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Behavioural Consultation and History Taking (view source)
Revision as of 17:33, 9 June 2014
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Considering what happens before and after the problem behaviour is also important as this can often provide a clue to the stimulus. In addition videos or visits to the animals normal environment may be useful.
Considering what happens before and after the problem behaviour is also important as this can often provide a clue to the stimulus. In addition videos or visits to the animals normal environment may be useful.
===Social Structure within the Home===
[[File:Cat relationships example.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Example of a diagram illustrating the relationships between cats within the same household]]
If more than one cat reside within the same home, it is important to establish their relationship. An interactive diagram is ideal, similar to the one in the image. Record the friendly and aggressive behaviours between individuals:
* Friendly: e.g. grooming, rubbing against, tail-up greeting
* Aggressive: e.g. chasing, growling, hissing, spitting, fighting
It is possible to have no [[Feline Communication Behaviour#Affiliative Behaviour|affiliative behaviour]] at all between a whole group of cats, or a to find that there is a single outsider. [[Feline Social Behaviour#Social Structure|Factions]] often require their own resources so that they can coexist without competition.
===House Layout===
Draw a diagram of the house to show where the cats have food, water, litter trays and cat flap. Also mark on this where urine or faeces have been found and which cat left them, if relevant. This is particularly important in cases of [[Feline Housesoiling|housesoiling]] but is useful in other cases too as it helps to establish the appropriate allocation of resources.
==References==
==References==