Recommendations to prevent cats from getting upset at Christmas
Create a safe space where you can be calm
It is likely that at some point our cat prefers to go to a safe space due to so much noise. Animals seek refuge in certain places when they are scared. To help you, a resting place can be prepared for him as comfortable as possible, where you have your toys, feeder and drinker nearby.
Los cats can find their safe place inside a closet, in a cardboard box, under the bed or armchair. Going to visit a cat when he’s in hiding could reduce his sense of security and make him seek another secret place.
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Play music
If the cat is going to be home alone on Christmas or New Year’s Eve, He tries to condition the environment where he will spend several hours without company as well as possible.. One of the best options is to leave music or the television on.
Prepare your house to be ‘petfriendly’
At Christmas we decorate the house, we use new aromas and we modify the spaces for future celebrations. When doing it, you have to think that the changes will also alter our pet, accustomed to moving around the house safely, hiding and resting in their favorite places.
The key is to make those changes not affect you too much, respecting their habits and incorporating them gradually, the days before any celebration, so that they get used to it. In the case of cats, It is advisable to avoid products or substances that can modify the olfactory profile of your environment.
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Get used to changes in routine
If the holidays are going to disrupt your cat’s routines, the best thing will be to try to make them have the least possible impact on your day to day and prepare these new situations ahead of time. If you are not going to be there to feed him, you can resort to an automatic feeder or have someone you trust – yours and his – to feed him at convenient times or keep him company.
Advise guests how to treat your cat
It must be explained well to the invited people that they do not harass him and do not try to conquer him giving him food from his plates. Sometimes it is better that the guests ignore our pet, that they act as if they were not at home, since if they feel threatened they may defend themselves. If he discovers this way of protecting himself, he will use it other times that he feels threatened.
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play with your cat
A good idea for the animal to sleep all Christmas night is to get tired. The important thing is that the pet release all the energies and have quite sleepy. Thus, even if you are a little scared by the fireworks, the exhaustion will overcome you.