title: [Inappropriately rough play behaviour and predatory attacks against people by a tomcat. A case report].
abstract: The owner of a 6-months-old tomcat came to seek help because the cat had attacked her face on a near-daily basis. Through a detailed behavioural history, the cat's behaviour was diagnosed as human-directed predatory attack behaviour, play-related aggression and reduced motor as well as emotional self-control. Within a few weeks, behavioural therapy produced a significant improvement. After 5 months of therapy, the cat showed neither predatory attacks nor inappropriately rough or aggressive behaviour in play towards its owner or other humans.
authors.affiliation: Matina Morber, Tierärztliche Praxis, (Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt Verhaltenstherapie), Wendelsteinstraße 19, Erding. info@tier-verhalten-erding.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Erhard
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002415:Cats; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057805:Pets; D011235:Predatory Behavior