| There might be several instances when you were | | | | calm the cat down. Here are some important |
| playing your favorite symphony under the piano lamp | | | | measures you can take: |
| or piano lamps with your beloved kitty next to you. | | | | Try to keep your cat away from the source of |
| That may be a comforting sound to your cat, but | | | | the commotion. It is better to take it to a centralized |
| they tend to get startled by unexpected loud noises. | | | | room where the noise is less. |
| It is not easy for them to understand what these | | | | You can even try to soothe it by playing some |
| sudden and varied loud sounds mean. Upon hearing | | | | soft music. For instance, the sound of the harp is |
| such sounds, cats are usually in a complete bedlam as | | | | quite soothing to the animals. |
| to what they should do and where to hide in order | | | | You can be the best distraction when your cat is |
| to protect themselves from the sounds. On top of | | | | scared as they look towards humans as a maternal |
| that, cats have sensitive hearing. | | | | substitute. So pet and distract the cat until the noise |
| It may happen at times that your cat can become | | | | subsides. |
| used to some loud sounds on her own. Yet at times, | | | | If you still feel that there is some fear left after |
| the intensity can startle it which can eventually | | | | the original startling effect, then this can be a |
| develop into a fear. When scared, a cat is not much | | | | long-term fear. You can desensitize your cat to loud |
| different from a child who has encountered | | | | sounds by exposing it to the low volume of the |
| something overpowering and frightening. It really | | | | same sound and then gradually increasing it overtime. |
| needs your attention at that time as it cannot | | | | This will familiarize the cat to that sound and then it |
| understand by itself that there is nothing to worry | | | | will not react the same way. Even during the |
| about. | | | | exposure, you can soothe or distract your kitty. |
| But if your kitty becomes scared, you can definitely | | | | Another way is to lure your cat by offering a special |
| help it get over cringing, hiding and freaking out | | | | treat as a gift for what it has endured. |
| responses on hearing a sudden loud noise. The most | | | | The desensitization is meant for almost all loud |
| common sounds that can possibly scare your cat are | | | | sounds, but you may need to repeat the process |
| that of thunder and fireworks. However, some | | | | depending upon how arousing the sound is for your |
| artificial sounds such as that of a construction | | | | cat. One thing worth noting is that all cats do not |
| instrument can also raise the fur of your kitty. What | | | | respond the same way. But generally speaking, your |
| you can do is to either eliminate the source of sound | | | | cat will be less likely to fear such anxiety-provoking |
| or if that is not in your hands then at least try to | | | | sounds and not act anxiously. |