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JUST SHYUNDERSTANDING AND WORKING WITH
FEARFUL AND SHY CATS
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DEFINING SHY AND FEARFULTo do this, we must look at behaviors that are likely to
accompany these emotional states
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Body clenched
Feigning sleep
Pupils dilated
Moving away
Tail wrapped around
body
Ears alert and erect or flat
to head
Whiskers flat against face
Body Language
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Burrowed or buried
under blankets or
towels
Avoids eye contact
Makes themselves
small
Head turned away/
kept low
Visible tension
Avoidant in every way
Body Language
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May have no response
to your presence
Often silent
Frozen
Hard stare
May hiss or growl
If forced may strike out
or attempt to leave the
cage
Body Language
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WHY ARE YOU SHY?Causes of shy and fearful behavior in
cats
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• Lack of socialization
from humans, mother or
littermates
• Genetics
• Physical problems
• Previous experience
with humans
• Experience with
veterinarian
• Rough handling by
humans (kids!)
• Life experience
Causes of Shy and Fearful Behavior
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• Strays
• Hoarding cases
• Owner surrenders
• Colonies
• Anywhere!
Where Do They Come From?
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THE GOOD NEWS?No matter what the cause, our approach
will be the same!
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• Medical care first
• Safe housing
• Establish a routine
• Quality over quantity
• House singly as often as
possible
Order of Events
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• Be calm/ still
• Talk normally
• Act normally
• Move slowly and
deliberately
• Be predictable
Human Body Language
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• Give the cat space
• Allow them to choose a
comfortable distance
• Allow them to approach or
retreat
• Allow them to choose to
interact
• Allow them to investigate
• Allow them to watch from
a distance
• Allow them to choose not
to interact
Important Considerations to Remember
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• Routine
• Possible helper cats
• Short interactions with
multiple handlers
• Directed/ controlled
interactions
• Exposure to adopters
• Save fosters for the ones
we can’t reach
Benefits to Staying in the Shelter
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DESENSITIZATIONA process of presenting a weak version of a stimulus
(people) at a level that does not produce undesirable
reaction (fear) and gradually increasing the intensity as
the animal’s comfort level grows.
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COUNTER-CONDITIONINGThe conditioning of unwanted emotional responses
(fear) to a stimulus into a wanted emotional response
by associating good things with the stimulus
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• Toss treats into cage
• Read through cage door
• Talk to cat with door open
• Offer very high value items
to cat
• What is high value? The cat
decides!
• Use of toys
• Hands off until the cat tells
us otherwise
• Watch YOUR body
language
Humans Are Good…
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• Watch their body
language
• Cat loosens: body
unclenches, ears relax,
pupil reaction, eyes
soften, ear movement,
whisker movement
• Curious of your hand in
cage
• Responds to your voice
• Responds to food
motivator
Responds to play therapy
When Can I Touch That Cat?
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• Go slow, deliberate
movements
• Focus on head/ face/
chin/ cheeks
• Stop as soon as body
language shifts
• No full body pets- not yet
• Don’t reach into their
space
• Let them come to you if
possible
• Offer a toy
He Told Me I Could Touch Him!
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• Used to engage with a
cat who may not allow
handling
• Cat chooses the toy and
the game
• Broaden relationship
• Engage natural
behaviors
Play Therapy
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• Progress takes time
• Set small goals
• One step at a time
• Rushing creates anxiety =
setback
• All cats are different
• If we push too hard, we
lose them…. Don’t push
hard enough, we never
really meet them… it’s a
balance!!
Final Thoughts to Remember…
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