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==Treatment==
 
==Treatment==
Essential steps in reducing fearfulness of people are a mixture of the techniques used for [[Feline Fear of Other Species Except Humans#Treatment|treating fear of other species]] and [[Feline Fear of Innanimate Objects#Treatment|fear of inanimate objects]]. The process described for the treatment of fear of people will be considered from the perspective of treating a cat with a severe general fear of people. Less severe cases might require fewer steps and could then go on to the kind of handling techniques described in the sections discussing [[Feline Aggression Associated with Human Interaction|aggression related to handling and human interaction]].   
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Essential steps in reducing fearfulness of people are a mixture of the techniques used for [[Feline Fear of Other Species Except Humans#Treatment|treating fear of other species]] and [[Feline Fear of Inanimate Objects#Treatment|fear of inanimate objects]]. The process described for the treatment of fear of people will be considered from the perspective of treating a cat with a severe general fear of people. Less severe cases might require fewer steps and could then go on to the kind of handling techniques described in the sections discussing [[Feline Aggression Associated with Human Interaction|aggression related to handling and human interaction]].   
    
The benefit of using '''desensitisation''' and '''counterconditioning''' procedures for cats with a fear of people is that, with some co-operation, we can control many aspects of the person’s behaviour whilst in the presence of the cat. The cat can be desensitised or habituated to a variety of different human appearances using different clothes and other paraphernalia such as walking sticks, hats and glasses. This means that only a relatively small number of volunteers is needed.  
 
The benefit of using '''desensitisation''' and '''counterconditioning''' procedures for cats with a fear of people is that, with some co-operation, we can control many aspects of the person’s behaviour whilst in the presence of the cat. The cat can be desensitised or habituated to a variety of different human appearances using different clothes and other paraphernalia such as walking sticks, hats and glasses. This means that only a relatively small number of volunteers is needed.  
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