Thread: Taking the plunge - our first cat show

How exciting - can't wait to see how he gets on, and wish you lots of luck and lots more fun!

My breeder recommends Zylkene - they're capsules that you can either get the cat to swallow (they're damn big though) or you can open them and drop the powder in food/drink. It's based on lactic acid (kind of like mothers milk) and has a slight soporiphic effect that calms the cats down. She suggested it to me to help relax Freyja after Wicca's arrival, and had already mentioned that she uses it prior to cat shows. The vet tells me it generally works best when you start giving it to them about 2 weeks before the 'stressful event'. I don't know if it's what helped Freyja adjust to Wicca, but we stopped using after 5 days as she'd calmed right down.