Fears, Phobias, and Anxieties in Cats
 
A phobia is a persistent and excessive fear of a specific stimulus, such as a thunderstorm. Immediate, excessive anxiety response is characteristic of a phobic condition, and it has been suggested that once a phobic event has been experienced, any event associated with it, or the memory of it, is sufficient enough to generate a response. The most common phobias are associated with noises (such as thunderstorms or fireworks).
 
Fear is the instinctual feeling of apprehension resulting from a situation, person, or object that appears to prese ...read more