What Our Clients Say
How we help cats: Testimonials from our clients
âI am belatedly getting back in touch to thank you for your help with my cat Flower, who was having some behavioral issues two years ago, including walking around yowling all night long and peeing on everything. I canât believe what a nice little guy heâs grown up to be.
Thank you for your role in this success and for helping me believe that his behavior could improve. It means a lot. Heâs a very special little guy, and my heart would have broken if his living with my other cats and me hadnât worked out. Everyone is getting along. If youâd told me the three of them and I would be living happily in a studio apartment, I wouldnât have believed it, but itâs true. Thank you again for your support.â
Thank you for your role in this success and for helping me believe that his behavior could improve. It means a lot. Heâs a very special little guy, and my heart would have broken if his living with my other cats and me hadnât worked out. Everyone is getting along. If youâd told me the three of them and I would be living happily in a studio apartment, I wouldnât have believed it, but itâs true. Thank you again for your support.â
Pamela
Oakland, CA
âHi Mikel, Long time, no talk! I just wanted to reach out with a Gizmo and Gadget update, since itâs been about a year since the big blow up when we started working with you. Iâm happy to say that the kitties have been doing great đ». Weâve had minimal issues the last few months. Overall, Gizmo also seems really calm and confident and comfortable. One of the big successes is that we had a 3 week trip where we had house sitters and there were no issues! ...we came back to happy and healthy kitties.
Here are some pics and videos of them being cute together recently. Thanks for all your guidance to help get us through this!"
Abby & Max
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âHi Mikel, I know that you said youâd follow up, but I had to write to tell you how positive my experience has been with your advice and insights. Maggie has continued to have perfect behavior. When I was away â as was my husband â she was taken care of by our neighbor.  I was worried she might act out â but she was a perfect girl during that time and used her boxes faithfully.  Not one accident! DEEP APPRECIATION for your insights and expertise.â
Jaymie
San Francisco, CA
âMore good news! Last weekend I went out of town. I fully expected to return home and find cat pee somewhereâŠno cat pee anywhere!!! The cats still have their occasional tiffs with each other but they sure seem to be so much better! Iâm so happy about no pee!!! Thank you so much for everything :)â
Rochelle
CA
âI just wanted to give you an update on Lady and Max. We followed your plan, and your advice was great. After all that, theyâre now great friends. Iâve attached a picture of the best buds. Thanks for all your help!â
John and Liss
San Francisco, CA
âGodard and Truffaut are friends again!
Theyâve been hanging out all day while someone is at home and sleeping together in the bed every night. They donât bother each other when theyâre eating or using the litter boxes, and they have friendly chases and wrestles. Sometimes Truffaut will hiss at Godard when heâs done playing, but Godard simply walks away and everyone is happy. The past seven months have been pretty harrowing, but we stuck with it and came out the other side.
Thanks so much for giving us such wonderful tools to help guide our little guys through the process of becoming friends again.â
Theyâve been hanging out all day while someone is at home and sleeping together in the bed every night. They donât bother each other when theyâre eating or using the litter boxes, and they have friendly chases and wrestles. Sometimes Truffaut will hiss at Godard when heâs done playing, but Godard simply walks away and everyone is happy. The past seven months have been pretty harrowing, but we stuck with it and came out the other side.
Thanks so much for giving us such wonderful tools to help guide our little guys through the process of becoming friends again.â
Amanda
Oakland, CA
âI just wanted to say happy holidays and let you know how well things are with Truman and Dewey. I canât thank you enough. Dewey is a wonderful cat and I am thrilled that it worked out. We went from growling, hissing and swiping to two friends on the couch! Sometimes Dewey rubs himself against Truman and licks him. Truman is still a little scared about this, but he deals with it. Love, patience and incredible help and guidance from Feline Minds made this a happy story (and home!).âÂ
Nancy
Emeryville, CA
âAfter months of trying everything we could possibly think of, we were really losing hope that our cats would ever get along again. After having had almost no problems for the previous years theyâd lived together, they started fighting after one of them went to a routine checkup at the vet. The fighting just escalated until we couldnât keep them in the same space at all, which was very challenging in a small apartment!
Mikel visited our apartment and immediately saw some room for improvement in terms of the physical space, as well as getting a sense of the dynamic that had developed with the cats. She sent us a very easy-to-follow document with recommendations for toys, cat trees, etc., as well as a straightforward training program. We followed her advice and had the cats back together within a few weeks. As we went through this process, Mikel was available to answer any questions and help us really understand each new phase of reintroducing them.
I just wish that there were Feline Minds franchises across the country because I can see how much these services are needed and how difficult it can be find! We are incredibly grateful that Stinky and Minnie are now (almost always!) back to their old peaceful coexistence â and we feel really confident that we can get great advice if anything else comes up.â
Mikel visited our apartment and immediately saw some room for improvement in terms of the physical space, as well as getting a sense of the dynamic that had developed with the cats. She sent us a very easy-to-follow document with recommendations for toys, cat trees, etc., as well as a straightforward training program. We followed her advice and had the cats back together within a few weeks. As we went through this process, Mikel was available to answer any questions and help us really understand each new phase of reintroducing them.
I just wish that there were Feline Minds franchises across the country because I can see how much these services are needed and how difficult it can be find! We are incredibly grateful that Stinky and Minnie are now (almost always!) back to their old peaceful coexistence â and we feel really confident that we can get great advice if anything else comes up.â
Megan
New York, NY
âThey are still not the best of friends but Satchee is gaining confidence around Kaiju and heâs learning to listen to her cues. Itâs wonderful to finally be on this side of all that work. It was all worth it!â
Trish
Oakland, CA
âHi Mikel,
I just wanted to say thank you. We stuck with your suggestions long-term, and our catsâ behavior has improved greatly!! We never thought that this would be possible â Coco and Finn used to hate each other!
Thank you again!
I just wanted to say thank you. We stuck with your suggestions long-term, and our catsâ behavior has improved greatly!! We never thought that this would be possible â Coco and Finn used to hate each other!
Thank you again!
Jen and Adam
âDilara,
To not have to keep Scout and Olive separated or worry if scuffles will damage their relationship is huge. And to have them snuggling again is outstanding. So grateful for your support and that we didnât have to separate them!â
To not have to keep Scout and Olive separated or worry if scuffles will damage their relationship is huge. And to have them snuggling again is outstanding. So grateful for your support and that we didnât have to separate them!â
David and Maggie
âTalking to you about it and thinking about things from Chloeâs perspective helped me figure out how to make things ok for herâ
Darla
San Ramon, CA
âLucy has been doing quite well. No bad cat box behavior at all. Thanks for your helpâ
Jim
Pittsburgh, CA
âBailey is doing much better so far and lets us sleep through the night. He seems to enjoy the food puzzles. Things are great nowâ
Erin
San Jose, CA
âThings are coming along with Mia and Buddy. She has responded very well to the added confidence building and while she still hisses at him some, itâs much better than before and we are pleased. Sheâs not nearly as fearful as before. We thank you againâ
Sue and John
San Mateo, CA
âCharlie, myself and my sanity thank you so much for your help and great advice!â
Rhiannon
Oakland, CA
âChazz is doing well. We have been keeping up with his behavior modification plan. He finally figured out how to get his food out of the treat ball, as well as, doing other mind stimulation games with the toys you recommendedâŠHe has not sprayed in the garage since I contacted you about it or the house. Our fingers are crossed that this trend will continue! We are staying positive he doesnât have any set backs. Thank you again for your advice and checking on him!â
Jill
âThanks for following up. Things have been much better! The hissing has decreased dramatically, so thatâs a big step in the right direction. Thanks again for your help and advice!â
Patrick
San Francisco, CA