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'''Frenetic random activity periods''' ('''FRAPs'''), also called the '''zoomies''' or '''midnight crazies'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=When Your Cat Gets the "Midnight Crazies"|url=https://www.petplace.com/article/cats/pet-behavior-training/when-your-cat-gets-the-midnight-crazies/|website=www.petplace.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> |
'''Frenetic random activity periods''' ('''FRAPs'''), also called the '''zoomies''' or '''midnight crazies''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=When Your Cat Gets the "Midnight Crazies"|url=https://www.petplace.com/article/cats/pet-behavior-training/when-your-cat-gets-the-midnight-crazies/|website=www.petplace.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> are random bursts of energy occurring in dogs and cats in which they run frenetically, commonly in circles. They usually last a few minutes or less.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.adoptandshop.org/the-zoomies-what-are-frenetic-random-activity-periods/ |title=The Zoomies: What Are Frenetic Random Activity Periods? |last=Shannon Casey |date=September 14, 2018 |website=adoptandshop.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://andreaarden.com/dog-facts-and-trivia/frenetic-random-activity-periods-otherwise-known-as-dog-zoomies/ |title=Frenetic Random Activity Periods: Otherwise Known as Dog Zoomies! |website=andreaarden.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pedigree.com/getting-a-new-dog/getting-a-puppy/dealing-with-your-dog-s-energy-bursts# |title=Dealing With Your Dog's Energy Bursts |website=[[Pedigree Petfoods|Pedigree]]}}</ref> It is not known what causes animals to engage in FRAPs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.southbostonanimalhospital.com/blog/why-your-dog-gets-the-zoomies |title=Why Your Dog Gets "The Zoomies" |last=Waggener |first=Natalie |date=20 February 2018 |website=South Boston Animal Hospital |access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="cats">{{Cite web |url=https://www.catster.com/cat-behavior/what-are-the-cat-zoomies-should-you-worry |title=What Are the Cat Zoomies and Are They Ever Anything to Worry About? |last=Lowery |first=Sassafrass |date=March 5, 2018 |website=Catster}}</ref> |
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Although little data exists regarding the safety of FRAPs, professor [[Marc Bekoff]] has suggested that dogs should be allowed to freely engage in them as long as the dog is in a safe area and will not harm others or themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal-emotions/201709/its-ok-dogs-engage-in-zoomies-and-enjoy-fraps |title=It's OK For Dogs to Engage in Zoomies and Enjoy FRAPs |last=Bekoff |first=Marc |date=26 September 2017 |website=[[Psychology Today]] |access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> Likewise, FRAPs are normal and healthy behavior for cats as well.<ref name=cats /> |
Although little data exists regarding the safety of FRAPs, professor [[Marc Bekoff]] has suggested that dogs should be allowed to freely engage in them as long as the dog is in a safe area and will not harm others or themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal-emotions/201709/its-ok-dogs-engage-in-zoomies-and-enjoy-fraps |title=It's OK For Dogs to Engage in Zoomies and Enjoy FRAPs |last=Bekoff |first=Marc |date=26 September 2017 |website=[[Psychology Today]] |access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> Likewise, FRAPs are normal and healthy behavior for cats as well.<ref name=cats /> |
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Revision as of 02:48, 14 June 2020
Frenetic random activity periods (FRAPs), also called the zoomies or midnight crazies,[1] are random bursts of energy occurring in dogs and cats in which they run frenetically, commonly in circles. They usually last a few minutes or less.[2][3][4] It is not known what causes animals to engage in FRAPs.[5][6]
Although little data exists regarding the safety of FRAPs, professor Marc Bekoff has suggested that dogs should be allowed to freely engage in them as long as the dog is in a safe area and will not harm others or themselves.[7] Likewise, FRAPs are normal and healthy behavior for cats as well.[6]
References
- ^ "When Your Cat Gets the "Midnight Crazies"". www.petplace.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Shannon Casey (September 14, 2018). "The Zoomies: What Are Frenetic Random Activity Periods?". adoptandshop.org.
- ^ "Frenetic Random Activity Periods: Otherwise Known as Dog Zoomies!". andreaarden.com.
- ^ "Dealing With Your Dog's Energy Bursts". Pedigree.
- ^ Waggener, Natalie (20 February 2018). "Why Your Dog Gets "The Zoomies"". South Boston Animal Hospital. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ a b Lowery, Sassafrass (March 5, 2018). "What Are the Cat Zoomies and Are They Ever Anything to Worry About?". Catster.
- ^ Bekoff, Marc (26 September 2017). "It's OK For Dogs to Engage in Zoomies and Enjoy FRAPs". Psychology Today. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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