How fireworks affect cats

You also need to take some precautions against high noise and light levels for your cat as well.

Before every holiday accompanied by the sound of “aerial combat”, animal owners are made aware of the need to protect their animals. Mostly it’s about dogs, but it’s worth looking at how fireworks affect the health of cats.

Fireworks are scary for cats

As owners, we don’t need to explain to you how sensitive our purring pets can be to any unexpected loud noise. The clatter of a lid being dropped while cooking can send them scrambling to the top of the scratching post, but the honking of a courier’s horn can also scare the hell out of them. The reason for this is obvious, as cats in the wild were both predators and prey; they had to react quickly to any threatening situation. From this point of view, it is also clear how the cat will react to the fireworks display with its huge noise and flashing lights. Moreover, as dogs and other animals such as birds, this stressful situation is bad for their health. In fact, it is easy for a kitten to escape from the house in fear.

How can you protect your pet from noise?

To protect your cat from the shock of fireworks, you should take the following precautions:

1. First: stay at home with the cat. The noise alone will be even more frightening for them.
2. Turn on the TV or listen to music to drown out the noise outside.
3. Close the curtains or lower the blinds to soften the effect.
4. Play with your cat to distract them.
5. You can also keep your cat busy with a treat. A few tasty morsels can be even more exciting than the noise of fireworks can be a few tasty morsels.
6. Give them a quiet place to retreat to. This could be an empty room.
7. Stay calm yourself, so that your calm can be reassuring for them. Our pets can not only sense it, they can also adopt their owner’s mood.
8. Check all possible escape routes so the animal doesn’t run away in fear.
9. If you have a cat outside, it is recommended that you bring them indoors during the fireworks to prevent them from getting hurt during the escape. In a panic, they could run out in front of a car or go so far that they can’t find their way home.
10. Take catnip or pheromone preparations, which can also calm your cat.