Long story short—Rexie is 2 1/2 yrs, got him at 3 1/2—4wks, unweaned, of course; and I am Mommie.—Shirley

Alison, you mean valerian, like the stuff I use as a relaxant, and in stronger form, to curb muscle cramps? The smell of the stuff makes me hold my nose when I take it, so it would stand to reason that an animal would like it! Do you put it in toys or what? Surely they don’t eat it!

We play with all the little balls, sticks & string w/feathers, etc. Once he catches it, he puts his weight on it so I can’t get it back. (Literally, he will put both front paws on the feather or whatever, stare at you like, "this is mine"). Then he likes to chew on the connector between the feather and the string. He’s broken more of them than I can count.—Shirley

I’ve taken it too ; it’s taste absolutely foul. You can put a couple of drops in the cat’s water bowl of sprinkle a couple of drops on their bedding. I put some drops on Kim’s bedding as I didn’t want to put her of drinking the water. She didnt really react to it until I accidently got some on my hand and she sniffed it and started rolling around on her back etc. I decided to stick with the Feliway diffuser.—Alison

Alison, FYI, the valerian I take is in capsul form. It’s called Formula 303. Still stinks, but if you keep the bottle downwind when you open it, then hold your breath when popping them into your mouth and swallowing water, it’s not too bad!!—Shirley

That would be a better way to take it . I bought Dorwest Herbs’ veterinary organic valerian compound in liquid form for the pets and then read it was good for people so tried it . If I have to go to the dentist or doctors , I put some drops on my tongue.—Alison