Thread: Stress Management beyond pheromones (Feliway, etc)

Over here we have a herbal capsule called Zylkene that can help with stress but quite honestly by the time anything has kicked in to be effective it sounds as if your work will be done anyway so as hard as it seems I think you would be better to try & ride this out & get the cats back into a settled routine once it is over..... I didn't get on with Feliway but if you have it then as soon as the rooms you normally use are finished so doors can be closed to get it built up in that area then get it plugged in & use that along with a calmer environment to get things back to normal as quick as possible. The awful thing is we help to make matters worse by trying to over compensate for the situation which in itself makes the animals react stronger because they think there is a reason..... The classic is the dog with fireworks, if it reacts to the noise what is the first thing you do,go hug it tell it is all ok & what are you doing,backing up that instinct to not like it,same with our furries,says she sitting here pretending that kitten isn't trying his hardest to get round Ruby,all I want to do is get down & try & get her to accept him but know it will sort itself better by leaving them alone,at least she will sit fairly close to him now,will have the odd chase & has even slipped up & played feathers a couple of times so it will come right & I am sure your situation will too,accept the extra purrs as a sign of affection,turn her extra clinging hugs into a game & chill......... hugs & prrurps from over here & hopefully you will all soon be happy......xxxx