It works! Finally! A remedy for driving a screaming cat to the vet scenario!
I occasionally watch the Animal Planet show "My Cat From Hell" - and noted that the host Jackson Galaxy was plugging his "Spirit Essence" drops for behavioral modification - esp. stress related behaviors. And I thought "Sure, right, sprinkle a few drops of herbal/pheromone stuff on a cat and Presto! Bound to be a rip-off. Especially at $25 for a 2 oz. bottle"
But, if you look at my posts in the last few years of Vent & Rant you'll see that my cats increasingly hate going to the vet (we go to a cat only vet whose docs & staff adore cats) - and yowl the entire time in the car and during the exam. Stressful for the cats AND for us!
So I did a lot of online research on these drops and found almost overwhelmingly positive reports - with at least some improvement in behaviors. So I ordered a bottle of Stress Stopper (
http://www.abesmarket.com/natural-pr...opper-2oz.html). It was mailed in an extremely protective padded envelope and came with an eye dropper and a mister insert.
The stuff works! Last year Stella yowled the entire car trip to the vet. I had to dismantle the carrier to get her out. And she hid under a towel for the entire examination (we have a very understanding vet). And then yowled the entire trip home, and hid in a closet for the rest of the day.
Her appointment was for this morning. So I began putting 3-4 drops on her fur all this week. This morning I misted the carrier and its towel, before cramming Stella into it. She started yowling on the trip over, but NOT continuously (a major improvement). Once we got into an exam room, I was able to coax her out of the carrier onto my lap. I covered her with my coat, but she didn't need it and popped out from under it to sit on my lap like a normal cat. When the vet came in to do the exam and give her the rabies shot, Stella flopped onto her side and began "making biscuits" on the towel that covered the exam table. She was so relaxed that she was actually limp! And she was quiet the entire ride home.
This was a miracle! The vet was impressed too - she had seen the show but thought the drops were a gimmick - but after handling Stella she is going to order some to test out herself.
Anyone with a cat family knows that results can vary dramatically between cats, but I can whole heartedly recommend trying these drops for vet visits.
There are also lots of different formulas for different behavior problems on the web site, and may be well worth your while if you have a problem puddy tat in your family.
I've started using Happy Tummy drops on Goldie - she has periodic IBS symptoms (liquid diarrhea with drops of blood) that have lessened dramatically since she's had the drops.
Who knew?
