Feline Aggression Associated with Human Interaction - Revision history

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 ==Prevention==
-Information about feline communication and the best way for people to interact with cats are subjects that can form part of classes offered to cat owners. This applies to owners with kittens as well as those taking on adult cats. It is particularly useful for owners who have taken on cats from shelters. Owners need to understand how to interpret basic [[Feline Communication Behaviour|feline modes of communication]]:
+Information about feline communication and the best way for people to interact with cats are subjects that can form part of classes offered to cat owners. This applies to owners with kittens as well as those taking on adult cats. It is particularly useful for owners who have taken on cats from shelters.
 *Normal greeting behaviour between cats
 *The lack of importance of physical contact during greetings
 *Facial and body postures that indicate the cat’s mood and intention
-This knowledge should be applied so that greetings between owners and their cats are sensitive to normal feline ethology and expectations. They also need to understand the effect of certain kinds of handling:
+This knowledge should be applied so that greetings between owners and their cats are sensitive to normal feline ethology and expectations. '''They also need to understand the effect of certain kinds of handling:'''
 *Fear or alarm caused when a cat is picked up and thereby loses its ability to engage an escape response
 *Holding and preventing the cat from getting away from contact is frustrating and alarming to it
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 ==Treatment==
 Underlying medical problems should be investigated and treated.
-Owner education is key to effective treatment, as they must be convinced to make permanent changes to the ways in which they interact with the cat.
+Owner education is key to effective treatment, as owners must be convinced to make permanent changes to the ways in which they interact with the cat.
 Specific recommendations will depend on the individual case, but could include:
 *Teach the owner to interact with the cat in a manner that is acceptable to it; reducing physical contact and increasing verbal and visual signals for greeting. For example, using '''brief eye contact''' and '''high-pitched vocal greetings''' instead of touching the cat or picking it up.
 *The owner must also be able to identify early signs of aggression and irritation, such as growling vocalisation, tail swishing and ears folded back.
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 The cat can be classically conditioned to associate the presence of a person with a food reward (without any request for physical interaction). Once the cat is accepting this, it can be trained using instrumental conditioning, to accept increasingly direct contact from the person. It may help for the owner to be given a listed sequence of behaviours, which should be rewarded. The owner must not progress to the next step unless the cat shows no signs of stress, fear or anxiety.
-A typical sequence of actions might be as follows:
+'''A typical sequence of actions might be as follows:'''
 *A person approaching
 *A person sitting near to the cat without touching