Testimonial 10 - Matilda

Our cat, Matilda, had been in a cage at Petsmart for at least six months when we adopted her. We had two other cats and she immediately began getting in fights with our male cat and spraying/urinating everywhere, we couldn’t tell which. At first we were letting her sleep in bed with us, because she seemed very happy sleeping between my husband myself. Then I noticed the sheets were wet every morning and I felt like a maid having to change and wash them daily. We spent at least $1000 bringing her to the vet, getting her every type of anxiety pill that was available, and nothing worked. Then I spoke with Last Chance Animal Rescue where she originally came from. The owner suggested getting another very expensive test done to make sure she was spayed correctly. We had tests done to make sure she didn’t have a urinary tract infection, and x-rayed to make sure nothing was blocked there.

We resorted to keeping her in her own room and called Mary. In just one visit she had her trained within a couple of weeks. It was money well spent and I would recommend her to anyone. We had had her for three years at that point and our vet had the audacity to tell me “you know, they put cats down for this”. I got the impression she was in it for the money and not for the well being of my poor cat. After all, if you have a child that has autism or something, you don’t kill it. Anyway, Mary is very good at what she does and we are very grateful to her.

Betty & Greg B. from Laurel, MD

Mary Huntsberry, MA

Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist
Elite Fear Free Certified Professional
Montgomery County, MD

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