Composure, Calming Formula for Cats, 30 Bite-Sized Chews

These treats were on a list that my vet recommended for my male cat who has FLUTD/FIC. Calming ingredients like colostrum, thiamine and l-theanine are good for reducing stress and anxiety but I'm giving them to all of my cats. They arrived in good condition, my cats like them and they seem to work pretty well. Right now two of them are sleeping side by side which doesn't usually happen. They do have a strong smell, but I don't believe human judgement of the smell of cat food or treats is relevant. Most of it smells kinda gross, but it's not for us. Cats can be picky eaters just like people. This is a trial and error situation. They aren't squishy but breaking them up into pieces isn't difficult so it's easy to make them to a chewable size. There haven't been any digestive side effects so far. I will definitely be including these treats in their daily food intake.

Update 11/3/2020: I'm cancelling my subscription to this product. Over the last three monthly deliveries the quality has steeply declined. Each delivery has come more hard and stale. Where my cat eagerly glomped them down in during the first few months, she is now flat-out is refusing to eat them because she is having a hard time chewing them. I've noticed a problem when I break them in half for her, so it's not just her. They used to break apart cleanly because they were soft chews. Now? Not so much. They tend to crumble because they are hard. So, yeah, the quality has declined a lot. Three stars because she used to love them and it used to work for her, but they are useless if she can't chew and eat them. ---end of edit--- Update 6/8/2020: My foster cat got adopted! I passed these chews along to the adopter and let her know how I was using them. The adopter didn't use them - at all. Now I'm not saying that the chews were essential, but in addition to the stress of the move, she also lost a calming agent. My girl freaked out. When the adopter brought her back she officially became a foster fail. She is sleeping peacefully beside me as MY adopted former colony cat. She's still skittish when there are loud noises and still seeks out places to hide occasionally, but she's mostly calm and happy. I'm going to give partial credit to the chews, which she loves. ---End of edit I'm fostering a former colony cat during the pandemic. She's very skittish and human shy. Noises scare her. I purchased this with the attitude of "Why not? It certainly can't hurt." Over the past month or two I noticed major improvements in her behavior. She's now at the point where she's lolling in a chair and softly batting our hands to be petted now. I was very proud of all our efforts to calm her and give her a safe space when she needs it. Then I forgot to give her one of the VetriScience Calming Chews when she came out as she normally does in the morning. She did not want to be petted and behaved skittishly. Eventually, she went to her 'safe space' behind a chair. She hid the entire day and only came out very late at night. The next morning I gave her a chew and was able to enjoy her company for most of the day. I really think that with all herbal remedies, it varies from animal to animal. But, it has made a huge difference in the way our cat lives in a short amount of time.

I tried these calming chews for my cat and they actually seem to help during stressful situations like vet visits or loud noises. She eats them easily since they’re bite-sized and tasty for her. They’re not a miracle fix, but I’ve noticed her being a bit calmer when I give one before something stressful. Definitely convenient and easy to use.

I want to start by saying what every cat owner knows: just because my cat refused it, doesn't mean your cat won't love it. But they ask for reviews, so I am going to tell of my experience. I have a cat, about 8 years old, who occasionally goes on "nervous jags". During that time, she will throw up everything, every time she eats. Sometimes for several days. I have the Felliway on in the bedroom, where she spends most of her time; I keep the door shut so she isn't bothered by another cat; and I go in and try to talk softly, and gentle her down. I cannot pet her, because during this time, she does not want it, although she usually does like to be petted. I have taken her to the vet a few times, and she gets a B1 shot, and whatver else they do, and then I pay over $200 for the privilege. So I am trying now to handle this myself, since I know it is nothing physical. I bought this because she usually loves to have treats, and I figured this was better than trying any pill, which would cause a fight. So I got them today. She has been pretty good all day, and seems calmer. I took one, and let her smell it; she seemed interested, but: my first problem: it was too big. She prefers small bites. So I took the little "fish" and twisted off the tail, and broke the body in half, and laid it down in front of her. She sniffed each part very carefully, looked up at me in disbelief, and then spend the next 90 seconds trying to bury them. Walked away in indignation, if you get my drift, and as a cat owner, I know you do. k Your cat may like them; I realize that. But be prepared to find out it doesn't, as well.

First of all my cat could not eat them whole because they are super big.I cut them in 4 and she ate them mixed in her regular food. Be aware....my cat trow up a couple of times after eating these and had soft stool and you can't return them.

...piu' che altro perché dopo 2 giorni di assunzione gli ha dato problemi intestinali e ho dovuto sospenderlo. Ma il mio gatto e' sensibile di suo ai cibi, quindi di sicuro per altri gatti andra' bene. Posso dire che dopo mezz'ora dalla somministrazione dormiva che era una meraviglia, anche se il problema per cui lo ho acquistato era di smorzare la tensione che lui ha nei confronti dell'altro gatto di casa….lo aggredisce spesso per gelosia...un vero peccato che non abbia avuto la possibilità di testare bene il prodotto. Spedizione perfetta come sempre. Grazie Amazon.

Update: Sadly this product was only effective for a few days combined with his prescription med and then not at all, even with the max number of treats given. We ultimately had to max his dose of prescription medication and have started with a dog CBD treat. Not optimal but we are working with what we have available. I was really hopeful but hopes were dashed. I think this may work well for cats for temporary measures like a vet visit but was definitely not the answer for us. We have a 6 year old cat with significant behavioural issues. He has been under vet care for his issues for almost 4 years. We have used multiple prescription medications combined with CBD and Felaway for Friends diffusers in our upstairs and downstairs zones. These helped but definitely not a cure. Slowed his inappropriate urinating and spraying (yes he is neutered and it didn’t start until he was over 2) to sometimes once a week to once a day which was a huge improvement to what was happening at the beginning. Often times we were at a loss for what to do. We learned that the CBD cat treats we can get him to take masked with pate treat are not available with no ETA. So this brings us to trying this composure treat as an alternative. It arrived the next day as promised. He started this yesterday morning and no problem giving it to him. Boy loves them. He might be a little sad he is only getting 1 in the morning and 1 12 hours later. I really don’t know yet if it will be a long term fix BUT he was a different boy yesterday after just 1 treat. No aggression to the other 2 cats and no inappropriate urinating. He showed his affectionate side without obsession. I lowered his prescription med in half (cannot eliminate cold turkey) but hoping to be able to eliminate this med over the next few days. We will see if it works for the long term but seeing favourable results so far. Fingers crossed.

so stinky can't even put in cat's food. disappointing

My cats hate them and I can't get a refund. The cats smell them, suspect its medicine, one attempted to bite into the treat but they are too big to chew easily making crumbs everywhere, then they just walk away from the half eaten "treat" leaving me with a mess to clean up and my cat is still anxious. I wouldn't recommend if your cat is fussy with food.