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Has anyone had a recent experience using Zylkene to help calm anxiety in their cats?
 

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I'm not sure if it's helpful since it wasn't my cat, but several years ago we tried Zylkene with my anxious/reactive dog. It didn't seem to help. He now takes Paxil.

I think for more mild anxiety it can work wonders, but if you have a more severe case you may need something else.
 
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Thanks..I was talking to someone who has two cats and said one of them would get aggressive with the other, the vet suggested Zylkene. She said she gIves him a 75 mg capsule a day and she can see a difference in his behavior. So I thought I’d give it a try. My cat doesn’t have extreme anxiety but I’d like to see if it helps when I need to trim her nails etc
 

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I don't think it hurts to give it a try. I think it's more of a supplement than an actual medication and when we used it, you could get it OTC, but it could be different for cats and maybe that's changed. Hopefully it is helpful.
 

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My vet recommended it for one of my cats, but after researching side effects, we decided to try other things. What works for us is Comfort Zone or Feliway plug-ins in several rooms in our house and Peacemaker drops from Spirit Essences (Jackson Galaxy).
 
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