* The cat should not be restrained or forced to remain in proximity to people it is afraid of.
* The cat should not be restrained or forced to remain in proximity to people it is afraid of.
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* It must be given opportunities to escape from situations it finds alarming, and provided with free access to a safe area that includes all necessary resources within easy access. T
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* It must be given opportunities to escape from situations it finds alarming, and provided with free access to a safe area that includes all necessary resources within easy access.
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* Identify kinds of people, types of clothing and patterns of behaviour that elicit most fear.
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* The kinds of people, types of clothing and patterns of behaviour that elicit most fear should be identified.
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* Controlled exposure is used to condition the cat to tolerate the types of people it is afraid of Identify the types of person of which the cat is most fearful.
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* Controlled exposure (desensitisation & counterconditioning) may be used to condition the cat to tolerate the types of people it is afraid of Identify the types of person of which the cat is most fearful.
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* The solution may not be to treat the cat, but to educate the owner to accept that the cat should be allowed to avoid people (such as visitors).