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A cat was evaluated because of chronic fearful responses of > 2 years' duration.
The patient was a 2.5-year-old 5-kg (11-lb) castrated male domestic shorthair cat.
The patient was housed exclusively indoors. The family included 2 parents and their 2 daughters (ages, 7 and 12), and there were no other animals in the house. The cat had been obtained from a local animal shelter when it was 10 weeks old; the history of the cat before adoption was unknown. The patient had been neutered when it was 6 months old. The cat had negative
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