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==Prevention==

==Prevention==

Information about feline communication and the best way for people to interact with cats are subjects that can form part of classes offered to cat owners. This applies to owners with kittens as well as those taking on adult cats. It is particularly useful for owners who have taken on cats from shelters. Owners need to understand how to interpret basic [[Feline Communication Behaviour|feline modes of communication]]:

Information about feline communication and the best way for people to interact with cats are subjects that can form part of classes offered to cat owners. This applies to owners with kittens as well as those taking on adult cats. It is particularly useful for owners who have taken on cats from shelters.  

 

'''Owners need to understand how to interpret basic [[Feline Communication Behaviour|feline modes of communication]]:'''

*Normal greeting behaviour between cats

*Normal greeting behaviour between cats

*The lack of importance of physical contact during greetings

*The lack of importance of physical contact during greetings

*Facial and body postures that indicate the cat’s mood and intention

*Facial and body postures that indicate the cat’s mood and intention

This knowledge should be applied so that greetings between owners and their cats are sensitive to normal feline ethology and expectations. They also need to understand the effect of certain kinds of handling:

This knowledge should be applied so that greetings between owners and their cats are sensitive to normal feline ethology and expectations. '''They also need to understand the effect of certain kinds of handling:'''

*Fear or alarm caused when a cat is picked up and thereby loses its ability to engage an escape response

*Fear or alarm caused when a cat is picked up and thereby loses its ability to engage an escape response

*Holding and preventing the cat from getting away from contact is frustrating and alarming to it

*Holding and preventing the cat from getting away from contact is frustrating and alarming to it

[[Category:Feline Aggression Towards People]]

[[Category:Feline Aggression Towards People]]

[[Category:JBowen reviewed]]

[[Category:JBowen reviewed]]