The truth about music and pets
Most people know that pets can get stressed when it’s storming outside, during fireworks, and when you leave them at home alone. Both cats and dogs can experience stress and anxiety on a regular basis, but sometimes it's tough to detect. Dogs may exhibit panting, shaking, or excessive barking, but other symptoms are subtle and can be easily missed or dismissed. Signs of anxiety in cats are particularly tough to detect.
Music Therapy for Pets
Music is widely viewed as beneficial for dogs and cats suffering from a common challenge for dogs and cats - anxiety. Separation or noise anxiety can play big roles in a pet’s behavior. Science has proven that specific types of music allow for a noninvasive, safe, and effective approach to treat various anxieties and phobias.
Dogs can hear up to 45,000 Hz, and cats can hear up to 64,000 Hz. To put that into perspective, humans only hear up to 20,000 Hz! Since we know how sensitive pets are to noise, it makes sense to fill their auditory environment with soothing sounds. But it goes a bit deeper than that, and now you can find species-specific music that is composed specifically to reduce stress levels in dogs and cats.
Why Should My Dog or Cat Listen to Music?
Music emits sound waves or vibrations that are heard in not only our brains but our pets’ brains too. Certain music can create a positive response, so that when the pet is happy, there are physiological changes in their bodies that can occur. In contrast, loud and sudden sounds can cause an increase in adrenaline which can exacerbate underlying anxiety issues.
Can Cats & Dogs Listen to the Same Types of Music?
Up until now, your dog or cat has had to listen to anything and everything you played on your stereo system, TV, computer, or device. While dog and cats don’t understand music genres, research has shown that dogs and cats do prefer their own specific types of music. An interesting fact is that the types of music cats prefer has an adverse effect on dogs!
There is a music app called Zoundz Music For Pets™ that features a library of proprietary music to calm anxious pets. Zoundz uses attributes that were determined to have the maximum calming effect on dogs and cats in well-regarded animal behavior studies. Their extensive song library features species-appropriate tempo, sound frequency, and instrumentation to deliver maximum calming effects on pets.
So, are you ready to try music therapy? It’s a natural solution to keep your pet calm and help them lead their best life. Download Zoundz in your App Store and try it out for free!
