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My cat is in heat and very vocal. How can I calm her down safely?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 1 year and 1 month old | 9.5 lbs

Sweetums is in heat and we plan on getting her fixed just waiting on paycheck but shes extremely loud this is her second time so far is there anything I can give her to calm down like ibuprofen, sleep aid etc just so we can sleep etc

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Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian

Published on February 25th, 2019

I would not give her any type of NSAIDs (ibuprofen, naproxen, etc) as these are highly toxic to cats. I would just try some Benadryl twice a day to see if this helps. See link below. You could also try to use a feliway diffusers and spray to help calm her. Feliway is a cat pheromone that works on some cats to help calm them. I hope this helps! https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/cat/benadryl/

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