Dropped $300 on a cat behaviorist because my cat wouldn't stop screaming on my Zoom calls

Spencer Nelson · 2026-10-09T03:30:03.308444+00:00

My cat Rufus started screaming during every single work call about 6 months ago, so I did the dumb thing and hired a cat behaviorist who charged $300 for two video sessions. She watched him scream through my 9am standup, told me he was bored and needed more play, and sent me a PDF with a toy list I could have Googled myself. Two weeks later nothing changed and she suggested a second package for another $400, which is when I finally caught on. What actually fixed it was my roommate pointing out Rufus freaks out because he can see his own reflection in my laptop screen, and once I moved my desk away from the window he went back to normal. So yeah, I lit $300 on a professional who never once asked about my screen placement, and the free fix was a furniture move. Has anyone else paid real money for pet advice that a roommate solved in 30 seconds?

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