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Whenever I do something noisy like use the vacuum or blender, I yell across the house “I’m going to make some noise now, ready? Here it comes!” And then turn on the thing.
As a result, they usually don’t even leave the room if they are in with me. They don't get freaked out, and just go to the top of a tree and watch.
Have done so for decades with about a dozen cats and it has worked with all of them so far. I also give warning when I’m going to turn on the light, because it’s polite to not blind anyone, animal or human.
We have the same procedure in our house, but instead we just shout "loud noises!" and then turn the blender/vacuum/drill on.