Comments on: Can Cats Be Emotional Support Animals?

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 01:30:12 +0000

In reply to Dyanne Black. Unfortunately feral cats cannot qualify as emotional support animals. An emotional support animal is a pet that is kept in the home by the owner in their residence.

By: Dyanne Black

Dyanne Black — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:40:10 +0000

We have feral cats in the parking lot that we care for and the association wants us to stop feeding them. We are all emotionally distraught over this. Can they possibly be ESA animals living outside?

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:23:02 +0000

In reply to Christy Nitz.

You are allowed to have more than one ESA as long as the healthcare professional determines you have a need for each of them. Please see this article for more details: https://esadoctors.com/more-than-one-emotional-support-animal/

By: Christy Nitz

Christy Nitz — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:46:32 +0000

I have 2 cats that I would like to register as emotional support animals. Is this a possibility??

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:06:20 +0000

In reply to J Lee.

You can have an ESA cat that has special needs. Special needs animals make for wonderful companions. You also do not need to register ESAs. Please see this link for info on the ESA process: https://esadoctors.com/esa-letter/

By: J Lee

J Lee — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:56:41 +0000

I am currently looking to adopt a cat to register as an ESA and I fell in love with a cat with special needs. Would this bar him from being registered?

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:34:47 +0000

In reply to Victoria. ESAs can leave their animals at home for short periods of time, just as pet owners can. ESAs must always of course be kept in humane conditions and cared for properly. If you feel any animal is being neglected you can report the situation to your building manager.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 18:40:10 +0000

Just a question about the rules ESA owners have to follow to gain the full service that their ESA is to provide for them. Someone at university has an ESA cat in the dorms but constantly leaves it in their room with their roommate and is never there to bond with it. The only person it interacts with besides the owner is the roommate, this is either the second or third cat they’ve had for an ESA, would this cause the cat to pick up the behavior of the roommate rather than the owner? I’ve noticed that when it is left in the room alone it tends to cry a lot and sounds almost like it’s destroying things in their room or attacking/play fighting with the roommate more and more, and if the door is ever opened the cat seems to bolt almost as if it is trying to escape, is this normal? I believe this cat and the one(s) before it are just from the shelter so there was never a deep bond to begin with once it was registered as an ESA. Is there anything I can do, I’m really starting to worry for the sake of the cat because I don’t think this is a proper living situation for it to be in.

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:45:47 +0000

In reply to cece jdt.

You will need a letter from a healthcare professional licensed in the state you are moving to. If you need our help, please see this link for a guide to our process: https://esadoctors.com/esa-letter/

By: cece jdt

cece jdt — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 13:08:34 +0000

hello, I am moving to the US soon, from France, and I don’t know how to get my at ESA approved in the US. is a letter from my French psychologist enough?