Jackson Galaxy is the host of Animal Planet's newest show "My Cat From Hell', as well as having his own private practice as a cat behaviorist. He is also President of Spirit Essences, his line of holistic remedies for animals.  Along with the consult, Mr. Jackson will include a personalized essence remedy from his line of products, Spirit Essences.

Jackson Galaxy is a unique presence in the pet psychology world not only is he a rather tall fellow with a shaved head and arm sleeves of cat tattoos, but he is also exceptionally experienced, well known and highly regarded. Jackson has been working with cats for 16 years, including eight years in a high stress cat shelter at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley in Colorado.

It was while working at the shelter that Jackson’s fascination and empathy towards cats grew. Jackson, a muscian, songwriter and actor, used a performer’s fascination with observing the everyday, and the constant accessing of deep emotionality to help him at the animal shelters.He read any material on cats he could find, and immediately applied what he learned to adoption, counseling and ongoing socialization of the resident cats.

One night the shelter cats gave Jackson the gift that made him the cat listener he is today. While working late at the shelter, he was accosted by what sounded like all the cats in the stray cat impound screaming their heads off. Usually, shelter noises just blended into his head, but this time, he wanted to experiment. He was reading Anitra Frazier’s book, “The New Natural Cat” and was at the part where she describes “Cat I love you”; a slow blink exchanged by cat and human that establishes a link between the two. He went to the impound area to try it, and if nothing else, maybe quiet down or reassure a few of the cats.

Forty-five minutes later, the room was filled with sleeping cats, and Jackson sat in the dark corner, knowing that his life had just taken a radical turn. He was so happy knowing that he, or anyone else, could “talk” to a petrified, angry or displaced cat. He was also reassured that his life would belong with cats in the years to come.

Jackson adds, “nothing could be truer as I sit here today. I am truly content when I can walk into someone’s home, or talk to them on the phone and use every bit of vocabulary I’ve learned, to help turn problems into workable programs. It’s my mission to keep cats out of shelters and off the streets for reasons that are entirely preventable.”

In 2002 he went into private practice in Boulder co-founding Little Big Cat, Inc. with Dr. Jean Hofve, a respected holistic veterinarian. Together they gave mind-body consultations to cat guardians, focusing on the connection between physical and behavioral health. Jackson also joined her in the popular Spirit Essences flower essence remedy line, and today he is the owner and president of Spirit Essences.

In 2007 Jackson moved to Los Angeles and has continued his private consulting practice. In addition he has added “Hollywood” to his Cat Behaviorist title, as the Official Cat Behaviorist for Game Show Network’s “Think Like a Cat” and as the Cat Behavior Expert on the upcoming season of Animal Planet’s “Cats 101.”

With nearly 100 million cat guardians in the U.S. … (35 million households with an average of 2.6 family members), nearly a third of whom have pets who exhibit behavioral problems, there’s clearly a need for Jackson’s products and services.

Jackson currently lives in Redondo Beach, California with his girlfriend Jill; rescue cats Benny, Caroline, Chips, Velouria and Zek; and dogs Kalee and Rudy.

Spirit Essences

Spirit Essences is the first and only essence line designed by a holistic veterinarian, Dr. Jean Hofve. Dr. Hofve has formulated these remedies in conjunction with Jackson Galaxy, nationally respected animal behaviorist. Wondering what essences are and how they can help your animal companions lead a better life? Click here to find out more…

Spirit Essences draw ingredients from among the best essence lines available including: Flower Essence Society (including Healing Herbs, their Bach equivalent), Watersong Sanctuary, Pacific Essences, Starmen (Kauai) Essences, South African Flower Essences, Living Essences of Australia, AUM Himalaya Essences, Masters Essences, Green Hope Farm as well as our own line, Rocky Mountain Essences. With so many choices, we can be very specific about how to correct the energy imbalances we address with our remedies. Each remedy is also born from our collective experience with animals and their issues. They have all been tested and refined with the help of our personal clients.

Spirit Essences can help solve many behavioral problems in companion animals, such as:

… And many more! To find out more, please visit the Spirit Essences website.