title: Feline aggression. Classification, diagnosis, and treatment.
abstract: Types of aggressive behavior commonly recognized in cats include intermale, territorial, fear/defensive, play, predation, and redirected. Diagnosis is made on the basis of signalment data, the pattern of aggressive postures displayed by the aggressive cat, and the circumstances in which the aggressive behavior occurred. Treatment varies with the type of aggressive behavior but may include neutering, desensitization and counter-conditioning techniques, punishment, drug therapy, and management changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings; D002415:Cats / Q000523:psychology*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011235:Predatory Behavior; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013731:Territoriality