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The Surprising Way to Calm Your Cat: Why Yelling is Never the Answer!
Cats feel emotions just like humans. Sometimes they can be cheerful and eager to play, other times they are indifferent and withdrawn or irritated and frightened. This is completely natural. Emotions are the result of specific events and experiences, and in certain cases allow the animal to react in the right way. The problem begins when the furry cat’s stress is accompanied by unjustified aggression or its behavior becomes persistent. How to calm the cat down? Below we list proven methods.
Even if you know how to accustom a dog to a cat and have properly carried out the socialization of your pets, it is impossible to exclude the possibility that nervous behaviors will appear in a furry one. Contrary to appearances, these do not necessarily have to do with the presence of a dog in the house.
Why does a cat behave nervously?
While the problem of chronic stress can indeed arise in a situation where a new quadruped (not just a dog, but also a second cat) appears in the family, it’s worth knowing that stress also affects those mutts that are the only pet in the household. There are many possible sources of this behavior.
Frequent visits from strangers to the animal, inappropriate housing conditions (noise or harsh, bright lights)…
