Has anyone used Rescue Remedy for cat anxiety

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Mocha aka Cold Play

Mocha aka Cold Play

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I just noticed in the last few week's that my diabetic girl is getting more visibly stressed around her younger female feline. They have been in the same house for 6 years and initially lot of fear in both. They are both skittish but they have never attacked one another. There is a periodic face swat, mostly at meal time. The younger is more of a nose to nose greeter and the diabetic, Mocha, is ok with that most of the time but sometimes she is swatted....so trust issues.

My concern is recently seeing and hearing a huff breathing like people do when frustrated and an almost short stomach quiver and I always discourage them from closer contact and it dissipates.

Most of the time they do their own thing, sleep. I am here all the time so I do watch them despite it being such a long time of them interacting with each other.

I have used Good Cat in the water for the younger one. But, had some go bad and I don't want to buy it again.

Does anyone know about this product?

I have Felliway but it does not help that contact with each other.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3550
 
Yes I've used Rescue Remedy for my cat. I can't remember the dosage, it was a couple of drops in her water dispenser or something like that. It appeared to work for her, which was great. I'd use it again if needed. I think there might actually be a pet version available now?
 
There is a pet version and I use it daily with Snick. I put a few drops on a piece of ham and give that to her once in the morning and once at night. I am using it because she developed anxieties about my hubby. We think it may be from feline hyperesthesia but no official diagnosis yet. It seemed to help her be more calm around him however the hardest part is he works half the month away from home so once she finally seemed to be better he left again. We will see how she acts two weeks from now when he comes home again.
 
I've used it with both Punkin and Anya - we drove from Oregon to Colorado to get his acromegaly treated and Anya, especially, is highly anxious. She drools and open mouth pants in the car. We gave both of them RR - it works great. With anya, one drop in a bite of food was enough. With punkin, who was much bigger, he could take a full dropperful.

I think it works well and would recommend it. You can get it at any pet store. Only use the pet version - the people version has alcohol in it. You might try giving it to the aggressor.
 
I think the kid version is the same as the pet version. I found mine at a health food store.
 
Rescue remedy is great. A few drops in their food is great because you know they are ingesting it. As well, feliway pheromones spray and plug in diffusers are great idea too !!!
 
Suzi_S said:
There is a pet version and I use it daily with Snick. I put a few drops on a piece of ham and give that to her once in the morning and once at night. I am using it because she developed anxieties about my hubby. We think it may be from feline hyperesthesia but no official diagnosis yet. It seemed to help her be more calm around him however the hardest part is he works half the month away from home so once she finally seemed to be better he left again. We will see how she acts two weeks from now when he comes home again.
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Mocha is also afraid of my husband but always was. I think she was abused by a male when first adopted. Even I needed 9 months to get her to warm up to me, wag her tail, come near me, not bite or scratch or swat or box my face (hurts!) If you think of it, please let me know how it goes.
 
julie & punkin (ga) said:
I've used it with both Punkin and Anya - we drove from Oregon to Colorado to get his acromegaly treated and Anya, especially, is highly anxious. She drools and open mouth pants in the car. We gave both of them RR - it works great. With anya, one drop in a bite of food was enough. With punkin, who was much bigger, he could take a full dropperful.

I think it works well and would recommend it. You can get it at any pet store. Only use the pet version - the people version has alcohol in it. You might try giving it to the aggressor.
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As I am just seeing a few posts with the acromegaly and I did not know of it before. How common is this? And, seems diabetes can be a pre-cursor or increase the odds?
 
@ColdPlay I will definitely update the situation with Snick. We have had her literally since birth. She was born in my bedroom so she has only known me and hubby. This behavior was concerning to both of us. I am sure his work schedule plays a part although he has been doing this for 8 yrs now. He works in another state for two weeks then comes home for two weeks (travel actually brings his days home to 12 days). When I can afford to take her in, and if she is still displaying this behavior (plus the others associated with hyperesthesia) I will have them test her.

ColdPlay said:
I think she was abused by a male when first adopted
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This is sad :( I had a dog when I was younger who we suspected was abused before we got him.
 
I also drove to Colorado to get Neko treated for acromegaly. She got Rescue Remedy each morning and her kennel sprayed with Feliway. And I'm about to do the same thing again next week, only this time it's a flight instead of 3 days drive each way. :nailbiting: Might need some RR for me! In Canada we can't get the pet version of RR, so people will pat it on kitties head instead.

Acromegaly is a benign tumor on the pituitary that sends out excess growth hormone, resulting in diabetes. The latest research shows that 1 in 4 kitties has it. It is a condition that usually requires higher doses of insulin.

As for anxiety around the home, I rescued the second kitty from the shelter after he'd been there for 5 years. To say he was a bit shy is an understatement. Having Feliway plug ins in the common areas helped him a lot.
 
Suzi_S said:
@ColdPlay I will definitely update the situation with Snick. We have had her literally since birth. She was born in my bedroom so she has only known me and hubby. This behavior was concerning to both of us. I am sure his work schedule plays a part although he has been doing this for 8 yrs now. He works in another state for two weeks then comes home for two weeks (travel actually brings his days home to 12 days). When I can afford to take her in, and if she is still displaying this behavior (plus the others associated with hyperesthesia) I will have them test her.

That is odd since she knew him from birth. I am so sorry. I hope she can be helped.



This is sad :( I had a dog when I was younger who we suspected was abused before we got him.
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Someone told me that she recently saw the pet version here. Three years ago it wasn't available. I haven't looked for the children's version - good tip! But I crossed border shopped and got the pet kind.
 
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