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Intrepid hiding from the world in a bag. Cats get scared all the time for various reasons. I am not talking about scaredy cats (those shy ones that it takes months to bring out of their shells and develop trust -- I have had my fair share of those, always with successful endings). I am talking about the average cat who gets shocked by something or unnerved by something. Like Happy Cat , who needs oxygen upon arrival any time he goes to the vet because of his fierce panic attacks. (This is in addition to using gabapentin in advance to calm him!) So, I often look for new ideas and even old (tested) advice. Here is a great set of solutions for helping scared cats calm down:  How to Soothe a Scared Cat: 9 Cat Calming Solutions. Click here for more Caturday posts Caturday posts :  Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date) Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,...

  Today is one of those days -- sitting up with a rescued street cat, sitting side by side to provide warmth, and periodically adjusting the steam vaporizer to reach Happy Cat's nostrils. Happy Cat is not very happy today. Ten days ago, he snatched and swallowed a blood pressure pill my son had placed on the counter while getting a glass of water. Happy Cat is a street cat rescue; he eats anything and everything. Or did, until today. Ten days ago, we had to take him to the vet for that BP pill snatch. He had his stomach pumped and was given charcoal to deal with the poisoning. He was put on IV -- and because of a panic attack, was put on oxygen. It was a tough day. Two days later, life became tougher. He started sneezing. Then, his nose started running. In days, he had trouble breathing. Back he went to the vet. That was two days ago. Again, he was put on oxygen for his panic attack (in spite of pre-dosing him with gabapentin to lessen it). Again, he was poked and probed. He was hy...