What treatment best used to reduce anxiety?

[sara hmdan]

What can I use to calm kittens? I adopted 3 and they are very skittish. Also my resident cat  acts upset because of them. I've seen somewhere a lady swears by a product called Bach Rescue Remedy. There are mixed reviews on amazon however. Feliway has mixed reviews too.  so I'm not sure. anyone please recommend..  

 

[schrody]

Hi there! First of are you introducing the kittens to your resident cat step by step? If not, that's a recipe for disaster, even if they seem to be doing OK problems may arise in the future. As far as products are concerned, never heard of Bach Rescue Remedy, but I've seen Feliway (the difuser) do wonders for stressed out kitties. 

 

[shadowsrescue]

Feliway will help, but it is not the magic bullet you need for cat to cat introductions.  Instead you need to introduce them slowly or it will be a recipe for disaster. 

Are these the feral kittens you found in your yard?  Also before allowing them time with your resident cat, they need to get to the vet for a check up.  The cats need to be dewormed and made sure that they are free of disease.  Otherwise they will infect your resident cat.  You also need to schedule them for spay/neuter.

Here are some articles and a video to help.

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/the-ultimate-yet-simplified-guide-to-introducing-cats

http://www.catbehaviorassociates.com/a-simple-little-trick-to-use-during-new-cat-introductions/

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/cat-behavior/introducing-your-cat-new-cat

http://jacksongalaxy.com/2010/10/01/cat-to-cat-introductions/