Individual cats differ in how much they appreciate human forms of affection, and it’s important to respect your cats’ boundaries. If your roommate picked you up and showered you with impromptu hugs and full-body squeezes regardless of your mood, you might feel a bit anxious and cranky. (Avoid playing the radio or news, adds certified cat behavior consultant Tabitha Kucera, who recommends the Through a Cat’s Ear CD and the Pet Acoustics’ Pet Tunes Feline system, a speaker unit preloaded with calming cat tunes.)Ĭonsiderate handling.
CALMING CAT SOUNDS FREE
This could be a spare room that is free of artificial scents and beeping electronics, where you use a noise buffer, such as a fan, white noise machine, soft classical music or tunes designed for the feline ear, Delgado says. If you can’t give up your mountain glade sprays and sandalwood candles, if blasting rock or rap is your thing or your teenager is learning to play the drums, set aside spaces where your kitties can escape these annoyances. Don’t wash all your cat beds on the same day, and avoid heavily scented detergents and cleaning products. Just like any roommate situation, compromise is often the solution. “It’s like moving into someone’s apartment as a roommate and it’s already filled with all their stuff.” “So if we’re constantly trying to cover or erase those smells, they can’t feel like they live there,” Delgado says.
Cats use scent glands in their cheeks, flanks and paw pads to leave their personal scent on objects in their environment, making them feel at home and secure. Incense, fragrance plug-ins, essential oils and scented candles can be irritating to cats, and they can interfere with the one smell cats universally adore: their own. This means that smells and sounds you find appealing-or barely notice-can be overwhelming to your feline friends. When it comes to evaluating their living spaces, humans are very visual while cats, with their much sharper noses and ears, are more concerned with odors and noise.
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