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Our pet has needs like any other. Good food, good walks, good rubs… what else were we missing? We went to Animal Talk Pet Shop (6514 Roosevelt Way NE) to find out.
Our pet was keen to investigate the goodie-crammed store: pet food, pet treats, even the potential for new friends. Animal Talk sells cats, birds, turtles, snakes, and even a tarantula that would have been a very good friend.
One cat, though, seemed a little less than friendly; despite our pet’s size, she had decided our pet would make a better snack than friend and pressed against her window. We hurried our pet (who cocked her head, wondering, “What’s her problem?”) past her window and on to the gear.
For our walk, we could purchase a day pack ($12) that carried a plastic bag and treat. Were the dog googles ($17; $20) for rainy day walks or for baths? Surely not for swimming; our pet had a decided aversion to water. But perhaps we could make her baths more pleasant with Spa Lavish Pet Facial Scrub ($12) or Cologne ($12). Probably the Bubble Bath Paw Treatment ($14) could not hurt.
“Are these for dogs and cats? The bottle does not say,” we asked a clerk. “If it does not say, then it is for all pets,” she said. “You can bathe a cat?” we asked. “You can always try,” she said. We suppose so; after all, cat saliva does not have the revitalizing and youth-rejuvenation ingredients of the Pet Facial Scrub.
We next pursued pet-appropriate goods at Whole Foods (1026 NE 64th Street). They had food and treats, natural and healthy, of course, dog collars ($6-9) and a good-smelling dog shampoo and conditioner with tea tree oil ($8). But we were especially intrigued with Bach’s Rescue Remedy, which, for $10 a bottle, an anxious owner could add a few drops to any traumatized pet’s water (bunnies, horses, and other pets included).
What precisely was in this elixir? The bottle only vaguely mentioned natural oils and vitamins. Bach suggested a few drops before moving homes, before the owners left on vacation, or taking the pet to the vet. It was designed to “help with any kind of emotional balance.” Well. Humans could use that too.
Miffed at being overlooked, we went to the vitamins section of Whole Foods--and there it was: Bach’s Rescue Remedy for humans ($11/$18.50). Designed to restore a human’s emotional balance, this Bach’s ingredients were fully listed. 27 percent alcohol: that explained how humans at least received emotional aid. Perhaps a nice chardonnay instead?
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Way to show an...uh...open mind? Come on now! You live in Seattle, do you really know nothing about basic herbal medicine? Don't scoff at the remedy if you don't know anything about it.
Bach's rescue remedy is actually a very famous and widely used natural anxiolytic (it reduces anxiety). The 27% alcohol is not meant to get you drunk, but is required to extract some of the active ingredients from the herbs, similar to the way that we use alcohol to extract vanilla, almond, or lemon essence. The 5 main extracts typically used in Bach's are from the cherry plum, clematis, impatiens, rock rose, and star of bethlehem.
These five extracts together are a fantastic therapy for helping to cope with emotional distress, and can help pets with the shock associated with a change of home or change of owner. Much better for you and your pets than, say, anti-depressants or benzos?