How To Tell If Your Cat Is Stressed & What To Do About ItSome common symptoms of a cat feeling stressed are:
Anytime your cat suddenly starts showing symptoms, you should schedule a trip to the vet – just in case it is a health issue. Health problems can cause sudden behavior and personality changes in cats. So how can you prevent your cat from becoming stressed, and treat a cat that has stress? #1. Put your cat on a schedule. Like I mentioned before, cats are the absolute happiest when their lives revolve around a set schedule. They truly are creatures of habit. You should feed them, play with them, and go to sleep at approximately the same time everyday. It will have a huge impact on your cat's life. More than you can imagine. Putting any cat on a set schedule can completely turn it's life around for the better, and make it much happier and at ease. #2. Don't change the environment. Obviously, you have to redecorate sometime! But if you do, don't do a complete home makeover all at once. If you can, add one piece of furniture or implement one new change at a time – so your cat can adjust. #3. Provide your cat with a safe retreat. Give your cat a personal space, such as an room in the house – or at least a corner of a room. You'll want to put toys, bed, scratching post and other items there. Make it a safe haven so no matter what kind of ruckus or remodeling is going on in the rest of the house, your cat always has that 'safe retreat' where nothing has changed. Just like people, some cats handle stress better than other cats. If you have multiple cats, one of them may be stressed out by someone or something while the others are not. Either way, giving each cat a personal space and keeping a set schedule will relieve stress and make everyone happier. #4. Products that calm your cat and relieve stress: Feliway: Feliway is very effective, and as someone who uses it regularly, I highly recommend it. You may be wondering what it is. It is a pheromone spray that mimics the natural, friendly pheromones your cat deposits on familiar, “safe” objects and areas. (Maybe you've seen cats rubbing the corners of their mouths or their heads on certain objects? If so, you've witnessed the way your cat deposits pheromones. These pheremones tell your cat he or she is in a safe, secure place.) You can get Feliway as a spray or a plug-in. When getting new furniture, I recommend using the Feliway spray – and spraying it on the corners of the new item. When moving to a new home, and bringing your old furniture – a Feliway plug-in is the best option.
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