Cats Let You Sleep

Jackson answers your questions via video.  ”Please address the issue of meowing meowing meowing?” “Our cat will not sleep at night.  She’s roaming around, knocking things off the nightstand, dresser, walking across our heads, and generally being noisy.” “My cat always insists on waking me up very early in the morning, anytime between 1 and [...]

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Q&A: How To Stop Cats From Attacking Your Ankles

  Jackson answers your questions via video.  ”Why does one of my cats like to come up behind me and bite my calf?” “My cat is loving, played with, has vertical space, loves people but late at night, he attacks my ankles.” Jackson explains why cats will attack your feet, ankles, and calves when you [...]

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Q&A How to Stop Cats from Fighting

  Jackson answers your questions via video. “My wife and I have two cats who have never gotten along, even after two years together.  How can we help them at least tolerate one another?” Jackson goes over how he does reintroductions to help cats to stop fighting and just get along.        

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