Behavior

Topic-Aggression, Overview Cats

Topic-Housesoiling Cats

Figure 1.

Figure 1. Litter aversion. This cat backed into th

e covered litter box to urinate, positioning all 4
feet on the litter box, thereby avoiding both phy
sical contact with unacceptable litter and avoidin
g entry into the covered litter box. When offered
unscented, clumping litter in a plain uncovered li
tter stopped
box in the
same location,
cat
house-soiling
andthe
resumed litter box
use, including digging and elimination.

Topic-Aggression, Overview Dogs

Figure 1. Fear-motivated aggression. Dog retreated
under a chair in a veterinary exam room when
approached by an unfamiliar person (the veterinarian).
Note the dogs crouched posture (head down, eyes
wide, forelimb raised, tail tucked, spine in C curve
perpendicular to the person). When reached for, the
Dog growled.
Topic-Fears, Phobias, and Anxieties Cats
Figure 1. Psychogenic alopecia or overgrooming can
be linked to environmental stress. This cat joined a
household with two other cats and a large dog, and
began pulling out fur from her back and legs. As she
grew more accustomed to the household, the behavior
decreased. Photo courtesy of Dr. Leslie Larson Cooper

Blackwells Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, Sixth Edition

Edited by Larry Patrick Tilley and Francis W. K. Smith, Jr. 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Behavior

Topic-Aggression, Overview - Cats

Figure 1.

Blackwells Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, Sixth Edition

Edited by Larry Patrick Tilley and Francis W. K. Smith, Jr. 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Behavior

Topic-Aggression, Overview - Dogs

Figure 1. Fear-motivated aggression. Dog retreated under a chair in a
veterinary exam room when approached by an unfamiliar person (the
veterinarian). Note the dogs crouched posture (head down, eyes wide,
forelimb raised, tail tucked, spine in C curve perpendicular to the person).
When reached for, the dog growled.
Blackwells Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, Sixth Edition
Edited by Larry Patrick Tilley and Francis W. K. Smith, Jr. 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Behavior

Topic-Fears, Phobias, and Anxieties - Cats

Figure 1. Psychogenic alopecia or overgrooming can be linked to
environmental stress. This cat joined a household with two other cats and
a large dog, and began pulling out fur from her back and legs. As she grew
more accustomed to the household, the behavior decreased.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Leslie Larson Cooper
Blackwells Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, Sixth Edition
Edited by Larry Patrick Tilley and Francis W. K. Smith, Jr. 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Behavior

Topic-Aggression, OverviewCats
Figure 1. Litter aversion. This cat backed into the covered litter box to urinate,
positioning all 4 feet on the litter box, thereby avoiding both physical contact with
unacceptable litter and avoiding entry into the covered
litter box. When offered unscented, clumping litter in
a plain uncovered litter box in the same location, the cat stopped house-soiling and
resumed litter box use, including digging and elimination.
Blackwells Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, Sixth Edition
Edited by Larry Patrick Tilley and Francis W. K. Smith, Jr. 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.