"My Cat from Hell"

The new Animal Planet show has me considering a call to Jackson Galaxy. The show follows him to homes where cats are, well, horrible. Jackson, a cat behaviorist looks at the situation and tells the owners what they can do to make their cat less awful. In the first episode, the cat was apparently acting out (scratching, biting, being awful) because he'd been neutered years ago and still felt powerless. To pump up the animal's self esteem, Jackson recommends allowing the cat on the shelves (what?!) and playing with him more. Allowing him on the shelves will grant him the power he's been yearning for by being able to "look down" on the humans. I get a remedy of play, though to be fair, I thought letting the cat outside would be enough stimulation.

But to allow the cat on the shelves? While I want a pet to be happy and comfortable, I don't exactly want him running the house -- especially since he's not my cat. I know he already jumps on the table when we're not looking (don't get me started on how gross that is) -- so I'm pretty sure horrible cat's self-esteem isn't tanking. Sure he's been neutered, but he should be used to that, and relieved that he's not reproducing.

I guess I'll have to keep tuning in to "My Cat from Hell" see if there is a cat that behaves like horrible cat or maybe I could find a way to get Jackson to come over...