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Cat stress response ⚠️ 
🐈 Don't doubt ❗ It's stressful 😿

What is a cat’s stress response?
Cats' stress response refers to a series of physiological and psychological adaptive responses that occur when they face internal and external stimuli.
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These reactions include:
1️⃣ Emotional abnormalities: such as anxiety, fear, increased aggression, etc.
2️⃣ Abnormal behavior: such as escaping, increased aggressive movements, etc.
3️⃣ Physiological changes: such as increased blood sugar, increased hormone secretion, etc.
4️⃣ Reduced immune function~

These changes are all designed to allow cats to cope with current threats and maintain survival, but long-term stress can also have adverse effects on cats' health.
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Causes of stress reactions in cats:
1️⃣ Changes in living environment: such as moving or taking the cat out
2️⃣ Excessive fright: such as shouting or other irritating sounds
3️⃣ Feeling threatened: such as the sudden appearance of strangers, cats or dogs, etc.
4️⃣ Give the cat a bath
5️⃣ inappropriate or excessive touching
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Symptoms of a cat’s stress response can range from mild to severe, and even mild symptoms should not be ignored:
🟨 Mild stress reaction:
◾ Changes in sleeping location, preferring to hide under the bed or other hiding places
◾ Changes in diet, loss of appetite, or pica
◾ Reluctant to interact with owner and becomes very withdrawn
🟧 Moderate stress reaction:
Urinating everywhere, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms
🟥 Severe stress reaction:
Decreased immunity, susceptibility to infection, sudden death, etc.
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The correct way to deal with stress reactions in cats:
1️⃣ Soothe it gently first without disturbing it too much. Let it stay in a familiar, safe place and slowly adjust and recover.

2️⃣ When moving, don’t throw away your cat’s favorite items. Bring them to your new home to increase your cat’s familiarity.

3️⃣ If symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea occur, you can feed probiotics in an appropriate amount to regulate the intestines and relieve the discomfort caused by stress.

4️⃣ Divert your cat's attention with toys or food she likes to ease the effects of stress.

5️⃣ If you have a loss of appetite, be sure to try to get it to eat. Not eating for a long time will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and is not good for health.

6️⃣ Once a cat has a severe stress reaction, such as hunger strike, vomiting, anuria, etc., it must seek medical treatment in time without delay.

Once a cat has a severe stress reaction, such as hunger strike, vomiting, anuria, etc., it must seek medical treatment in time without delay.

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