I found some videos online last night that are really just audio clips of noises, like walking on gravel, or snow, stuff that makes wonderful crunching noises. I started listening to them and found them to be extremely relaxing, even enjoyable. I just laid my phone down on the bed and let it play on an endless loop of delightful sounds. I looked up after a bit to find that my cat had joined me, was lying on her back, all four legs out-stretched. Her head was rolled back and she was just lying there enjoying the sounds. It was adorable to watch my high-strung cat get so relaxed. It's clear to me now that stuff that we humans find enjoyable, can also be enjoyed by our pets. I wonder if she was listening to the sounds on the same level that I was, or was her hearing acute enough to pick up nuances that I wasn't even hearing? I'll never know, of course, but beneath the crunching of gravel or whatever, there was the sounds of the wind blowing, birdsong, and other background noises. It's entirely possible that she was hearing sounds that I couldn't even begin to fathom. I am loving the fact that there is something that soothes the wild beast within my cat as she is about as nervous as a pet can get. I was wondering if anyone else out there ever tried something like this with your little 'Nervous Nellie' furballs? What works on your cat to cause relaxation?
