What Are Ways to Calm a Kitten?

To a tiny kitten, the world can be a massive and over-stimulating place. If your tiny new addition appears too full of energy, or worse yet, fearful of the world around it, there are some simple techniques you can use to calm the kitten. With these techniques as your tools, you can help your kitten get acclimated to its new world and become a part of your family.

  1. Calming Voice

    • The way in which you speak to your kitten can play a large role in determining how calm the kitten feels. If your kitten appears fearful, reassure it in a calm and quiet voice. While the kitten may not understand what you are saying, the way in which you are speaking in and of itself will likely be calming and help it settle down a bit.

    Gentle Touch

    • Pet your petite new kitten as the power of touch is useful in calming a young cat. Allow the cat to nestle up, safe and protected, in your lap and stroke its fur gently. Pair this with talking in a calming voice for ultimate success in calming the cat down.

    Tick-Tock Bed

    • If your kitten appears to become frightened in the night or when you are away, make its bed more calming by adding a small ticking clock to the sleeping space. Place a clock in your kitten's bed, under a pillow or blanket so the hard nature of the clock doesn't offend the finicky sleeper. As the kitten nestles close to this clock it will hear the rhythmic ticking which can prove calming as it sounds quite similar to the mother's heart.

    Calming Collar

    • Purchase a collar specifically intended to help calm your cat. Buy your kitten a calming collar, available from many pet supply stores. Collars of this type purport to contain pheromones that replicate those let off by a mother cat, helping calm the kitten naturally.

    Medical Intervention

    • While it should almost always be the last result, if your kitten's upset is simply too severe to handle on your own, medical intervention is an option. Your kitten's veterinarian can prescribe mild sedatives for your kitten, particularly if it gets upset at particular times, like during car trips. While you likely don't want to rely too heavily on medication, this can be an option if nothing else seems to calm the cat.