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Pet Behavior Advice
The following links are groupings of .pdf files that you may download for assistance.  You will need the free Adobe Reader to open them. 
Cat Behavior

Aversives for Cats

Cats: Indoor vs. Outdoor

Children and Cats: Important Information for Parents

Destructive Scratching in Cats

How to Trim Your Cat's Nails

Introducing Your New Cat to Your Other Pets

Starting Out Right: Your New Cat And The Litterbox

Solving Litter-Box Problems

Your Cat Needs a Tag!

Dog Behavior

You and Your New Dog: Starting Out Right

Crate Training Your Dog

House-Training Puppies

Re-House-Training Your Adult Dog

Inside or Out? - Making Your Dog Part of the Family

All Pets

Moving with Your Pet

Preparing Your Pet for Baby's Arrival

Choosing a Vet for You and Your Pet

Household Hazards to Your Pet

Heartworm Prevention for Dogs and Cats
Boaz
Ernie
Roxie
 
Behavior Hotlines

And you thought your pet was odd? Take a look at just a few of the animals behaviorists have met through the many behavior hotlines:

  • the cat that unbuckles and removes the collars of all her feline roommates
  • a dog that runs in circles and nips when on grass, but acts normally on other surfaces
  • a cat that scoops litter out of the pan onto the floor, then relieves himself on this little pile
  • the Shepherd that removed dirty dishes from the sink and dropped them on the floor
  • a cat that sits for hours staring at a picture of Shakespeare
  • a dog that found the taste of her feline pal unappealing, so she drenched the cat with water from her bowl, then wiped him clean with her paws.

Behavior hotline staff and volunteers are specially trained to handle the myriad of questions you have about your pets.

Humane Society of Indianapolis
317.876.2173 or email
behavior@indyhumane.org
A trained staff member will respond to your request within forty-eight hours.

The Dumb Friends League
1-877-738-0217 Non-Denver metro residents, toll-free

Calls are returned during regular business hours by specially trained employees and volunteers who are dedicated to helping people understand why pets do what they do.

Cats International

Cats International will help you with all of your feline problems and questions free of charge. Please contact them by mail or by calling their Behavior Hotline.

Behavior Hotline:
262-375-8852  (Milwaukee,Wisconsin)

Mailing Address:
Cats International
193 Granville Road
Cedarburg, WI 53012

Note: If you write to them about a behavior problem, please include a phone number that they may contact you at.
 

-- until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things man will not himself be free--

Andrew Linzey