It may sound hard to believe but cats can get stressed too!
While many aspects of feline health and welfare have improved over recent years, some aspects of modern living may be having a detrimental effect on our cats. A small amount of stress is normal, but chronic stress in cats (be it emotional or physical in origin) can become a welfare concern and can in some cases lead to medical disorders such as cat cystitis.
Due to our busy lives, our cats need to cope with unstable routines, changing scents, living with other cats and strange people coming and going within the home.
Signs that cats give are stressed not always obvious to humans and often misunderstood as bad or ‘naughty’ behaviour.
Have you ever noticed how your cat rubs his head against furniture, furnishings and even your legs when he is happy? When a cat does that he leaves behind traces of the feline facial pheromone, which conveys a message of reassurance. If a cat is stressed he will do this less often.
Feliway, for cats, is a product that mimics this natural pheromone and has been proven to help cats cope in challenging situations and prevent stress related behavioural problems, such as cat scratching and cat spraying. It is available as either a plug-in diffuser for the home or a handy spray for when travelling, for example to the often dreaded vet!
Feliway is available from your vet, please click here to find your nearest vet stockist. Feliway is also available from online pharmacies, specialist pet retailers and larger Boots stores.
