Bob is low man on the totem pole in our 3-cat household as well as the eldest in the clowder.  The youngest discovered early on that he was fair game for her to pick on. At first it was obvious that she was just trying to play, but as time went on she seemed to find it much more fun (or powerful) to chase him under the bed, or stalk him or, even better, just to sit at the bottom of the stairs and keep him from passing.  Bob became nervous, more timid, and anti-social and this sometimes manifested to his obsessive grooming where he would pull his hair out.  We sought help from our vet and tried treating him with various medications and foods for "allergies", but all along we felt that Bob's issues were more complex and likely psychological vs. physical.  So I asked Linda if she thought Reiki could help with either allergy or timidity issues and she came to the house a few days later to see him. 

 When she asked what particularly we were looking to accomplish with Reiki, my husband and I both said the same thing: "Confidence".  Bob was pretty tolerant of the process and chose to sit on the arm of the sofa while this human he had never met before talked with, petted, and gave Reiki to our ordinarily non-social cat over the course of about 30 minutes.

 In the time since then, he seems to have a very different attitude and exudes a new-found confidence.  He holds his own with his housemates, will stare down the female (without being aggressive himself) and at times seems like he understands that the chase can be a game - if he gets chased into a room, he will stop, turn around, and chase the instigator back out instead of seeking a place to hide and lick.  We couldn't be more pleased that he has finally discovered his inner "lion". 

 ~Jennifer Luethy, Newton, MA