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==Risk Assessment of Aggression==

==Risk Assessment==

As with dogs, there is little scientific data to provide a reliable means of prognostication, but the same basic issues remain when considering safety during the treatment of feline aggression problems:

As with dogs, there is little scientific data to provide a reliable means of prognostication, but the same basic issues remain when considering safety during the treatment of feline aggression problems:

*Will the cat bite [again]?

*Will the cat bite [again]?

To safely treat aggressive cats, the motivation for every aggressive incident must be thoroughly understood and a pattern of behaviour identified if possible. The owner should be asked to describe what happened at each event, and not to interpret what happened. The first priority is to use this information to prevent injury. If attacks were truly unpredictable then this would constitute a serious and unavoidable risk that would not be acceptable.

To safely treat aggressive cats, the motivation for every aggressive incident must be thoroughly understood and a pattern of behaviour identified if possible. The owner should be asked to describe what happened at each event, and not to interpret what happened. The first priority is to use this information to prevent injury. If attacks were truly unpredictable then this would constitute a serious and unavoidable risk that would not be acceptable.

==Prognosis==

==Prognosis==