As Halloween is coming up, I thought I'd ask what you do to ensure your cats are happy and safe.

I am going to keep Shadow in one room (the bedroom) and play music so she can't hear the fireworks so clearly.

She can get stressed quite easily as she is a nervous cat, so I am a bit worried about her to be honest. There will be a couple of hyper kids in the house downstairs, fireworks going off on the green across the road, and the doorbell ringing constantly from trick or treaters. Hopefully the music will muffle a lot of it. But the thing is we have to go out that night to a party and I just hope she will be ok on her own. We won't be there to fuss over her and give her cuddles/reassurance.

Does anyone know if there are any natural calming remedies available in pet shops or chemists which are not harmful to cats that can calm them down and make them sleepy? I've heard of people doing this to dogs to calm them down on Halloween / Bonfire night (drugs prescribed from vet). I wouldn't want to get any drugs especially though for obvious reasons, I just don't agree with taking medication if you don't have to... so if there's anything natural I can give her then Id love to hear about it. Or anything I can do to make her happier?