I have heard stories about big cats, as in Tigers, being cured of depression by using herbs and perfumed plants. I know that some plants are toxic to cats so you should be a little careful but it is okay to try them with cat-mint, rosemary, thyme, cat-grass, and one of most cats favourite - lavender.

I was speaking to a tiger keeper at one of our regional zoos who was telling me the depressing story of a pair of Bengal tigers that were kept in a cage with just enough room to pace to one end, turn around a pace back - all concrete. The tigers were confiscated and sent to this zoo. When they recieved the two tigers they were both so used to small enclosures they refused to come out of their pen and into the large grassy pen that had a stream, plants, logs etc. After months of depression and frustration the tigers were finally lured out using a varitey of fragrant plants, and in particular lavender. Aparently it turned the tigers around within weeks - thank goodness as I have seen them and they are both such magnificent creatures.

I think the benefits from this are twofold, in one way they stimulate the felines mind with such an attractive(?) aroma, secondly they encourage the feline to be frisky which of course gets them moving around.

I hope that Grey-See gets through her depression - but as with people these things can take a bit of time and patience...