{"id":3774,"date":"2021-12-21T06:56:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petpundit.com\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2022-05-09T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T15:36:39","slug":"how-to-help-your-cat-overcome-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathyrosenthal.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/21\/how-to-help-your-cat-overcome-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"How to help your cat overcome anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dear Cathy,<\/em><\/p>\n We got our rescue cat in October 2015 as a seven-month-old kitten.\u00a0 As soon as she got in the house, she went under the bed and came out only to eat and use the litter box.\u00a0 A year later, she still hid under the bed but came out more often to snoop around the house.\u00a0 As soon as anyone moved though, she raced back under the bed.<\/em><\/p>\n Since the beginning of this year, she comes out at night and sleeps in our bed with us. At daybreak, she is back under the bed again until nighttime.\u00a0 When we are watching television, she comes into the hallway and starts \u201ctalking\u201d to us. But as soon as one of us gets up, she is back under the bed.<\/em><\/p>\n I have a bag of treats, and when she hears me open it, she comes running to me.\u00a0 Sometimes, she stays out, and we play a little.\u00a0 She does not play with any of the toys we bought her.<\/em><\/p>\n She lets us pick her up, but not for long, and she does purr.\u00a0 She is not curious about anything, open bags, crawling things, etc. We do have a Chihuahua who has no interest in her. Sometimes they both end up on the bed at the same time with no conflicts.<\/em><\/p>\n Is this something that is going to last forever with her? Right now, she is not like a pet, she is just an animal that lives in our house.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2013 Mark, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dear Mark,<\/p>\n I appreciate your patience with this sensitive soul. Believe it or not, I don\u2019t think her anxieties will last forever, even though it has been two years so far. She has actually made progress, so here are a few more ways to keep things moving.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nHow to help your cat overcome her anxiety:<\/p>\n
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