Anyone heard about this

I am searching for a safe sedative for  Daisy so l can get her into her pet carrier to go to the vet to be neutered.

I only thought there was Feliway and hadn't got any were with using it. But a kind member emailed me about Composure and the feedback was fantastic. But l was wondering if anyone had used it or similar for unsocialized cat

She has just had her second heat and it was louder than ever and with her being so timid  she didn't know what to do with herself.There was only a week between them.

Today she was more timid than usual but it was because my neighbor came round and she only see's me usually. She was crawling on the floor.

Thanks for reading,

          Jilly

I have Noodles taking calming treats to stop some over-grooming.  If this hadn't worked; she would be medicated for it by now.  

I have not used composure.  I did have a feliway difuser; but I could only get one plugged in on the side of the house where Noodles spends most of her time.  Ideally I would have had at least 2 going; but i have small children so it just wasn't safe.  Are you using the spray or a diffuser? 

Does Daisy let you handle her at all?  I have had to do a "surprise" approach to getting one of my girls in the carrier before.  I snuggled her and then put her in quickly before she fully reacted.  She did react; she just gave up because she was over half way in.  We've been to the vet a lot lately. 

I have used Composure liquid max.  The liquid works better and a bit quicker than the treats.  Yet this does not sedate a cat to the point that the cat can be picked up and placed in a carrier.  It helps to calm the cat so they aren't so fearful.  The best way to get the cat into the carrier is to start feeding the cat in the carrier.  Get a nice big carrier.  Place the food just outside the carrier for a day or two then begin to move it inside the carrier and keep going until you are all the way to the back.  On the day of the spay, put just a few pieces in the carrier and once she goes inside use a sturdy board or piece of cardboard to block the exit and then close the door. 

Another option is to use a humane trap. 

I would not rely on Composure to sedate a cat as it only works to calm a cat.

Ask the vet for something to use.

Yes, there is a drug, which is safe. I forget the name of it. Artie was prescribed it a few years ago because of all the fireworks around here on the 4th. 

It is made primarily out of a mild derivative. Very safe.. Very calming, but not enough to be zonked.. I forget the name; Maybe Zylactin or something like that...

It is based on the premise of kittens getting sleepy after nursing. It is the hormone which is used...

​It worked great for Artie.. with all the fireworks on the next street. I am talking aerial ones also.  I live near the beach...

You do have to get it from the Vet....

Ask your vet for alprazolam (Xanax) at a sedating "mellow" dose or Acepromazine to hide in some stinky canned food or pill manually to get her in to the hospital. These are short-term, potent anxiolytics with sedation at high enough doses. She needs sedating to be able to crate and transport, not just anxiolytic behavioral modification.

SSRI's, buspirone, Composure and Feliway help long-term Chronic anxiety associated with changes in the environment, anxiety-inducing triggers and stimuli, not Acute stress-induced restraint/confinement/transport when you need to achieve a goal now, not later. Feliway helps with anxiety-induced inappropriate urination or litter avoidance; rarely, is it effective for aggression. Buspar is great for aggression, both inter-species or cat-to-human, and cat to cat aggression.

Desensitization and socialization is best to start after 3-4 weeks on SSRI (i.e. fluoxetine) or Buspar, so they are on a more "balanced" plane, less aggressive, calmer, and more accepting of such efforts. Otherwise, some defensive and offensive response behaviors to social stimuli, that are undesirable, can be hardwired/set mentally, taking months or years to change positively.