Can stress cause anorexia in cats?
Stress can cause a cat to lose her appetite and if this happens the owner should do some detective work to find out why she is stressed.
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Putting face coverings on cats and dogs causes distress and perhaps worse
This is an interesting development. Some cat and dog owners are putting face coverings on their cats and dogs, photographing them and then uploading the photographs to Instagram and other social media sites. Why are they doing this? There are … Continue reading →
Do cats pick up on human emotions and stress?
Cats feed off of human emotion and this is largely displayed, subconsciously or otherwise, by body language. I agree with Jackson Galaxy. Human emotions and stress are bound to be visible in body language, gestures and the way you interact … Continue reading →
Palmerston, Britain’s Foreign Office cat, suffered from stress
It has come to the public’s attention that Palmerston, the 6-year-old tuxedo, Foreign Office cat, was suffering from stress. It was diagnosed because the cat was over-grooming his forelegs. A clear sign of stress as grooming is calming for cats. … Continue reading →
Veterinarians face two opposing viewpoints from their clients both of which causes them stress
A study concerning three aspects of the provision of veterinary care which causes stress in veterinarians has produced some interesting insights. The first insight comes from me rather than from the document itself. Fifty-seven percent of veterinarians reported that they … Continue reading →
Declawed domestic cats have a high degree of measurable chronic stress
On their Facebook webpage, The Paw Project have partially published, 2 days ago, the findings of a study which concluded that… “front-declawed cats suffer from a high degree of measurable chronic stress…who is surprised? – the words of The Paw … Continue reading →
Are domestic cats in multi-cat households more stressed?
There is a 2013 study on this topic which concluded that domestic cats living in multi-cat homes are not more stressed because of their living arrangements. There may be some stressed cats in the group but the added stress is … Continue reading →
Do domestic cats overeat to alleviate stress?
This is a discussion post. I don’t know the answer and neither do the scientists as far as I aware. We know that people eat for pleasure; as a means to alleviate stress or as a coping mechanism. You might … Continue reading →
How to help animal rescue workers get over compassion fatigue and occupational stress
Occupational stress and compassion fatigue is not uncommon in animal rescue workers. One of the most visited pages on this website concerns the high suicide rate among American animal rescue workers. In fact they have the highest suicide rate among … Continue reading →
Get a cat to stop maternal stress being passed on to unborn babies
In The Times newspaper today there is an article, “Maternal Stress Passed on to Unborn Babies”. It refers to a study in which the conclusion was that stress suffered by women in pregnancy can affect the unborn children and impair … Continue reading →