Pet Ease Treats - Calming Formula

valanhb

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Anyone tried these or have an opinion about them? We saw them recommended for travel, and since Ginger is flying tomorrow we thought we would ask (Eileen and I).

Here's a link: http://robbinspetcare.com/shop/cats/petease.html

Here are the active ingredients:

Active Ingredients Per 3 Grams*: Dried Hops 45 mg Chamomile 45 mg Ginger Root Extract 35 mg l-Taurine 20 mg l-Tryptophan 10 mg
And the inactive ingredients:
Inactive Ingredients: Beef Tallow, Brewers Dried Yeast, Cheddar Cheese Powder, Chicken, Corn Syrup, Calcium, Pantothenate, Dextrose, Dried Whole Egg, FD&C Red 40, FD&C Yellow 5, Fish Solubles, Gelatin, Glycerin, Glycine, Mixed Tocopherols, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium, Sorbate (a preservative), Soy Flour, Starch, Salt, Titanium Dioxide, Tuna, Wheat Flour & Wheat Gluten.
 

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I can only say that with that list of ingredients, I'd never purchase the product. Why is titanium dioxide (an ingredient in sunblock, one that is not safe when ingested by humans) included on the list of ingredients?
 

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I would use it ... Titnium dioxide is actually safe for a cat in small doses and I can figure out what it is there for ...

Active Ingredients Per 3 Grams*: Dried Hops( this I would be warry of ) 45 mg Chamomile 45 mg Ginger Root Extract 35 mg l-Taurine 20 mg l-Tryptophan 10 mg
And the inactive ingredients:
Inactive Ingredients: Beef Tallow( beef fat) , Brewers Dried Yeast, Cheddar Cheese Powder, Chicken, Corn Syrup( sugar , Calcium, Pantothenate, Dextrose( sugar), Dried Whole Egg, FD&C Red 40( oh no no ), FD&C Yellow 5( oh no no), Fish Solubles( not going there), Gelatin( ickky), Glycerin( vets says NO for cats , Glycine( see glycerin), Mixed Tocopherols, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium, Sorbate (a preservative)( umm no), Soy Flour( ummm no ), Starch( whose starch), Salt, Titanium Dioxide, Tuna, Wheat Flour & Wheat Gluten( prefer these not be in there.
 
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