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As the cat becomes confident with several different people dressed on different occasions in a wide selection of clothes, the next stage is for the cat to encounter these same people while they are standing up. This will make them appear larger and therefore more dangerous. In successive stages the volunteers should begin to move about slowly, then more rapidly, but always remaining disinterested in the cat.

As the cat becomes confident with several different people dressed on different occasions in a wide selection of clothes, the next stage is for the cat to encounter these same people while they are standing up. This will make them appear larger and therefore more dangerous. In successive stages the volunteers should begin to move about slowly, then more rapidly, but always remaining disinterested in the cat.

The process may be speeded up if [[Pheromonotherapy|F4 (Felifriend)]] is applied to the person acting as the stooge and the environment is one in which an [[Pheromonotherapy|F3 diffuser (Feliway)]] is operating. However, F4 should be used with care as it can induce [[Feline Fear Overview|panic]] in cats that already have memories of specific aversive events involving people. These cats experience a dissonance between the visual stimulus associated with threat and danger, and the pheromone cue that signals familiarity.

The process may be speeded up if [[Pheromonotherapy - Cat|F4 (Felifriend)]] is applied to the person acting as the stooge and the environment is one in which an [[Pheromonotherapy - Cat|F3 diffuser (Feliway)]] is operating. However, F4 should be used with care as it can induce [[Feline Fear Overview|panic]] in cats that already have memories of specific aversive events involving people. These cats experience a dissonance between the visual stimulus associated with threat and danger, and the pheromone cue that signals familiarity.

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