No, it isn’t a refreshing new beverage from Starbucks or McDonalds. FRAPs are Frenetic Random Activity Periods. Yesterday, I learned about FRAPs for the first time. I was watching the NETFLIX documentary, Inside the Mind of a Cat.
I’ve always called FRAPs the kitty crazies during which my cat(s) went bounding through the house sounding like a stampede of large animals. Such explosive outbursts from Kedi and Maia sometimes occur during the afternoon – other times at night. Some people call FRAPs the zoomies, for obvious reasons. It turns out that dogs can exhibit similar FRAP behaviors.
FRAPs are perfectly normal and not dangerous unless your house is full of things that can cause potential injury to your furry friend as a result of a frenetic outburst of feline or canine energy involving leaping, running full bore, and otherwise unpredictable kinetic activity.
So, in case you didn’t already know, now you know the formal term for this behavior – FRAP.