Let me tell you about Squeakie.  We got him from a shelter this past
November.  Shortly after we got him he got very aggressive to other
ferrets.  Some days he was fine, other days you could see him waiting to
jump the others as they walked by him.  The bad thing is that when he
wasn't trying to chew someones ears off all he wanted to do was lay in
one of our laps, roll around, and be loved and petted.  We suspected that
he was in the very early stages of Adrenal disease.  Two shelter owners
suggested that I use Rescue Remedy.  The first time we used it Jackie
got a drop on her finger and rubbed in behind his ears and on the pads
of his feet.  Within 30 minutes he was a totally different animal!  He
had mellowed out and was actually having a good time playing with the
others!!!  Now, as soon as I see that he is stressed I get one drop and
rub it in behind his ears.  Soon he is calmed down.  I also put it in
their drinking water: 5-6 drops per 16 oz of water.  It's not much but
the little he gets from the water helps keep him mellowed out.  And
since it's natural and not a drug it doesn't hurt that the others drink
the water.  I also use Rescue Remedy whenever we travel to keep down the
stress and anxiety.
 
Thankfully, Squeakie is scheduled for Adrenal surgery on April 1st and
will be feeling his old mellow self again soon.  But I will ALWAYS have
the Rescue Remedy on hand for times that one of my kids is stressed out
or too wound up and anxious and needs to relax a little.
[Posted in FML issue 3731]