VMLL 2362 - Understanding Your Cat with Elimination Issues

Elimination issues in a cat take special understanding. While this can be a very frustrating issue, there are ways to make life with your cat more pleasant. This 2-hour course will help by:

1. Defining pheromone.
2. Explaining how to find urine stains and methods for effectively cleaning them,
3. Listing several products that are good for cleaning urine off of surfaces,
4. Describing successful litter box training and the steps involved in kittens and new adult cats, and
5. Listing 3 things NOT TO DO when litter box training a kitten.

Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.

Instructors

Jennie Willis Jamtgaard
(970) 481-4252
DogBehaviorist@aol.com

Jennie Willis Jamtgaard has a Ph.D. in Zoology, with an emphasis in animal behavior. Her doctoral research was on learning and cognition in the domestic dog. She received her M.S. degree also in Zoology , but with an emphasis in genetics. Jennie has been teaching at CSU as an instructor in many varied behavior and genetics courses, as well as introductory biology. Jennie is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Sciences, where she is instructor for a course in professional veterinary medicine.

Jennie owns a private consulting business, Animal Behavior Insights, and has been a professional consultant in companion animal behavior problems since 2000. During graduate school, she worked at Rocky Mountain National Park as an interpretive park ranger, educating the public on the biology of wild canines. Jennie is a board member of Colorado Greyhound Companions, a local greyhound rescue group, where she volunteers her services to decrease the relinquishment rate of animals due to behavior problems.