[Connie]

I bought a bottle of the spray Comfort Zone a while back. It's rather spendy, but I had a $10 off coupon. Anyway, I got it mainly for when we go out of town and Maddie and Libby get so stressed and pant and carry on. I haven't had a chance to try it on that yet, but did once when I was leaving them at my sister's for the day. They were quite calm on the way to her house and it definitely made a difference.

Today I had to take Maddie to the vet. She normally shakes and pants terribly from the minute we walk in the door. About 10 minutes before we left, I sprayed a couple shots of comfort zone on the front of my shirt and figured with me holding her, she'd get the scent of it. Amazing! She didn't pant at all and didn't even shake while we were waiting. She was so calm! She did start to pant after the vet did a needle aspiration of a lump on her back, but it was still nothing like the panting she normally does. I'm sold on this stuff and plan to try a little road trip soon to test it out that way.

Good news is, Maddie's lump shows no cancer cells, but did show bacteria, so she is on an antibiotic.