This session will focus primarily on the most common reason cats display aggression toward the people they live with: to solicit play and attention. Aggression to solicit play and attention can be characterized by cats stalking their humans, pouncing, grabbing body parts and/or biting. I will also discuss fear/defensive aggression. As a long-term problem, this is often the result of rough handling (including rough play) and/or lack of early socialization. (As a short-term problem, it’s often a sign of illness or injury.) Typically, this kind of aggression is more specifically directed at a single person or a situation than is aggression to solicit play and attention. I will also touch briefly on the causes of redirected aggression directed at humans, and how to respond to it.

Sponsor:IAABC Foundation
Speaker(s):Beth Adelman

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