Treatments for Stressed Cats

Cats can be very sensitive creatures and may often become anxious or frustrated by things going on around them, or by the way people interact with them. It's important for you to know if your cat is stressed, especially if you have a domestic cat, they are good at hiding signs that they are stressed or in pain because in the wild this would make them an easier target for predators.

It is important that you manage and reduce stress in your cat as much as you can because if your cat is stressed, it can become both emotionally and physically unwell and may develop physical illnesses as well as the display problem behavior. Often owners may only notice something is ‘not quite right with their cats when they have already been stressed for some time.

Cats may lose their appetite or be sick occasionally or behave in a way that owners have never seen before, such as spraying urine against the wall indoors or behaving aggressively.

The sooner you realize that your cat could be experiencing stress, the sooner you can resolve the problem. This means you need to keep a close eye on your cat’s physical health as well as their behavior so that anything ‘odd’ or ‘out of character’ that could be a sign of stress is quickly identified.