Complementary Therapies

Pheromones
Pheromones are natural chemicals secreted from various parts of the cat’s body. They send messages of sexual status (anal sacs), warnings to avoid danger (foot pads), delineation of territory (in the urine) and lastly feelings of security within an environment (cheeks and face). Feliway® mimics the facial pheromones and will have a calming affect when sprayed in the home. At Ninelives we use Feliway® to help stop cats from urine marking, reduce stress during transportation, or hospitalization, and also to help cats adjust to new places or people.

Acupressure
Acupressure is a take home technique for massaging designated acupuncture points to boost or substitute for acupuncture therapy. Ask for a demonstration during your consult.

Herbal Remedies
Many herbs are readily available today, we can help you decide which ones may be the most helpful for your cat and also which are potentially harmful.

Healers & Grief Counsellors
 When the time comes that medicine can no longer provide relief for the effects of ageing or disease we can help you enlist the help of gifted healers or qualified grief counsellors.