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29 Jul 2018

Pet Remedy For Anxious & Stressed Pets

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Pet Remedy is now available in South Africa at speciality pet retailers and veterinary clinics. It is perfect for calming stressed pets. It works alongside your pet's brain’s natural ‘messengers’ called neurotransmitters, which work by telling the nerve receiving the message either to calm (via GABA pathway) or get ‘fired up’. In times of stress or anxiety the nerves get over stimulated, which leads on to the many different signs of stress we see in our pets.

The special Pet Remedy blend of essential oils is valerian based and works alongside these natural relaxation pathways to help calm the nerves of anxious or stressed pets. Always consult your vet if your pet shows signs of stress or you observe any behavioural changes.

Suitable for all mammals, birds, & reptiles; including cats, dogs rabbits, rodents, horses, and parrots…

Starts to help immediately
Helps calm your pet without sedating
Helps stressed pets become more attentive, settled, and receptive to their owners

How Pet Remedy Works

Pet Remedy works with the pet’s own natural calming mechanisms by mimicking GABA (gamma amino butyric acid) which is a natural calming agent present in all mammals, reptiles, and birds.

So when a pet becomes stressed or anxious the Pet Remedy actives help trick red-up nerve cells into thinking they are getting a message from the brain to calm. This is why it starts to help instantly. Explained by Dr. Flo Watt MRCPsych (Consultant Psychiatrist)

The formulation is predominantly Valerian oil based (from Eastern Europe), with small inclusions of Vetiver (from Indonesia), Sweet Basil, (from Europe), and Clary Sage (from France) essential oils.

Many Valerian preparations are too potent and can sedate rather than calm. Pet Remedy is low concentration and the diffuser delivers a constant slow release, which is very kind and gentle in its effect on the metabolism. Likewise for the calming sprays and wipes which are water based.

Valerian Absolute Oil

Valerian is a perennial herb with short rhizomes, aromatic feathery leaves and clusters of small pink or white flowers. There are over 260 different species of Valerian worldwide but only a few have calming properties and we obtain optimum results for Pet Remedy from Valeriana Of cinalis. This species is native to Europe, North America, and the northern part of Asia.
Valerian absolute oil is obtained by cold extraction from the rhizomes of the plant, Valeriana Of cinalis, and has been used for centuries as an effective and safe calming agent.
Known compounds detected in valerian that may contribute to its method of action are: Sesquiterpenes: (contained in the volatile oil): isovaleric acid, valerenic acid,valerenal, and valerenol Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) Iridoids: including valepotriates: isovaltrate and valtrate Alkaloids: actinidine, chatinine, shyanthine, valerianine, and valerine Isovaleramide: may be created in the extraction process Flavanones: hesperidin, 6-methylapigenin, and linarin.
Pet Remedy source their absolute oil from Europe where their valerian plants are grown organically using only pig manure as fertiliser.

Other Essential Oils Used In Pet Remedy Formulation

Vetiver
Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) is a tough, aromatic grass and the essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from the roots of this grass which belongs to the same botanical family as lemongrass, citronella and palmarosa. This plant has been appreciated for its calming properties since records began. It is extracted from the washed, chopped, dried and soaked roots and rootlets by steam distillation The aroma is very earthy. The main chemical components are benzoic acid, vetiverol, furfurol, a and b-vetivone, vetivene and vetivenyl vetivenate. Pet Remedy source Vetiver from Haiti and Java.

Sweet Basil
Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is an aromatic herb with lush green leaves. The essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from the leaves and the owering tops. Sweet Basil essential oil has various chemical compounds that include a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, cis-ocimene, camphor, linalool, methyl chavicol, y-terpineol, citronellol, geraniol, methyl cinnamate and eugenol. It is commonly used in aromatherapy for its calming effect. Pet Remedy source Sweet Basil from Europe and Egypt.

Clary Sage
Clary Sage (Salvia Sclaria) is a biennial herb, native to the Mediterranean and parts of Europe. Clary Sage Essential Oil is extracted by steam distillation of the buds and leaves from the Clary Sage plant. This herb has been highly praised as a medicinal plant throughout history, particularly in respect of its calming properties. Known chemical compounds present in Clary Sage essential oil includes esters, sesquiterpenes, di-terpenes, and monoterpenes. Pet Remedy source their Clary Sage essential oil from France.