A Passion to Communicate with Cats

What is it like to be a cat? How do you communicate with cats?

My name is Phyllis Meyer. I am a certified Veterinary Technician in Colorado and have worked at a cats-only veterinary practice since 2013. I became fascinated with feline behavior and decided to learn more.  I completed the ISFM* Advanced Certificate in Feline Behavior with distinction in 2020.

I have shared my home with cats since I was 8 years old.  Cats have been with me while I-

  • completed a Ph.D. in Chemistry (Wisconsin 1982)
  • sailed through Latin America on a 25-foot sailboat, and
  • raised a family.

My passion is to communicate with cats.  I hope you’ll join me in learning the “Language of Cat”.  Let me share what I have learned with you.

*International Society of Feline Medicine

Cat Friendly Veterinary Professional

 

MEET MY CATS

Athena Head study

Athena

Domestic Medium Hair spayed female

May 8, 2005 – July 3, 2024

Athena was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2015, after I-131 treatment.  She took a thyroid supplement twice a day for most of her life.  She helped me with the video demonstrations in Giving Your Cat a Pill.

 

Marley Head Shot

Marley

Birman neutered male

February 2006 – February 24, 2024

Marley was found by a good samaritan and brought to the Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology.  After 2+ years as a school cat, I adopted him.  He was a gentle, extremely sociable cat who enjoyed head rubs.

 

zelda portrait

Zelda

Maine Coon Cat spayed female

DOB: December 15, 2015

Zelda was surrendered to the veterinary clinic where I work when she was 3 years old.  She was suffering from an upper respiratory infection and weighed around 27 lbs.  Today, she is a svelte 18.5 lbs and prefers to have her fur short.

Head portrait cat

Gus

Domestic Short Hair neutered male

DOB: 2015

Gus was a trouble-making feral cat who entered a live trap. He tested positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and needed an indoor life so that he could not transmit the virus to other cats. After 6 months of drug therapy and behavior modification, he lives indoors with daily outdoor walks on a leash.

Gus is my best-trained cat in spite of his feral background.  You will see him in many of the training videos on this site.

 

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