TY - JOUR ID - 129000138 TI - The aggressive cat. PY - 1999 DB - UniCat KW - Absence. KW - Aggression. KW - Aggressive. KW - Animal. KW - Behaviour. KW - Cat. KW - Development. KW - Drug. KW - Drugs. KW - Ethology. KW - Eventing. KW - Field. KW - Level. KW - Marking. KW - Pheromones. KW - Predator. KW - Prey. KW - Psychotropic drugs. KW - Risk. KW - Socialisation. KW - Territories. KW - Territory. KW - Therapy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:129000138 AB - The cat is an animal whose aggressive attitude may be linked to four main factors: the risk of a very low level of socialisation in the event of very rapid development, the importance of the territorial equilibrium obtained by sophisticated marking out, the absence of any hierarchical structure pr eventing postural synchronisation (only allomarking facilitates encounters) and lastly there is the double status of prey and predator which fosters an instantaneous emotional swithchover: The therapy consequently consists of rebuilding a reassuring territory (verification of fields and pheromone marking). Behaviour therapies should comply with feline ethology, and psychotropic drugs can also be of valuable assistance to encourage resocialisation or reduce danger ER -