Cats are considered one of the most affectionate animals. But it happens that problems associated with aggression happen to them. The owner of the cat needs to know the causes of their occurrence in order to eliminate it in time.
Instructions
Step 1
There can be several reasons for a cat's aggression: fear, frustration, and unacceptable predatory behavior. Therefore, the owners must distinguish between them in order to prevent the manifestation of aggression in time. Thus, you can tame the animal.
Step 2
Aggression associated with fear can manifest itself due to insufficient attention to the kitten. And if he is not used to human hands at the age of two to seven weeks, then as an adult, he will become afraid of people. In this case, the cat may begin to hiss even with an imaginary threat. They do this only in order to maintain a safe distance between themselves and people. But over time, this manifestation of aggression is fixed, and the animal uses it only as a warning, and not as a reaction to any action in relation to it.
Step 3
There are several signs that can be used to recognize feline aggression due to fear: a cat can attack the owner in the presence of some stimulus, which can be real or imaginary; in the absence of escape routes, the level of aggression increases significantly; aggression is accompanied by voice signals or special postures, the purpose of which is to prevent an approaching object from approaching; trying to keep distance, the cat may swing its paw.
Step 4
Frustration-related aggressive behavior can occur even when the owner does not open the food can or the door quickly enough. This can be the key to neutralizing this reaction. In general, frustration is a mental state that occurs when it is impossible to satisfy certain needs of a cat. Zoologists associate this behavior with the fact that the kitten did not survive the process of weaning from feeding with mother's milk. Therefore, the instinct to independently obtain food for itself is not fully developed in it. Frustration-related aggression can occur even when the cat has not received any of the rewards that she expected.
Step 5
It is clear that human behavior also plays an important role in a cat's aggression. But trying to calm the animal in this state often leads to an increase in the state of stress and only feeds the fear. If everything is followed by punishment, the cat will perceive it as aggression. In the future, she will expect an attack from a person, even if the owner does not wish her anything bad. There are cases when a cat's aggressive behavior can be associated with any disease, so it is necessary to show the aggressive animal to the veterinarian as soon as possible.
