Anxiety in the cat is always a cause for concern. This calm-natured animal cannot spend a lot of time feeling tense because otherwise his health, especially his cardiovascular health, would be compromised. Not to mention that it would be extremely difficult for him to lead a good life.
When we decide to be this furry's family, we have to do everything possible from day one to make him happy. But there are situations that cannot be controlled, much less predicted, such as the possible loss of a loved one or a move. Therefore, I am going to tell you how to treat anxiety in cats.
How to know if my cat has anxiety?
Anxiety, sadly, is not typical of humans. Our four-legged friends can also suffer from it at some point in their lives. To know if they have it, we will have to look above all at their behavior, since it will be what changes the most. An anxious cat is a cat that is tense, alert, and can react aggressively to any stimulus.
In addition, can mark with urine or even feces, or relieve themselves off the tray. In severe cases, it can be compulsively groomed causing wounds or alopecia. This will not be done to punish us, but to tell us that you need help.
It could also have the feline hyperesthesia syndrome, that is to say, contractions of the dorsal muscles of the trunk as a spasm, behaviors of self-mutilation of the hair and / or skin, and an increase in vocalization. Still, we have to know that these are symptoms of other diseases as well, so it is best to take him to the vet to tell us what it is you have.
How to try to improve your mood?
The first thing to do is identify the cause of your anxiety. It could be that you have a health problem, that you don't like the idea of moving, or that there is something or someone at home that won't let you live in peace. To know for sure, there will be no choice but to know well what family situation we are in and be aware of the cat and those who interact with him.
So that you can be calm it is very important that let us provide you with a place where you can go whenever you want or need it. In this room he has to have a bed, his feeder and drinker, toys and at least one scraper that he can climb on and sharpen his nails. If the idea of the scraper does not quite convince us, we can choose to place shelves at different heights wrapped with raffia rope for example, but we have to put something that can be used to scratch.
If there are children at home you have to teach them to respect the cat. As little humans we have a tendency to take everything, it is our way of exploring. But of course, we are not aware of our strength at such an early age, and inadvertently we can do a lot of damage to the furry. So, it is very important that parents teach their children not to disturb the feline. There are things that cannot be done, such as grabbing him by the tail or sticking your fingers in his eyes, much less trying to lean on him.
Another important issue is the spend time. If you are a follower of the blog, you may be a little tired of always reading this same advice 🙂, but it is very important. Our friend can only be happy if you spend time with him, if you play with him, if you give him love. But, yes, you have to always respect the animal and not force it to do anything. In the event that we see that he begins to move his tail from one side to the other in a tense way, that he hisses and / or growls, that he throws his ears back and stares at us, we will leave him alone.
If we need more help, it is highly recommended to use Feliway in diffuser, which are synthetic F3 pheromones that will make you feel much more relaxed.
We hope these tips have been useful to you 🙂.