Cats are timid animals and are easily frightened. A common stress reaction is sudden nervousness, such as jumping up suddenly or having their hair explode, and then quickly finding a place to hide.

What are the symptoms of cat stress response

Cats are timid animals and are easily frightened. A common stress reaction is sudden nervousness, such as jumping up suddenly or having their hair explode, and then quickly finding a place to hide. In more serious cases, vomiting, diarrhea, and open urination may occur. In more severe cases, urethral obstruction, constipation, frequent visits to the toilet, incontinence, etc. may occur, and hunger strikes and howling incessantly may occur. The most serious ones are when or soon after the stress reaction occurs, the whole body convulses, the abdomen rises and falls rapidly, the eyeballs bulge, and death.

Physiologically, due to some external stimulation, the animal's body undergoes a series of changes, such as the increase in secretion of various hormones, increase in blood pressure, increase in blood sugar, etc. Stress reactions can occur in every living thing, but because cats are naturally timid and more sensitive to external stimuli, cats are more likely to have stress reactions. Therefore, be sure not to deliberately scare the cat. If the cat is frightened by sudden movements, comfort the cat and accompany the cat more.