Aroma Therapy Collars??

My vet says that my cat suffers from anxiety and stress related to not being outdoors (it gets so cold if we let him out as long as wants to be out he'd most likely get hurt) So someone had brought up collars that are made for cats/dogs with aroma therapy that can help them calm down. Has anyone tried these? Any success? Any comments?

I bought two last year to try...I loved the smell of them, but they were a bit overpowering to me, and I posted on here about them flaking the coating off everywhere and some very kind folks gave me good suggestions, if you decide to try them.  Here's a link to the thread., and I also posted a picture of the flaking.  It's on the first page of the thread I believe!

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/314186/need-advice-is-my-cat-just-evil-embodied-or-am-i-overreacting

Have you tried a Feliway diffuser plug, which emits friendly cat de-stressing pheromones?

http://www.feliway.com/ca_en

Avena sativa, or common wild oat, is calming and most cats go potty over the smell.  You can buy seeds to grow your own cat grass for him to munch on, buy the dried plant to stuff into toys, buy a ready made liquid for adding to water, or add some porridge oats to wet food.

http://www.petmd.com/dog/wellness/benefits-oats-dogs-and-cats?page=show

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Organic-Cat...hash=item2a6c525d0d:m:mwE3RHNYa6kSJcZd99Ewb5A

http://www.1800petmeds.com/HomeoPet+Anxiety+Relief-prod2144.html

Valerian is useful for calming cats.  Again, you can buy it in many forms (it's the root that is used) but Behar make a drop-on formula, as well as treats:  

http://www.beaphar.com/product/calming-spot-on-for-cats-6

Catnip  and hops  are also calming.

http://www.petmd.com/cat/wellness/5-herbs-reduce-stress-your-cat

As for aromatherapy, many essential oils are toxic to cats if ingested or applied topically.  However, you could use a couple of drops of calming oil in an oil burner, or a drop or two on a radiator.  Here is a list of oils that are toxic to cats.  And another extensive article on aromatherapy for pets.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/essential-knowledge-for-cat-ow-58072

http://www.thelavendercat.com/images/PDF-TheLavenderCat_temp_use.pdf

Chamomile is very soothing:

http://pets.thenest.com/chamomile-safe-cats-8867.html

Bach Flower Remedies are also extremely useful for a number of emotional upsets:

http://www.bachflower.com/rescue-remedy-pets-bach-flower/

@MysticoTala   

Figure I might as well point this out to you, seeing as you have an anxious cat and are interested in natural remedies  

You'll be relieved to find that no bees were harmed in the making of the above post 

Brian007 said:

@MysticoTala
  

Figure I might as well point this out to you, seeing as you have an anxious cat and are interested in natural remedies  :Leaf:

You'll be relieved to find that no bees were harmed in the making of the above post 

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Thanks so much!! I was looking for some alternatives! The bee thing disturbed me so much