这里有篇文章是关于主人和猫的over-attachment。
对我来说，其他都没问题，只是其中一条我很符合。就是出于安全考虑，不让虎子出门，100%indoor。我老公一直认为应该让虎子出去看看外面的精彩世界，享受猫生。这点对我来说很难做到。
overprotective就overprotective吧。
Vicky Halls VN,
Member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
Talk given at the FAB Annual Conference 2007
Over-attachment
We all love our cats but it is possible to take that love to a level that is not in the best interests of the owner or the animal. The definition of over-attachment is: “having an emotional bond with a pet that is so intense that it is detrimental to the physical or psychological wellbeing of either the human or the animal”
There are a number of behaviour problems recognised in cats that are associated with over-attachment, including:
- Attention-seeking behaviour (e.g. destructive, vocalization, urine spraying)
- Periuria (inappropriate urination)
- Inappropriate defecation
- OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
- Learned helplessness
All the cases seen in one year, relating to problem behaviour in cats that was directly associated with over-attachment, were analysed further to establish whether there were any common characteristics in the owners.
Characteristics of over-attached owner [V Halls (2000)]
- The owners were almost exclusively women
- The owners lived alone or with a partner or companion with whom they spent little time
- The owners had been or were on Prozac or similar psychotropic drug or had been treated for a psychological problem. A large percentage of them had experienced a bereavement or divorce
- The owners were anthropomorphic about their cats referring to them as if human
- They didn’t go on holiday or visit friends or family overnight because they were reluctant to leave their cat
- The cats were kept exclusively indoors or allowed restricted access to outdoors under supervision for reasons of ‘safety’
- Many of the owners referred to themselves as being perfectionists, eager to please and desperate to do the right thing
- Their lives often revolved around the daily requirements of their cat
