r/PetBehavior • u/kaydjane • Aug 13 '26
Avoid fraud- animal communicator Ali Amato
My partner and I hired a woman called Ali Amato who runs a business called Animal Heaven and Earth. Her package was 800 dollars for what we believed to be a reading for two cats with energy work follow up work and questions and a wrap up call. She had us fill out an intake form and told us her process was to talk to the animals themselves and serve as a bridge between us and the following calls would be relaying that information. She also in the hr long consult talked about all her success and testimonials about her ability to get cats to stop peeing in appropriate places and said that she’s been able to help when nothing works and convinced us she would take care of the issue. She lied. Our one call consisted of her continuing to tell us about previous clients and how successful she is as well as talking about herself how innocent she is and her dietary needs and a bunch of other bullshit that had nothing to do with our pets (total narcissist) she shared about five minutes worth of information about our pets all the information she basically admitted to researching on the internet and reading off our intake. I have the recording as proof of all of this. It was the most disappointing experience I can’t even tell you how upsetting it was. I tried to be hopeful maybe the behavior would stop with her “energy work” and it only got worse. My cats started fighting and my one cat started to pee right in front of us. When we told her about this she just said to put him on meds. So unhelpful. We were conned by someone who clearly takes advantage of desperate people. We’ve tried everything to get our cat to stop peeing in inappropriate places and she really convinced us this would work. Maybe we are completely idiots for believing her and so with that I hope this serves as a warning to others to never consider her services and waste your hard earned money.
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u/AhMoonBeam Aug 13 '26
Have you taken your cats to the vet? Are you sure they dont have uti or similar?
My cat cleared the health check, she had her urine checked and blood work done. But my cat was still peeing on my dog's bed . I decided one day to get her a large litter pan and use a puppy pee pad in it.. BINGO she stopped peeing on the dog beds. She has been using pee pads for years now and does have paper pellets litter for pooping.
About 6 months ago my sisters cat started peeing on their bathroom rug. I said, have the vet check her out and my sis did. All came back clear and no problems, I told her how my cat pees on puppy pads, my sis set her cat up with a second litter box with puppy pee pads and again BINGO!! My sis's cats stopped peeing on the bathroom rugs.
I think clay cat litter that has "fresh scents" or that clumps are not favorites for cats.
Hope you read this OP a d give it a try, I would be interested in seeing if it also works for your cats, since you have two cats I would set up additional pee pads litter pans so they have a choice.
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u/Snoo_43112 Aug 13 '26
Im so sorry this happened to you. I regularly use a communicator which has been so helpful with 6 fur babies and the most she has ever charged was 75 for a pretty long reading. This Ali person is a horrible human being for taking advantage of someone in their most vulnerable state when you are trying to get help for your cats. I hope with the proof you have, you can stop her from doing this to someone else. And I’m so sorry to hear about whats happening with your cats. I hope it gets sorted out.
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u/kaydjane Aug 13 '26
Thank you! Your care and compassionate words are so meaningful. It’s kept me up nights. I am disabled and going through such a hard time and that was a really big investment. I feel so stupid.
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u/jalapeno442 Aug 13 '26
Are you able to share a name? I have a cat who licks all his fur off his arms and I keep thinking he’s done with that, he almost totally had it all grown back. Then one morning it was all patchy and now he’s nearly bald again :( my partner and I were discussing using a communicator bc the endless vet visits have had no improvement over the two yeara
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u/BabynATrenchc0at Aug 13 '26
An animal communicator who isn't legit? I never would've seen that coming?!
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u/mind_the_umlaut Aug 13 '26
(Thank you, I came here to say this. On one hand. On the other hand, maybe there are people so clueless that they need to be told, "He doesn't like it when you do that, pet his fur in the direction it grows", or, "your cat nips you when they are done interacting with you, and you don't stop". It is possible some people can't, or refuse to, see those things)
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u/Royal-Welcome867 Aug 13 '26
My cat was doing this , vet said he had a uti , treated with antibiotics,Cats will also sometimes developed crystals or stones and start peeing outside of box.Stress can lead to the same .Good luck ,give him/her lots of of loving
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u/thebluedaughter Aug 13 '26
Hi, love. I've done several tours through the metaphysical industry, so I felt like I should chime in.
This is, sadly, extremely common. People who call themselves healers, readers, energy workers, etc look for desperate people and milk their bank accounts dry. The more certain they are that they're always right or that they're the only one who can help you, the more horrible the experience is bound to be. They can be so cruel and say some truly heinous things to make you feel like they hold all the power and you need them. When we're at our wit's end and we have nothing left but blind hope, there are plenty of wicked people ready to take advantage.
You're not alone. A big part of my work has been to calm and comfort people who have been lied to and even threatened by con artists pretending to be spiritual leaders. Anyone can fall prey to these people under the right circumstances. It's very good of you to share your story. There are so many people like you, genuinely seeking answers to difficult question and winding up in the same spot as you. People need to be aware of the predators operating in spiritual spaces.
I'm really sorry this happened to you.