Here is a link to a page on this blog where we discuss how to evaluate Animal Behavior Consultants: http://companionanimalsolutions.com/blogs/finding-a-qualified-professional/

And here are some links to professional organizations where you can search for someone in your area:

To find a Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist, visit the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists web site: http://www.dacvb.org/

To find a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, visit the Animal Behavior Society web site: http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABSAppliedBehavior/caab-directory

To find a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, visit the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants: http://iaabc.org/

To find a Certified Training Consultant, visit the SFSPCA web site: http://www.sfspca.org/resources/library/for-dog-owners/academy-dog-trainer-referral-lists/academy-for-dog-trainers.html

Lastly, if you’d like to speak to someone at Companion Animal Solutions for help with an evaluation, you can fill out our Contact Us form and I’ll send you an email to set up a short phone intake: http://www.companionanimalsolutions.com/contactUs.php

We’d love to hear how your search for a qualified professional goes and how your case turns out. Good luck!

Regards,
Christine Hibbard

I would make a couple of suggestions:
1. See if you can keep the invading cats out of your yard: one way to do this is through the liberal use of scents… there are a number of products on the market that you can spread around your yard, like coyote urine (yuck, but WORKS!) that tends to drive away cats. I recommend them for people with cats in the gardens.

2. Try using the Feliway product, but only in the plug-in diffuser form, in which it is much more effective. Use one of the diffusers in each room in which your cats can see outside.

3. Finally, working with a veterinarian, you could try one of the modern anti-anxiety medications for both cats, just until they adjust and settle into their new home.

Let me know what happens!

Cheers,
Jim Ha