Feline Behaviorist Rita Reimers

Rita has always been drawn to animals, cats in particular. And they have always been drawn to her. She possesses a unique ability to communicate with and understand the tender nature of cats. Rita has been a cat communicator since she was a child, and she now shares her home with cats of all ages and temperaments.

“I never met I cat I didn’t like,” says Rita. “I understand cats and their subtle ways of letting us know what they want, and it’s become my mission to help cat owners understand and communicate better with their felines.”

Although much of her “cat magic” comes from her over 25-years of experience, Rita studied Feline Behavior and Psychology with Compass Education Ltd in the UK, and is a member of the Institute for Animal Care Education. Her Feline Behavior Counseling services help people better understand their cat companions and find solutions to issues that might otherwise cause a cat to be surrendered to a rescue or shelter.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Rita lived in the Carolina’s for much of her adult life before settling in Los Angeles in 2003. She enjoyed a successful 22-year career in the computer technology field before dedicating herself full-time to cats and their well being. Rita decided to follow her heart and turn her love for and understanding of cats into a thriving cat sitting and behavior counseling service. She and her staff of dedicated and experienced cat care givers have become quite well known in Los Angeles for their love, patience, and understanding of cat persona, easing the minds of traveling kitty parents.

From 2005 until 2008, Rita was heard live weekly as an on-air personality and Associate Producer of the “Lighten Up with Richard Simmons” show, heard exclusively on Sirius Satellite radio station Stars 102. You can also see her in Richard’s “Party Off the Pounds” workout DVD, and his “Love Yourself and Win” DVD, which she also Associate Produced.

You can often find Rita at the Westwood Petco store, volunteering on the weekends with Save-a-Life Rescue. She is also the resident “Cat Expert” for the Found Animals Foundation, writing a monthly column for their Pet Club Newsletter.

Rita is also owner and Chief Cat Love Specialist of Cats 90210 Los Angeles Cat Sitting.