Cat & Kitten Training

Training for feline behavioral health and well-being.

Alana Stevenson provides individualized cat and kitten training online and in person. Training addresses food access and feeding routines, feline handling, environmental enrichment, play strategies, and behavioral health.

Cat & Kitten Training Topics cat and kitten training by Alana Stevenson, cat behaviorist — grey kitten playing with toy

Understanding Your Cat

  • Teach your cat to come when called and respond to his/her name
  • Understand feline communication
  • Accurately interpret your cat’s body language

Handling & Physical Care

  • Pick up and hold your cat comfortably
  • Trim nails, brush, and handle your cat with less stress
  • Desensitize your cat to the carrier (carrier training)
  • Leash- and harness-train your cat

Play & Behavioral Training

  • Prevent behavior problems through proactive play and enrichment
  • Encourage appropriate play skills
  • Teach bite inhibition
  • Play correctly to reduce biting and boredom

Environmental Setup & Resources

  • Choose the best litter boxes, litter box placement, and setup
  • Picking the best toys, scratching posts, perches and cat trees
  • Placement of feline resources for better behavior

Calico kitten with gold toy ball for kitten training and socialization with Alana StevensonOnline Cat & Kitten Training

Online sessions typically last two hours via Zoom, FaceTime, or Google Meet.

Alana will request information about your cat, and you may be asked to complete a feline behavioral questionnaire. Video clips of your cat, home environment, and any behaviors you wish to discuss are requested to support a more thorough assessment. All advice is tailored to your needs, your cat, and your cat’s environment.

If you’re experiencing a behavior problem, Alana also provides Cat Behavior Consults.

To schedule cat or kitten training, call 617.921.1224 or
EMAIL ALANA

Client Testimonials

Hannah Russel & Agnes
Help for kitten biting and scratching

Cat Training Testimonials

Teddy

Burmese kitten on purple leash wearing blue harness after in-person kitten training with Alana Stevenson

Although we had previously had full grown shelter cats, Teddy was our first kitten and we were completely unprepared for his scratching and attacking us as though we were prey items…Prior to our finding Alana we had thought of giving Teddy away to another family—we can hardly believe we even contemplated that as he is now the center of our family, much loved and very loving.” ~ Helen Berger & Teddy, Massachusetts