Nowadays, people live in cities and are busy socializing every day due to the pressure of life. They often ignore some of the most primitive pleasures in life, such as taking care of pets. Cats, like people, also need care and companionship. Many people go to work during the day and leave their cats alone at home. Cats will also become lonely. Over time, this loneliness will affect the cat's personality and habits, and even cause diseases.

We often see cats playing happily in apartments, often facing their owners' calls or food temptations as if nothing has happened, but there are often certain problems hidden under the surface of nonchalantness. For example, sometimes cats will create unexpected events to attract attention because they have been lonely for too long.

1. Symptoms of loneliness in cats

　1. Hair removal

Cats will experience psychological hair loss when they are lonely. They will groom their hair excessively and reject other activities. The appearance and duration of this behavior are not necessarily regular.

Psychological hair loss refers to a cat’s hair suddenly becoming sparse or completely hairless. Common areas such as the belly or inner thighs. Those areas with hair loss may look normal, and some may appear red. Or scratches, but before confirming, you must first confirm whether the cat has a skin disease, and only after excluding pathological itching reactions can it be determined to be psychological hair loss.

　2. Wandering around

The cat mentioned here is not a homeless cat wandering around, but a phenomenon of wandering aimlessly in the room. Moving back and forth in an area is a typical symptom of this problem, which often occurs after a period of confinement or restriction of the cat's freedom. Cats may also behave similarly when they are in heat, have neurological problems, brain abnormalities, epileptic seizures, pain, or abnormal nutrition and metabolism. Therefore, you must first check whether the cat has physical symptoms before confirming.

　3. Grind your teeth to relieve boredom

Cats like to clean their own hair. This is a very normal behavior. However, in many households, cats not only lick their own hair, but also lick other things, such as carpets, sofa covers, curtains, yarn balls or other things. Girls not only lick the hair ties used to comb their hair, but some also suck or bite these items, which is a bit abnormal, and these behaviors often cause gastritis or intestinal obstruction and other symptoms. ​​​​​​

2. How to make cats feel lonely

Spend more time with your cat so it won’t be lonely

　1. Communication method

The IQ of cats is not low. Before going out, you should kindly tell it where the owner is going, ask it to wait at home, and tell it that the owner will take it out to play when it comes back, and there will be delicious prizes. wait. ifYou can give it some delicious snacks, or put its favorite food on the toys. Cats who are good at understanding humans will get a lot of comfort from communication.

　2. Exercise method

Before going out, you can take your cat to exercise outdoors to let it consume too much energy. In this way, the cat will be tired when you get home and want to sleep.

　3. Attention shifting method

You can give it an old piece of clothing or socks that are full of the owner's scent. The familiar smell will make it feel that the owner is still with it, and it will feel safe. Frequently provide the cat with some fun toys so that it can focus on playing, divert its uneasy emotions, and forget about loneliness. Toys that make noises are great.

4. Let the cat play games

Recently, the Australian Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has developed three iPad games for cats, aiming to allow cats to play happily without leaving home. One of the games lets cats act as "chefs" and protect cheese from rats. The game developers designed a scoring system for players so owners can know “how good” their cats are. In addition, in order to prevent cats from getting bored, the developers also specially designed a mechanism to not play the game twice. The designers said that cats are very smart animals, and they hope that these games can provide them with entertainment. In the future, cats will not feel bored at home and will be away from possible harm when going out.

Finally, neutering the cat is also a necessary method. Maybe some people only know that cats will not bark because of estrus after being neutered, and their ears will be much cleaner. In fact, during the estrus period, cats endure physical and psychological pressure that is much greater than us being disturbed by cat calls.