Kim Houston
BSc (Hons), Dip (AS) CABC, CCAB is a consultant in feline behaviour.
She graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a First Class
honours degree in Applied Psychology before gaining a Postgraduate
Degree in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling from the University of
Southampton.
Kim is a full member of the Association of Pet
Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) and is also accredited through the
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) as a Certified
Clinical Animal Behaviourist. She is one of the only cat behaviour
specialists in the UK, and regularly contributes to magazines, the
national press and TV.
Kim owns and runs cat-astrophes.com, a
cat behaviour consultancy, and works with clients worldwide helping to
resolve cat behaviour problems by taking a holistic-, positive- and
education-based approach. In most cases, behaviour can be successfully
modified and she has prevented many cats from being euthanized or
rehomed as well as improving the relationship of countless cats and
their owners.
When not consulting, she volunteers her services to
Cats Protection in her local area, providing rehoming advice and
addressing behaviour issues in rescue cats and kittens.