How to Decrease Anxiety in Cats : Pet Behavior
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Anxiety in cats can cause a myriad of behavioral and medical issues. Decrease anxiety in cats with help from founder and CEO of 911 VETS in this free video clip.
Expert: Steve Weinberg, DVM
Contact: www.911vets.com/
Bio: Dr. Steve Weinberg, founder and CEO of 911 VETS®, has worked in hundreds of veterinary clinics as a full-time, part-time and relief veterinarian in California since 1985.
Filmmaker: Jared Jacobsen
Series Description: Dogs and cats can be wonderful pets, but their behavior can sometimes leave you scratching your head. Find out about pet behavior and CPR for pups with help from founder and CEO of 911 VETS in this free video series.
i think my cats should listen to you talk because your voice is very calming.
He sounds a bit like Owen Wilson.
I moved around a lot due to being in foster care and I’ve kept my cat as an ESA. I didn’t realize how bad it had gotten for him, after being depressed and stuck in a room a lot when I couldn’t let him out to moving home to home …. New roommate…. He’s grooming out his hair, and he’s skiddish now and it makes me very sad :(
Did you find anything that helped??
We both some stoners lol so I feel like your recommendation would be authentic :)
@@Spookyghoul777 honestly, I tried to give him more things to scratch on and some toys, and that seemed to naturally help him overtime. He seems to settle down, and I think that it was because he was just very uncomfortable with the people that he was living with.
Vets make my cats anxious.
My cats are paranoid because the other day another cat came in through the bathroom window and rubbed it's scent everywhere, thank you for making this video
just like the beatles song
I just took my cat to the vet for a anual vacine and came back home and now she is going crazy everywhere, licking herself, meowing, she’s nervous
I think my cats just a super energetic lil bastid, I play with him like two hours a day and i take him out on leash in summer, its winter now and the poor fellahs havin a hard time adjusting :(
Worth watching 👍
thanks
I need someone to help me: My cat is very high anxiety and after a new person is over at my house, he attacks me because of how overstimulated and stressed he gets. Two other instances include the time he attacked me because he heard a new voice of someone on my phone, and when he heard a cat meow in distress outside. I don’t know what to do! I play with him until he gets tired, feed him good food, and he still cuddles with me. Since he’s a rescue, I’m thinking he has some sort of trauma. Can someone give me some advice?
My girl is old and has had UTI she is very nervous and timid from when we got her at 7 to 8 weeks and now she is about 14 years. She don't want to play with anyone or anything. When I can get her and hold her she will malt and meow loudly. She has been put on meds but drooled quite badly and it stoned her out. She will only eat under the table and nothing can be on at the time no washing machine, dryer etc, our house is not that big. What do we do. She is not aggressive and there has been no abuse to the cat as we had her since she was a baby.
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There's some good advice here. However, pheromone diffuser products are only effective for a small percentage of cats. Due to their expense, I recommend investing in enrichment instead. Similarly, pharmaceuticals should only be utilized in conjunction with behavioral treatments. Just adding pharmaceuticals alone is a bit like adding air to a tire that has a nail in it - it doesn't actually solve the problem on its own.
Totally agree 😻
My cat is meowing all night. Can I give him human melatonin ? He also have separation anxiety, every time me or my girlfriend leaves the house he crying not stop.
One of my cats is anxious because I keep him indoors, I think. But I just can't help, I can't let him go outside. There is a road just near, And I fear he would be lost or hurt.
It's really hard to keep him entertained, he complains almost 1/2 of the day...
I play, I make soap bubbles, I give bouncing balls, everything... please if you have any advice...
whatever you do, do not let him go outside. most you can do is get a firm, thick harness that looks like a mini jacket, and a leash. take him out to the garden
Get him a cat tower
@@WinterStones Yes, I'm doing this.
It's hard to keep him close, but he's beginning to understand that we go outside every morning.
He was able to run and climb on some trees.
He's starting to be less anxious.
@@poojachoudhary2103 He already have plenty of those. XD
You look smart my cat is a female cat, her sister had kittens. The problem is my cat think shes the mother of the kittens and she grooms the kittens. But she didn't let her sister (the mother of the kittens) give them milk. she gets angry when we try to remove her or touch the kittens, what I've done is continuously remove her and lock her in the other room for hours. and today she is not energetic and have symptoms of a stressed cat.(Its impossible that she had a previous condition or ate something toxic it's IMPOSSIBLE)I'm afraid i have STRESSED my cat because she doesn't want to interact or eat and TRYS to vomit out something( Gags everytime i touch her throat, she doesn'thave diarrhea either). She growls when i touch her/pick you up, as if she was angry and purrs(does a werid noise) when i barley touch her. What is wrong with my cat? Will she die? Can i do anything that will bring her back? What do i do?
My cat attacks herself and rips hair out of herself every time we go to the vet they give her a shot it works for about a month then stops working and she's tight back at it do you have any idea what may be wrong with her Thanks
So, “ 30 minutes of aerobic exercise twice a day “ means play with your cat, right?
i have a rescue cat and he is lovely and kind to me and in my bedroom, however when downstairs he is terrified of my mum and brother (they’ve never done anything for him to be scared of them, he’s been terrified since we got him) we adopted him when he was 2 and he is 4 soon, we first put it down to change in environment but it’s been 2 years with no changes around the house and no behavioural issues to indicate a medical problem, and he still hasn’t adjusted. i fear there may be something seriously wrong with my baby! any suggestions on how to make my environment better for him to be more comfortable?
I had the exact same situation with my cat. She was a rescue and she was dumped outside pregnant by her previous owners for two years until she was rescued. She was basically feral when they got her. She’s come a long way. When we first brought her home she would only allow me to spend any time with her. She wouldn’t come out of hiding or come downstairs for about a month. She absolutely hated my dad. It really just takes time and LOTS of patience with rescues. It took an entire year for her to allow my dad to touch her. Try just letting your family members play with her and spend short amounts of time with him in an area where he is most comfortable. It’s recommended that you isolate a new cat to one room when you first bring them home, this becomes their safe zone. I’d recommend doing that and letting your family slowly spend time with him and play with him in his safe zone and he will eventually come around. Try letting them feed him as well because he will associate feeding time (a positive situation) with them (a possibly uncomfortable situation for him) .
could anxiety cause FHS or is it the opposite?
Our kitten started doing the whole hairball thing & is hissing at us after we got a new female cat 🙄 what do we do for him? Hate seeing him upset
One of my cats attacks the other when it gets too close to its bed even though they are familiar. And the same one growls aggressively around it’s food bowl or when you touch her feet
my cats share litter boxes and food bowls lol, they don’t mind
The feet are the most sensitive part on a cats body, they hate being touched there. I realized the feeling after having a toe worked on, its unsettling lol.
My cat runs after his tail and attacks it and I don’t know what’s going on with him cuz he’s basically hurting himself and he’s being mean if we come to close and he only did this today do you know what’s going on with my cat please respond
For furparents of cats who 'over groom' please be aware of Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome. It is often overlooked and misdiagnosed as anxiety. My vet has never talked with me about it, instead continues to treat my cat with steroids and antibiotics which do not help. He actually had a leg injury as a kitten and has had nerve issues and pain with it since. I highly suspect, after treating his over grooming with a variety of different medications that he has this syndrome, injury induced. Not not terribly common. The thing is with this condition, anxiety can make it worse. If you are having problems treating over grooming, sudden erratic behavior, sensitivity around the cats tail and rump, and skin "crawling" you might want to get your fur baby screened for this syndrome.
How is it treated?
@@oliviamartini9700 meds and eliminating stress factors.
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My cat is marking the territory on my basement. Im really frustrated, she also looks anxious. I bought the fermos diffuser and it did help but I can't figure it out what she wants. We installed a automatic cat door that opens with microchip because other cats were coming to still the food. She doesn't want to use the door. She wants we open actual door for her.
The source of her problem may be a medical issue if this has come up with no identifiable outside source causing it. It can be hard to tell when a cat is sick because they do a much better job hiding it than other animals, so I would highly recommend taking her to the vet as soon as you can.
So sorry to hear about this. Have you tried offering any emotional support to the cat to help her deal with the challenges she is facing?
I sure hope someone can shed some light on a certain thing my cat does from time to time. His name is Gizmo & he's a 7 yr old ginger cat. As a rule, his eating habits are fairly regular... he gets about 1/2 cup of food spread out in 6 feedings through out the day - 2 tsp. per feeding. But every now & then, he'll go through spurts where he refuses to eat. He usually only skips 2 or 3 meals & then he bounces right back. There's no reason that I can see for him doing this.... I make sure I sterilize his food & water bowls 3 times a week. I've been through this with the vet several times & she has no clue as to what's going on with him. I've also noticed that now & then, right after eating, he'll crouch down low & just cringe. Recently he's started acting like he's scared & anxious Any suggestions as to why he does this & what I can do to help him would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for any light you can shed on this.
sassybrattystar the food issue might be furball. Try giving treats for furballs during the not eating phases.
Don’t give your cat Prozac because of side effects
Most vets know nothing about anxiety
My cat doesn't sleep at night. What to do? Please help
Well my cats sleep at night, but cats are nocturnal animals so it means they are more active at night so maybe your cat would much rather sleep at day and explore at night were is my cat likes sleeping whenever he can but he also explore during both night and day
My cats chase mice. What do I do!
This was most helpful. Been trying to rescue a stray cat that loves coming inside the house, very cuddly but also extremely anxious with my other very mellow cats. At one point she was making progress but then we stopped doing playing everyday like we used to and she stopped wanting to come back in the house and when she did her anxiety was crazy high. So playing is a must!! We also have trazodone so I'm thinking on that one. Any recommendations??
Hey, just wanted to ask if there’s any progress with your cat because I’m going through the exact same problem, or an advice would be nice please.
@@doodie3654 We're still keeping them the rescue cat mostly separate from the other cats. Two of our cats are super mellow and sweet so we make sure she gets exposure to them daily and after weeks she's not as freaked out. But we also have two more territorial cats we'll keep in a separate room while she roams the house couple hours a day. She mostly prefers being in a room where she feels safe so at night she sleeps in my daughter's room with her, closed doors, no other cats. She has trauma so that's been an uphill battle. If you have any anxiety meds like Ativan, Xanax.... You can give quarter pill. Best thing to do is playtime and allow them to feel safe. Really hope that helps. Best of luck 🤞
@@StompMom5 Thanks, I took her in today she feels safe and warm for the first time in her life I want to give her the best life possible because she’s my first indoor cat but when my parents saw her they didn’t really agree so I have to keep an eye on her because they might get rid of her ,thanks for the advice I’ll try to find anxiety aids if she needs some because they don’t sell them where I live .
Thanks alot
@@doodie3654 You're the sweetest for helping a homeless cat. Tell your parents the reason I fell in love with our kitties was because I had a daughter bring in a stray cat few years ago. It took me a little while to get used to having an indoor cat but when I fell in love with the kitty I started rescuing more. We now have four cats with the other stray cat making it five. Anxiety support can be in the form of anxiety cat treats you can buy at Petco. Also make sure your sweet kitty gets grain free food and stay far away from vet food in the white bag, the hills stuff has been linked to many kidney problems with cats because they're not meant to digest things like wheat, corn, rice and things like carrageenan. Hope that helps being your first kitty😻👍😻👍😻👍. Bless your sweet heart for loving a cat 😊❤️
@@StompMom5 Thanks I hope they get used to it, now she’s an outdoor cat again but I’ll bring her in once I buy the stuff she needs , and my parents agreed to keep her in only if she stays in my room, me and my sister share the same room so I had to convince her a little bit now she doesn’t mind. I’m not gonna give up on her I’ll try to find the best food for her I hope she becomes the happiest kitty she deserves to be. Thank you so much you really helped me alot.
My cat was rescued from a very neglected situation,he came here from the shelter yesterday,very nervous,and doesnt seem to know how to play! Suggestions?
I'm not Vet but I have 2 rescue cats , just give your cat some space away from the noise where she or he feels safe and leave their food and litter box close by . Let the cat explore the area on it's own and yes it take time. Don't try to hold or pick it up by force and when it's time the cat will come to you . Of course check with a Vet always as they are the professionals and good luck 😀
My cat keeps hiding under the bed and running away when someone comes close to her but lets u touch her but two days ago I was patting her and she was fine she loved me now she just runs away also my cat does not like to play with her toys lol
I saved stray kitten that got its family killed by two dogs. Its now hides in the corner whenever I tried to feed it will attack me. What should I do ?
Sean Yu any luck on that? Did you keep the kitten? I can offer advice but dont want to waste your time if youve already got it figured out (i see this post is 2 months old). The kitten needs his own safe zone, a room or a closet or smthng HE has access to but nothing else does, that safe haven in itself will calm him down alot, and thats only the first thing id advise doing. Give him his own personal space to hide, he will emerge when he feels safe
DeenanTheKemon thx the kitten is safe and sound. It has its own room and two litter boxes and running water
Sean Yu awesome news man, glad to hear it! They always come outta their shell once they get comfortable.
My cat will follow and meow at me allllll day and pees when I don’t give him attention because I’m looking at my laptop for zoom class. It’s driving me insane. I’m gonna start leash walking him
Having a Catio will help. It helps with my 2 cats. I just recently moved to a new location. I’ve tried these products for over a month and 💯 doesn’t work. So I built a Catio and problem solved.
Same things happening to me, every time I don’t react or try to sleep and don’t respond to his pleads to leave the room or give him attention in general he pees on my things
Pleeeeees help: Serbia, a polydactyl boy about 5 yrs old, has been to the hospital twice last yr cuz of bacteria-infected swollen paw due to fight..he’s soooo tame. But this other cat, grey & white ghetto cat, always attacks him! I can’t even take him to clinic if something happens (god forbid) cuz they’re closed/won’t operate. What can I do to stop the grey& white from attacking? Kleidend@gmail
We adopted a 12 year old Cat, when we go away he sees our suitcase and poops in our shower. I just bought a anxiety collar, Hope it works!
Did it?
@@oliviamartini9700 , somewhat
Cats are allergic to Lavender & can have reactions to bergamot Essential Oils, Sweet Orange Essential Oils
Oh wow, good to know!
"Idle paws are the devil's workshop"
What the fuck?
Vet tech suggested zylkene. I think my cats has separation anxiety because I work from home so when I leave he is lonely.
My cat is anxious and aggressive ;-;
what did you do?
Same. We adopted her as a rescue a few months ago
Gabriela Ayala nothing he was like that from the start. But we got him another cat who is a girl and he seems to be less anxious and overtime less aggressive.
regardless my cat is still a asshole! She gives me anxiety LOL jks, love her thou
I've ID'd my 7 year olds problem. He's always been a scaredy cat, hiding from people, and now, in a new HOME, he's been spraying for 2 years. I only recently (within last year or less) discovered this.... catching him in the act, and have tried EVERYTHING... now, blocking his view from outside seems the only solution. HOWEVER, yeah, I don't want to live in my home that I can't open the fucking windows ?? Really? (I'm venting my anger)...
My kitten is extremely afraid of my wireless headphones. I’m thinking it has to do with the sound coming from them and because they’re black and shiny. Idk... help
Awkward Italian Girl don’t show her your headphones ?
Awkward Italian Girl, you’re kidding, right?
@@davidbrucemusicvideo why would she be kidding? Lmao.
brad1983 💁🏻♂️🤔😉
So if Prozac helps, does it mean that the problem is that they do not have a PURPOSE? They cannot HUNT therefore they are aim-less.
Aim-less = NO dopamine = No action = Placing LOW in the social hierarchy = LOW serotonin as well.
Defeated lobsters retract themselves from the group and stop moving, getting depressed (aim-less), eventually to the point of letting themselves die.
I believe anxious cats NEED to go outdoors and run around, playing a LOT to compensate the lack of actual hunting.
NOTHING makes a cat more happy and stress-free than catching prey, there is no replacement.
My cat has been scared of people since she was hit by a car in her head yesterday.