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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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Happy Halloween from Jackson

    Halloween greetings and Halloween musings from your friendly (tattooed) neighborhood Cat Daddy. Jackson taped this a year ago, but the messages are still relevant today. Have a great, safe, and Happy Halloween!    

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Winter Care of Feral Cat Colonies

  Jackson took some time to interview Jenny Schlueter, Director of Development and Feral Friends TNR Program Manager for Tree House Humane Society in Chicago. She’s got awesome tips and support for caretakers of feral cat colonies as we head into the winter months. How to help them survive the harsh weather, how to talk [...]

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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 Did You Become A Cat Behaviorist?

  Jackson answers your questions via video.  “What led you to your career as a feline behaviorist?” Jackson explains why becoming a cat behavior consultant wasn’t really a “career choice” per se.    

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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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Escape Artists

My Cat From Hell shows you a lot of what happens when Jackson rescues cats and their guardians from a hellish situation. But it can’t always show everything. When Jackson went over to help Roscoe the rambunctious cat and his guardians Danielle and Ruben recently (season 3, episode 5), something happened that spurred Jackson enough [...]

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The Fascination Factor

Jackson speaks about a huge factor in human/cat relationships. Here, he refers to episode 5 (season 3) of My Cat From Hell. Here’s Jackson…   The episode was much more about Ruben the human than Roscoe the cat. Ruben needed a lot of work to get to the point where he was not just a guardian [...]

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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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