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Fear-Related Feline Aggression Towards People (view source)
Revision as of 11:26, 8 September 2014
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If clients can be satisfied with this kind of situation, then the prognosis is generally good. However, cats that have already inflicted injuries without any deliberate provocation are potentially an ongoing danger. For example, cats that rush out from hiding places and attack without warning cannot be safely managed. This is why it is very important to differentiate motivations such as [[Misdirected Feline Predatory Behaviour Towards People|misdirected predatory play]] from genuine fear-related aggression, because the two often have different treatments and outcomes.
If clients can be satisfied with this kind of situation, then the prognosis is generally good. However, cats that have already inflicted injuries without any deliberate provocation are potentially an ongoing danger. For example, cats that rush out from hiding places and attack without warning cannot be safely managed. This is why it is very important to differentiate motivations such as [[Misdirected Feline Predatory Behaviour Towards People|misdirected predatory play]] from genuine fear-related aggression, because the two often have different treatments and outcomes.
==Prevention of Fear-Related Aggression Towards People==
*Kittens should be reared in complex and stimulating environments, including having non-stressful contact with many different people and other animals.
*They should experience a wide range of domestic noises and events so that these do not evoke fear, anxiety or stress in the future.
*Immature animals should not be exposed to fearful or threatening situations or events.
*Physical punishment should NEVER be used in the training of cats or kittens.
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