My cat gets stressed when this particular house guest arrives?

It's the second time now. She experiences problem urinating, and is very restless. I took her to the Vet, and she is being treated. My concern now is how do I avoid having this guest stay at my home in the future.


The guest is my relative and is not an animal lover.


Seeing my cat behave this way is stressing me out.My cat gets stressed when this particular house guest arrives?
it is simple, but not easy.





you tell the relative that you are sorry, but you can't have any more house guests. That you will invite them when it is possible again.





don't talk about the cat. don't make excuses, don't explain.





at most, you can say ';this isn't person. But i will not be having house guests for the foreseeable future.';


KEEP REPEATING IT. and remember, no excuses, no explanations. this is not a negotiation.





Our vet gave me very weak tranquilizers for my terri-poo for storms. Your vet might consider this, if this guest doesn't come often or stay long.My cat gets stressed when this particular house guest arrives?
Most everyone who has answered has answered correctly. Here's a more detailed explanation.. Cat's use a combination of noise AND body language to communicate. The easiest example I can use to illustrate this point is a cats ear position. If a cat has its ears back, for instance, they are mad. Forward, and they are interested or curious. Cats read body language as a basic communication tool. This guest is using his/her body language to tell kitty ';I don't like you,'; and the toonces knows it, and is challenging your relatives' authority by marking its territory(your carpet) with urine.. This is what your kitty would do in the wild to signal ';stay away.'; You have one of three not pleasant choices. 1. Tell your relative to be ';nice'; to kitty.. don't look at it with a mean face, be passive, and give your pet a wide berth. 2. Keep kitty away from your relative by locking it downstairs, upstairs, in your room, etc.. I prefer choice number one, myself.. 3. Buy lots of urine cleaner, and wait for your kitty to feel comfortable with your guest, which will happen gradually over time.
If she has problems urinating, she must have urinary tract infection, brought on by stress. Your relative staying with you is definitely stressing your cat.


A psychologically stressful event often precedes the onset of urinary tract discomfort.


Give a reasonable excuse to your relative and have him/her leave.Remember next time never to invite this guest.
Sometimes there is nothing you can do especially if your family is very family oriented. My family is the same way. You can tell that person to stay away from the cat ... but that is basically all you can do if that relative is someone ';important.';
Your cat can sense the tension. I have had to call down houseguests who were harassing my cats. I tell everyone That this is my cat's home and if they can't accept that, then just don't come over. My dad was one of those people.
Animals can sense when someone doesn't like them. My cat always runs and hides when kids are at my house. He is friendly as can be to adults but very scared of kids.
depending on how much you like this guest, personnaly i would tell that person that they are putting my cats life at risk with there cat hating vibes,


or something like that.


xxkimxx
you could put the cat in an isolated room for visits?





might be a small or odor the person has. Cats can be sensitive.
cats are a very good judge of character. keep that in mind.
Does he eat a lot of oranges or lemons. Cats hate citrus food!