How to alleviate cat stress response

If your cat is experiencing mild stress, you can first transfer it to a familiar closed environment, place items such as catnip, pheromones, and played-with toys, and let the cat be alone for a while. Avoid causing any further stimulation, otherwise the symptoms will worsen. Once the cat calms down, the owner can comfort it by gently stroking it. If the cat shows symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, you can feed it probiotics to regulate the intestinal tract. However, if the cat's stress is severe, with symptoms such as depression and loss of appetite, it is necessary to seek medical attention promptly to prevent subsequent diseases such as feline infectious peritonitis, urinary obstruction, and liver failure.

When a cat exhibits stress responses, the first step is to immediately transfer it to a familiar environment and let it be alone for a while to gradually digest the tense emotions. You can place the cat's old toys, bedding, and owner's clothes near the cat, and put catnip and pheromones in the room to alleviate the cat's anxiety. Once the cat improves, the owner can approach and gently stroke it to comfort it. Most cats with stress symptoms experience mild decreases in appetite and energy, which usually recover with patient care.
If a cat develops vomiting, diarrhea, and other symptoms, you can add an appropriate amount of probiotics to its food to regulate the gastrointestinal environment, which helps alleviate the cat's symptoms. If the cat's stress response is severe, with symptoms such as depression, loss of appetite, and abnormal body temperature, it is necessary to seek medical treatment promptly.

After stress, cats may have a decline in resistance. If there is coronavirus in the cat's body at this time, the coronavirus may mutate and cause feline infectious peritonitis, which is a high-risk disease. If the owner discovers related symptoms in the cat, it is essential to take the cat to the hospital for inspection.

Generally, mild stress reactions causing depression or loss of appetite will improve within 1-3 days. However, if the cat exhibits obvious clinical symptoms due to stress response, including coughing, sneezing, vomiting, and diarrhea, the recovery time will usually extend to 5-7 days.