My cat is acting scared and stressed around new dogs. What can I do?

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Hi! My sister has her dogs with us at the moment and when they moved in my cat began acting very scared/paranoid with pretty much everything around him,I know he doesn’t like dogs but he doesn’t interact with any of the dogs so I’m not sure if that’s the issue. He hissed at my sister which is very out of character and is fluffing up his tail at odd moments. I’m wanting to know what I should do to help or make him feel safe, or if there’s something that might be physically wrong? Thank you :). Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 11 months and 9 days old | 8 lbs

Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA · Accepted Answer

Having dogs in his home territory is likely to be very stressful. Natural calming aids such as royal canin calm food, zylkene or adaptil diffusers may help, as well as creating complete dog free zones with cosy bedding, litter tray and food/water for him so he does not need to cross open spaces to get to them

My cat is acting scared and stressed around new dogs. What can I do?

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