I can't help with a non medicine solution. My Deirdre is very high strung and just about chewed most of her hair off from stress. I tried the Rescue Remedy. I tried the Feliway...I had several of the plug ins. Nothing helped. I then tried the Clomicalm. She is now almost completely fuzzy again. I really haven't noticed a difference in her either. She is still a very high strung, high maintenance, high energy cat. But she isn't chewing her hair off anymore. And she is also more willing to play with Katiebug and allow the other cats to lie near her. She will probably never allow the others to sleep touching her or to participate in mutual grooming but she has calmed down just a touch.

I have never thought about the compounding pharmecy. It is a difficult pill to give because I have to cut the 20 mg pill into quarters and it crumbles very easily and instantly disintigrates with moisture. So I have used the Velveeta cheese ball method.

Good luck with your kitty.

Denyce