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Feline Fear of Inanimate Stimuli (view source)
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Before beginning specific behavioural therapy for a fear problem, it is important to make sure that the cat’s home environment satisfies its needs:
Before beginning specific behavioural therapy for a fear problem, it is important to make sure that the cat’s home environment satisfies its needs:
* Free access to resources such as food, water, latrine sites.
* Free access to resources such as food, water, latrine sites.
* Environmental enrichment, such as interactive toys, activity feeders and cat furniture that permits climbing, scratching and exploratory behaviours.
* Opportunities to avoid and escape from situations or stimuli that are stressful.
* Opportunities to avoid and escape from situations or stimuli that are stressful.
* Reducing underlying problems of stress, particularly related to social stress (conflict with other cats or mishandling by the owner).
* Reducing underlying problems of stress, particularly related to social stress (conflict with other cats or mishandling by the owner).