Meet the 'cat whisperer' who understands pets’ language

Lancashire, England: Louis Denyer who believes he picked up his unusual skills while watching documentaries says: "You get to learn what makes a cat tick".

Cat got your tongue?  Louis Denyer says he can help.

The self-proclaimed 'cat man' believes he can solve pet behaviour problems like toilet training, aggression and noise.

The 29-year-old from Lytham St Anne's, Lancs, says he's self-taught from watching documentaries: "I will make myself vulnerable, before slowly blink at a cat.

"Nine times out of ten, they will blink back. That is them telling me that they're willing to trust me.

"I'm very confident that I have the knowledge to solve a cat's problems. You get to learn what makes a cat tick."

Now he has set up a feline behaviourist business tackling problem pets. He said: "I'm in it to save cats' lives, that's the whole point of why I'm doing it.

"I just feel there's too many cases of mistreated cats, and cats that are misbehaving and being punished.

"Cats are very territorial animals who need to know they own the whole space where they live.

"I want to not only help cats but to educate people about them too."

He says he comes up against all sorts of problems: "For example, if a cat is missing the litter tray, that tells me that it's territorially insecure. It's desperately trying to mark its territory.

"I would look at the other causes and see whether it's a change in circumstance, it's not just the cat trying to be naughty. They don't react well to change, and it can make them feel very insecure."

Louis who also helps out at Cat Rescue Fylde in St Annes, said part of his brief is to teach owners how to understand their pets.

"My end goal is to have my own show helping other people to really understand their cat. People don't realise that playing with your cats for 20 minutes and tiring them out will solve a lot of problems.

‘It's as important as taking your dog out for a walk.’

A spokesperson for the RSPCA in Blackpool said: "I'm sure what he's doing would be beneficial."