That was worth the stop!

I stopped in at a vet clinic (not mine) on the way home, to pick up a Feliway refill. (I did not want to call my clinic and don't think they would carry it, anyway. It's not a drug, after all.)

I was impressed with the the young woman who helped me. Her dad owns the clinic, as well as another, and they have a farm with horses, etc. She didn't scoff or scorn at my desire for a natural product. Said she got her rescue dog onto a good food, not from the vet. She mentioned that because she had said they have a calming food for cats (?!) and I said, almost apologetically, that I steered away from corn, soy and wheat...well, most grains, except that one of their two current kibble brands has rice. (The boys get about 2 TBSP per day.) Anyway, that's when she mentioned what she feeds her dog and how it's made such a difference to the dog's health.

I got the Feliway (I need another, but they had only one refill in stock) and she also showed me a natural product for cat and small dog stress relief (capsule you can mix with food, once a day). I didn't write the name down, will call them tomorrow about it. She wasn't sure if it was okay for daily long-term use, said she'd ask the vet about it. The fact that they even carried something impressed me. She said they have a client with a very nervous cat that's on it, and it works very well for that cat without doping it up, but she's not sure if that's just short-term (as needed) or not. I got a good feeling from her, at least. It's the same clinic I took "Toby" to last May, to be neutered. It would be worth me checking them out, I think. I'm not rushing to switch clinics, but keeping it as a real possibility. They're actually only 2 kms from my house, half the distance of my current clinic, though their hours aren't as long and they specialize in horses, not small animals. I talked to her about Derry and while didn't say which clinic I was with currently, did stress I would be interested in finding a vet that was open to other approaches first.

Anyway, I left feeling a bit more hopeful. Not thinking that there are any vets in this area who have any alternative health care knowledge, but just that there might--might--be a vet who doesn't so clearly (yet tactfully) scoff at and disapprove of non-drug options.

Universal Blessings, Light and Mercy to All Beings.